2008 Audited Financials and Annual Report
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CRY - Child Rights and You America Inc. ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT January - December 2008 N S Despite the O I R T E difficult economic C T A R situation in 2008, O & Dear CRY America Supporter, in schools, 50 villages are now child labor free, I am happy to P N 10,287 children were immunized and 275 children's P O The twelve villages in Koraput district (Orissa) clubs were strengthened. This impact was possible U report that we I S T where Society for Promoting Rural Education and only because of the unstinting support received were able to A Development (SPREAD), a CRY America supported from every donor, volunteer, staff member and E Z project works now have access to education, health well wisher of CRY America. Please do take a H support I L T and livelihood. This is yet another example of the moment to review the impact that YOU have I change that you have enabled. Left marginalized enabled in 2008 and the consolidated 6 year O 26 Projects, like B from their ancestral land, the tribal community impact achieved over the period 2003 - 2008. T O SPREAD, which faced economic deprivation and a loss of their Experts predict that 2009 will continue to see R M identity. Poor quality education, economic hardships globally on the economic front. The E positively R pressures and displacement forced many tribal times are tough for all of us, but more so for T E T children to drop out and discontinue their underprivileged children, who are often the worst E impacted the lives E schooling. SPREAD initiated community awareness hit by disasters and difficult situations. We T L programs for the tribals on the government system continue to count on your support - so that of 141,223 N and facilitated a people's movement to restore together, we can continue to impact the lives U their land, livelihood, health and education rights. of children. children living L To attract and keep children in schools, a “Go To O School” campaign was organized in which 656 Thank you for supporting CRY America and I look across 572 rural, V children participated, which moved from street to forward to your continued support! tribal and urban street convincing parents to send their children to school. Read here to know more. In faith and goodwill, communities. Despite the difficult economic situation in 2008, I am happy to report that we were able to support 26 Projects, like SPREAD, which positively impacted Shefali Sunderlal Chandel the lives of 141,223 children living across 572 rural, President tribal and urban communities. In 2008 alone, 191 villages and slums have achieved 100% enrollment 1 CRY AMERICA - 6 YEAR IMPACT TS 248,323 children impacted CT 35,447 children JE by the projects O mainstreamed into formal R government schools 487 children’s P 1 groups/clubs 4 1,376 villages, slums formed and S and tribal communities S 355 government stengthened O covered by the projects R schools C 991 Community A 14,631 pregnant women activated and villages and slums provided ante natal health Based Organizations 355 29,875 birth care and nutrition support (CBO’s) active on made 100% free from registrations ensured 370 villages and anti child labor child labor 191 Panchayats with slums with 100% 91,006 children active Health Committees enrollment of 7240 children removed from immunized children in schools the labor workforce 139 Primary Health Centers 36,663 children (PHC's) & Sub Centers covered through activated and retained health check up programs 164 Integrated Child 326 government 57 child marriages stopped Development Service schools with 100% (ICDS) centers activated retention of children and retained 1016 community based 16,003 children organizations active in provided non formal education education support 2 The Volunteer Appreciation Awards Program was initiated in 2008 through a democratic process of N O finalizing the award categories, I criteria and process. The aim of this T In 2008, our 500 active and committed In 2008 we saw the emergence of new Action initiative is to enable volunteers to C volunteers across 21 Action Centers organized Centers in Alabama, Houston, New York and A over 47 Events across the U.S. to create Connecticut. Action Centers such as Houston, appreciate each other's efforts and awareness about the situation of Connecticut, Pittsburgh & Detroit reached out to for the organization to recognize & the outstanding work of volunteers. underprivileged children and raised $613,000 in student and university groups in their areas. We are thrilled to announce the N revenues. Several Action Centers such as Pittsburgh, O winners of the 2008 Volunteer I Detroit, Connecticut, Houston, Minneapolis and Awards in this Annual Report: T Volunteers across 21 Action Centers were busy New York reached out to the local media to A through the year, creating awareness about promote their events. Volunteers from Seattle, Z Event Innovation of 2008 Award I underprivileged children, organizing events in Bay Area, Detroit and Connecticut interacted L their local communities and promoting CRY with Dr. Niraj, the head of SATHEE Project Award Winner - Bay Area AC's CRY I America at their work places. 