CRY

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CRY Child Rights and You UK Limited (CRY UK)

• http//uk.cry.org

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About us

• CRY UK is Child Rights and You UK Limited
• A non-profit organization registered in UK. Child
  Rights and You UK Limited is registered charity
  no. 1119026 Registered in England as a company
  limited by guarantee having company number
  05621889
• We work for underprivileged children, especially
  Indian
• Our values
• - Trust
• - Transparency
• - Equality
• - Accountability
• - Collective action
• We believe that each of us, as individuals, can
  make a difference

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Our Mission

• To enable people to take responsibility for the
  situation of the deprived child,
• especially Indian, and so motivate them to
  confront the situation
• through collective action thereby giving the
  child and themselves
• an opportunity to realise their full potential

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Child Rights

• In 1989, the UN defined its Charter of Child
  Rights
• It specifies that every child has the right to
• Survival i.e., life, health, nutrition, name
  and nationality
• Development i.e., education, care, leisure,
  recreation
• Protection - from exploitation, abuse, neglect
• Participation i.e., expression, information,
  thought and religion
• India is a signatory to this convention, as are
  191 other countries

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A rights based approach

• We focus on the rights of underprivileged
  children across segments
• Street children
• The girl child
• Children in bonded labour
• Children of commercial sex workers
• Physically and mentally challenged children
• Children in juvenile institutions

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What Does CRY UK Do?

You
Child Rights

• Donors
• Volunteers
• Government
• Media
• Public

Children in Need
Development Partners
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What Does CRY UK Do? contd.

• Angel investor /Venture Capitalist
• Identifying promising grass-roots
  organisations.
• Providing them
• Financial support
• Program Development
• Organization building Training
• Perspective building on child rights
• Creating sustainable instruments of social change
  for child rights.

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Accountability Transparency

• At Project level
• Review of accounting systems by partner and CRY
• Half Yearly field visits, financial reports,
  grant, disbursal based on reviews .
• At Organisation level
• Rigorous accounting systems external annual
  audit.
• Organisation performance to be disseminated to
  public through annual report, newsletters,
  website
• Organisation-wide objective setting reviews
  annually and half yearly.

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The organisations we support

• Are selected on the basis of
• Their track record
• The issues they work with
• The impact on the community they work with
• Their utilisation of resources (optimal and
  effective)
• We work in close collaboration with our partner,
  CRY, in India, to ensure the quality of each of
  these interventions
• CRY is an Indian NGO with high standards of
  accountability, transparency and project quality
  enhancement

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Volunteers drive our activities

• A team of dedicated volunteers contribute time
  and skills help raise resources through
• Volunteer drives
• Events
• Mailing activities
• We currently have one volunteer chapter in London
  for volunteer mobilisation and looking to start
  many more across UK

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Who can help?

• Anyone who has the potential to touch
• the lives of underprivileged children
• which really means everyone

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Companies can support by

• Including CRY UK on your list of supported
  charities
• Helping us establish CRY UK
• Funding
• Infrastructure
• Salaries
• IT costs
• Administrative costs
• Partnering CRY UK events
• Help us reach out and increase our volunteer and
  donor base

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Companies can support by contd.

• Direct funding of CRY UK supported child
  development initiatives
• Supporting CRY UK in spreading awareness on the
  situation of children
• Introducing CRY UK to employees
• Volunteering employee time and skills for CRY UK
  activities/events

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Individuals can support by

• Donate Online It is our most cost efficient
  channel for collecting funds
• Donate by cheque - Send us your cheque along with
  the donation coupon duly filled in.
• Participate in events or help organise them
• Volunteer your time and skills
• Spread the word about CRY UK among friends,
  colleagues and family
• Get CRY UK onto the list of supported/approved
  charities at your place of work
• Put up CRY UK posters and distribute leaflets at
  offices, clubs, and other public places
• Keep CRY UK informed about local events (art
  exhibitions, concerts, plays) which could provide
  a platform to create awareness about our work and
  meet potential donors