HISTORY
In 1979, a 25-year old Rippan Kapur made a simple decision to change the lives of India’s underprivileged children. With Rs.50 as their resource, Rippan and his six friends were driven by the extraordinary dream to see a day when no Indian child would be deprived of rights as basic as survival, participation, protection and development. And this was how CRY began.
The founders opted to make CRY a link between the millions of individuals who can provide resources and the thousands of fieldworkers who were struggling to function for lack of them.
Although Rippan passed away in 1994, at a young age of 40, his vision for underprivileged children ensures that CRY continues to grow.
VISION
A happy, healthy and creative child whose rights are protected and honoured in a society that is built on respect for dignity, justice and equity for all.
MISSION
To enable people to take responsibility for the situation of the deprived Indian child and to motivate them to seek resolution through individual and collective action thereby enabling children to realise their full potential.
To make people discover their potential for action and change.
To enable peoples’ collectives and movements encompassing diverse segments, to pledge their particular strengths, working in partnership to secure, protect and honour the rights of India’s children.
CRY Volunteers Bangalore 