About us CRY America is Child Rights and You America Inc. A non-profit organization registered in USA A 501c3 registered organization - all donations to CRY America are tax exempt 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 CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

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 CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

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 CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

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 CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

What Does CRY America Do? Child RightsYou Children in Need Development Partners Donors Volunteers Government Media Public & CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

What Does CRY America Do? … contd. “Angel investor /Venture Capitalist”: Identifying promising grass-root organizations. Providing them: Financial support Program Development Organization building & Training Perspective building on child rights Creating sustainable instruments of social change for child rights. CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

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 Organization level Rigorous accounting systems & external annual audit. Vaughn & Associates – internal accountants Organization performance disseminated to public through annual report, newsletters, website Organization-wide objective setting & reviews annually and half yearly. CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

The organizations 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 utilization 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 CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

Volunteers drive our activities  A team of dedicated volunteers contribute time and skills help raise resources through –Volunteer drives –Events –Mailing activities  We have action centres across the country for volunteer mobilization CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

Who can help? Anyone who has the potential to touch the lives of underprivileged children which really means …everyone CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

Companies can support by  Including CRY America on your list of supported charities  Helping us establish CRY America  Funding –Infrastructure –Salaries –IT costs –Administrative costs  Partnering CRY America events –Help us reach out and increase our volunteer and donor base –Reach out to the South Asian community for your products and services CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

Companies can support by … contd.  Direct funding of CRY America supported child development initiatives  Supporting CRY America in spreading awareness on the situation of children  Introducing CRY America to employees  Volunteering employee time and skills for CRY America activities/events CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

Individuals can support by  Volunteering time and skills –To promote CRY America in your community –To recruit volunteers and donors –To organize and support fund raising events –For organizational and administrative requirements  Donating money to transform the lives of underprivileged children  Introducing CRY America to your company/organization and colleagues  Making non-financial contributions like –Computers –Air Miles CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations

The organization structure CRY America Board CRY America Executive Committee Action Center Co-ordinators/Leaders Volunteer Core Groups across Action Centers Volunteers CRY America Inc. does not ask for / accept cash donations