CRY''s role is that of an enabler, a catalyst between two groups of people.
[a] development organisations and individuals working at grassroots-level with marginalised children, their families and communities,
                                                       AND
[b] people like you, coming together from all walks of life who believe in the rights of children.

 We harness the support, money, time, skills of millions of Indians worldwide who could provide resources and thousands of dedicated fieldworkers across India struggling to function for lack of them.  As such, we are an ''enabling'' organisation, as opposed to an ''implementing'' one.

Our emphasis is on supporting small, nascent initiatives. Over time, as each grows and achieves stability the nature and quantum of the support provided evolves. At the other end of the spectrum, the Rippan Kapur CRY Fellowship Programme (introduced in memory of our late founder) seeks to enable motivated individuals starting a career in grassroots development work to make a beginning.

In almost three decades, CRY has enabled more than 2500 communities across 18 states in India to work towards addressing the root causes of issues like deprivation, adult unemployment, exploitation and abuse - that constrain the rights of children.

By mobilising these communities CRY along with its NGO partners (more than 500) have ensured over 1,500,000 children across India with opportunities they could not dream of. None of these micro-miracles would have been possible without the active involvement and support CRY experienced from more than 150,000 individuals like you and organisations in India and overseas.

To share some indicators of CRY''s impact in 2006-07:

497,343 children were impacted through our programmes in 5250 villages/ slums
143 defunct government primary schools were revived
192 government primary schools maintained 100% retention of students
317 Panchayat Village Education Committees were activated
22,736 children were mainstreamed into government primary schools
204 Panchayat Village Health Committees were activated
102 villages were made 100% free from child labour
690 children''s groups were formed