In 1979, seven friends made a simple decision to change the lives of India's underprivileged children. Led by a 25 year airline purser, Rippan Kapur, Rs. 50
and a dining table as their resources and a belief that each one can make a difference in a child's life, they aimed to enable all children to realize their full potential.
This was how CRY began.
CRY - Child Rights and You exists today - to amplify the voice of children. They believe that children are citizens in their own right, entitled to the full spectrum of human rights.
Activities carried out by this organisation:
CRY's role is that of an enabler, a catalyst between two groups of people ?
Development organisations and individuals working at grassroots-level with marginalised children, their families and communities, and
People like you, coming together from all walks of life who believe in the rights of children.
As such, CRY is an 'enabling' organisation, as opposed to an 'implementing' one. By mobilising various 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.
You can avail of tax benefits when you donate to CRY.
The registration process for this is the same as the registration for Bill Payments.
The tax certificates for your donations will be mailed across within 4 - 6 weeks by the donation biller, on the mailing address provided by HSBC. If you do not receive your certificate within 4 - 6 weeks, please call Phone Banking.
Indicator's of CRY's impact in 2005-06:
225,513 children's lives were permanently transformed
694 communities experienced 100% school enrolment
175 defunct government primary schools were revived
363 schools maintained 100% retention of students, with no child dropping out of school
187,902 children and 133,035 women were reached out to through health initiatives
The registration procedure for making donations to CRY is the same as making Bill Payments via HSBC's Internet Banking.
Tax exemption status:
Donations to CRY are exempt from tax - 100% under section 35AC & 80GGA and 50% under section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Minimum Tax Exemption on any donation made to CRY is 50%. Please indicate your preference - select between 50% or 100% as tax exemption towards your contribution.
Kindly note that Tax Exemption is not useful for foreign nationals as it may not be valid in their country.