47 events were during his visit to the USA in May, which was Walk 2008 Event B organized across the country, ranging from found to be very informative and inspiring. First Runner Ups (tie) - Pittsburgh O AC's CRY Festival in the Park 2008 sporting events such as volleyball and cricket M Event & Houston AC's Indian Ocean matches to cultural events such as Festivals and The Action Center Leaders Collective held Concert 2008 Event R Concerts. CRY Walk for Child Rights, our national regular monthly meetings to review activities, E annual event covered 8 cities. CRY Dinner events resolve issues and discuss plans. Action Center E were organized in Seattle and Detroit. CRY growth and sustainability guidelines were Action Center of 2008 Award T America Booths/Stalls were set up at many local developed and shared across AC’s. A common Detroit AC N events to recruit volunteers, promote local banking platform for Action Centers was U Action Center Sustainability of L events & promote child rights. Regular volunteer established with the Bank of America. 2008 Award Pittsburgh AC O meetings at the local and national level kept V volunteers engaged with each other and at the New Action Center of 2008 Award center of the planning-review process. Award Winner - Houston AC Documentation of key events such as the CRY First Runner Up - Connecticut AC Walk & CRY Dinners served as guidelines for newer Action Centers. Over 500 active and committed volunteers across 21 Action Centers organized over 47 Events across the U.S. to create awareness about the situation of underprivileged children and raised $613,000 in revenues. Given below are examples of events organized by volunteer groups in 2008. 3 CRY Walk for Child Rights 2008 together thousands of people from different If life is a race, some children start last. walks of life for one common cause - to restore Underprivileged and marginalized, millions of to children their basic rights to education, children are deprived of their basic human rights health care and protection from abuse. The – to food, water, shelter, healthcare and CRY Walk series was launched at the Shoreline education. CRY Walk for Child Rights 2008 was Park in the Bay Area, California on June 15 and organized in multiple cities across the US from concluded at the Wikham Park in Manchester, June 14 through October 5, which brought Connecticut on October 5. ACTION CENTER EVENT DATE VENUE LOCATION DESCRIPTION Bay Area June 15 Shoreline Park Mountain View, CA 5k Walk + Run Minneapolis July 18 Como Lake Saint Paul, MN 5k Walk + Run Rochester Municipal Park Detroit Aug 23, 2008 Rochester, MI 5k Walk & Paint Creek Trail Boston August 23 Thorndike Field Cambridge, MA 5k Walk Pittsburgh September 13 Schenley Park Pittsburgh, PA 5k Walk South California October 4 Crescent Bay Park Santa Monika, CA 5k Walk Connecticut October 5 Wikham Park Manchester, CT 5k Walk Deer Grove Forest Chicago October 4th Cook County, IL 5k Walk Preserve Park VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION & ACTION 4 A substantial portion of the CRY Walk revenues were raised through online pledges, with volunteers reaching out personally to their friends, families and colleagues. We take this opportunity to thank all our donors and sponsors for supporting CRY Walk 2008. To all our volunteers who put in countless hours and resources into making CRY Walk 2008 a success, our deepest gratitude. Here are excerpts from Mansi Trivedi’s blog soon after she participated in the Detroit Walk. She wrote, “At the spur of dawn, dozens of volunteers dressed in white and love for humanity ran around with sheets of papers, posters and tables, to make sure they welcomed the honorary walkers like they deserved. One by one, the hope bearers came, in colors, in smiles, in strength, in unity. They registered while the volunteers greeted them with smiles on behalf of every single child who was being helped today. Today as everyone walked, watching the light grow in their eyes, seeds were sown. Seeds of hope, of a better tomorrow, of a better life for millions of children who sang in unanimity, “mera bhi toh adhikaar hai, jivan ki har khushi par, zindagi par (lt is my birth right, to be happy, to live)”. Read the full blog. VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION & ACTION 5 Pledge 2008 Dinner at Detroit Uphaar 2008 Dinner at Seattle CRY Detroit Action center held its 4th Sponsored by Anu and Naveen Jain and Intelius, annual fundraising dinner on CRY America's Seattle Action Center organized 22nd November at St Lucy Church in its annual benefit dinner “Uphaar 2008” on Troy, MI attended by 200 guests and Saturday, May 17 at The Golf Club at Newcastle, raising $9100.