Child Rights and You

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Child Rights and You

Abbreviation	CRY
Founded	1979
Founder	Rippan Kapur
Type	Non-governmental organization
Focus	Children's rights
Location	Home office: Mumbai, India Branches: Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata
Website	www.cry.org

Child Rights and You (CRY) is an Indian non-governmental organization (NGO) that works towards ensuring children's rights.

The organization was started in 1979 by Rippan Kapur, an Air India purser. CRY works with 102 local NGOs across 19 states in India and has impacted the lives of over 4.7 million children.^[1]

CRY is one of the top NGOs of India and it addresses children's critical needs by working with parents, teachers, Anganwadi (Indian rural child care center) workers, communities, district and state-level governments, as well as the children, themselves.^[2] The organization focuses on changing behaviors and practices at the grassroots level and influencing public policy at a systemic level, to create an environment where children are the priority.

CRY works on 4 key areas:

• Education (Right To Development)
• Health & Nutrition (Right To Survival)
• Safety & Protection (Right To Protection)
• Child Participation (Right To Participation)