Child Rights and You, formerly known as Child Relief and You - is India's leading advocate for child rights. CRY believes that all children are entitled to equal rights and hence must be ensured equal opportunities to live, learn, play, grow and develop - without discrimination. CRY believes that a movement for child rights is possible only when individuals from all sections of society are involved. Over 28 years CRY has partnered with NGOs, communities, government, the media and is dedicated to mobilize all sections of society to eliminate the root causes of deprivation, exclusion, exploitation and abuse, to ensure justice for children.

CRY's approach to sustainable development is based on the firm belief of community empowerment and citizen action whilst holding the state responsible for ensuring children's rights. A ‘people’s movement’ CRY has been mobilizing people from diverse segments - each pledging their particular strengths, working in partnership for their common cause.

CRY’s interventions at the grass root levels include:

1) Direct action to address immediate, critical needs
2) Community mobilisation to empower them to stand up for their rights and those of their children.
3) Influencing child-friendly Policies

Through this process CRY effects grassroots movements of change that empower deprived communities to take responsibility for their lives and the future of their children. With the ultimate goal -- to build a peoples’ movement for the rights of India’s children.

CRY today supports 219 development initiatives in 18 key states across India.

For more information visit www.cry.org
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CRY's 'Second Life' - A new Initiative

Aiming to reach a wider global audience, create awareness of child rights, and involve people of all ages, from all walks of life, in taking action, Child Rights & You (CRY) along with its partners CRY America and CRY UK has opened its office in ‘Second Life’. CRY hopes to build a global virtual community of child rights advocates by encouraging people to play their part in correcting injustice to marginalised children.

This step makes CRY the ‘first Indian non-profit organisation working on child rights’ to have an office in Second Life, touted as the hottest online virtual revolution. Indusgeeks, a technology and new media company and the first Indian company that works exclusively on virtual world technologies like Second Life has partnered CRY to build its virtual office.

Designed as lego blocks, the office is a unique structure emphasizing the core essence of CRY’s work which is children.

About Second Life

Second Life is touted as the hottest online virtual revolution. In Second Life, people get an exciting opportunity from all over the world to socialise, connect with each other through the medium of voice and text chat. People here register themselves for different communities and create their own unique identity and discuss issues in a like minded set up.

With a population close to 12 million, people on Second Life spend around 1.3mn USD every 24 hours.

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