CRY America Annual Report 2019 by CRY America

2019 CRY America Annual Report

Index From The President's Desk............................................................................................

About CRY America.........................................................................................................

The Change You Helped Create...................................................................................

The State Of Children In India.......................................................................................

CRY America's Model Of Change..................................................................................

How CRY America Selects Partner Projects...............................................................

Our Commitment To Transparency..............................................................................

Sachin Jain Visits The US...............................................................................................

CRY America Supported Project- VSS.........................................................................

Individual Honor Roll 2019............................................................................................

Corporate & Foundation Partners 2019......................................................................

Auction Item Donor Acknowledgements....................................................................

CRY America In The Spotlight 2019.............................................................................

Media Partners 2019.......................................................................................................

In Memoriam....................................................................................................................

CRY Gala Dinners 2019..................................................................................................

Konkana Sen Sharma's Passionate Crusade For Child Rights!................................

CRY America Supported Project - DEEP......................................................................

CRY Holi 2019...................................................................................................................

CRYket 2019.....................................................................................................................

CRY Walk 2019.................................................................................................................

Other Action Center Events ..........................................................................................

CRY America Annual Volunteer Conference 2019.....................................................

CRY America Supported Project - Sanlaap.................................................................

Action Centers At A Glance............................................................................................

AC Appreciation Awards 2019......................................................................................

Top Fundraisers Of The Year 2019...............................................................................

Volunteers Of The Year Awards 2019..........................................................................

Dance/Music Schools For Child Rights........................................................................

CRY America & Social Media..........................................................................................

CRY America Grant Impact 2019..................................................................................

CRY America Projects 2019............................................................................................

2019 Projects/ Grants - Reviews..........................................................................................

Audited Financial Reports 2019....................................................................................

Testimonials.....................................................................................................................

What Our Project Children Have To Say......................................................................

From The President’s Desk Dear CRY America Supporter, 2020 is just not the start of a new year, but a new decade! It’s exciting to reflect on what we’ve accomplished together in 2019 and what we aim to achieve in 2020 and beyond. Since CRY America was founded in 2004, we have impacted 733,684 children living across 3,839 villages/slums. The possibilities of what we can achieve together is endless – our donors, volunteers, project partners, government agencies and the media. Thank you for supporting our events throughout the year, like the CRY Gala Dinners, CRY Holi, CRY Walk, CRY Dandia & CRYKet. Thank you for your generous financial support to our online campaigns, Monthly Giving program and telecalling efforts, so that children have a chance to reach for their dreams. I’m so grateful to be part of such a wonderful organization and step into this new decade confident that children, the most vulnerable section of society, will be put first. Together we can continue to multiply this impact on children’s lives in 2020 and over the next decade. With gratitude and hope,

Shefali Sunderlal President, CRY America

About CRY America CRY America is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit that believes in a just world where all children have equal opportunities to realize their full potential and chase their dreams. CRY America believes that it is possible to ensure lasting change for children in the critical areas of education, healthcare, nutrition and protection from abuse and exploitation.

Vision A happy, healthy and creative child whose rights are protected and honored in a society that is built on respect for dignity, justice and equity for all.

Mission Toenable people to take responsibility for the situation of underprivileged children, especially Indian, and so motivate them to seek resolution through individual and collective action thereby enabling children to realize their full potential, and people to discover their potential for action and change.

The Change You Helped Create CRY America Grant Impact 2004 - 19

733,684 Children impacted

219,255

Children immunized

2,520

Children's groups formed

3,839

Villages/slums covered

122,000

Birth registrations

294,655

Children in schools

1,220

Schools activated

1,081

Children removed from labor

787

Child marriages stopped

2,527

Villages/slums 100% child labor free

The State Of Children In India 33 million children employed in child labor

38% children with incomplete immunizations

Every 8 minutes a child goes missing in India

36.95 million Children not children enrolled in school

12.15 million children locked in child marriage 4 6

CRY America’s Model Of Change 1

1 Partner With

Identify The

Grassroot

Problem

Non-

Profits Mobilize Local

Media Support

HOW CRY AMERICA WORKS

Communities

Donor Support

Work With Government Bodies

Volunteer Engagement

Create

Awareness

6 5 CRY America focuses on the four basic rights of children as outlined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child. The UN Charter sets international standards for the rights of children and confers the following basic rights to children across the world: Right to Survival by getting access to healthcare facilities and proper nutrition. Right to Protection from exploitation, abuse and neglect on issues such as child labor, child marriage and trafficking. Right to Development by enabling quality education that could help children reach their true potential. Right to Participation through expression, information, thought and opinion.

How CRY America Selects Partner Projects Selection Projects are initially screened for their reach, impact and accountability. Once selected, through a rigorous process, a baseline data analysis is conducted to assess the current situation on children within the project area and a program strategy is developed with set measurable goals and outcomes.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Auditing Project outcomes are stringently monitored by CRY staff, through field visits and regular consultations. Partners also send across reports on a quarterly basis. In addition, an annual evaluation is conducted for each project. Financial risk management and audits are also done on a regular basis to ensure diligence and satisfactory utilisation of funds.

Capacity Building & Training CRY lends technical and managerial support to project staff, by conducting trainings and workshops facilitated by a combination of external experts and CRY program team staff. It also builds the capacity of the community to take action for children.

Our Commitment To Transparency CRY America is a 501 (c)(3) organization that prides itself on its exemplary commitment to statutory compliances and financial audit practices.

Board & Review Processes

We have annual work plans and budgetary processes with regular quarterly reviews. Board approvals are sought for each project and the entire leadership team comes together during the Annual Volunteers’ Conference to review project progress and financial utilization.

Accounts & External Audit

CRY America follows professional accounting practices and has hired a full-time accountant as well as an accounting firm who oversee federal filings and banking. We are stringent about complying with mandated accounting and banking processes.

Statutory Compliances We conduct annual federal filings with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, state filings for 15 states across the United States are done with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State office.

Grant Management Grants disbursed by CRY America across US and India are approved by the Board of Trustees and are based on financial utilization reports sent by the grantee partners. We are transparent about project data and impact figures and regularly report these through various communications, including on the website and through donor newsletters.

Sachin Jain Visits The US Sachin Jain leads a CRY America project, Vikas Samvad Samiti (VSS) in Madhya Pradesh, working on health & nutrition. He visited the US in May 2019 to interact with CRY America volunteers and donors about his experience working at the grassroots. Sachin Jain attended the CRY Seattle Uphaar on May 11 at the Northern Lights Dome Room & met Seattle donors & volunteers. Usha and Prakash Rao, dedicated CRY supporters, hosted Sachin at their Seattle residence. It gave Sachin an opportunity to meet with CRY supporters and volunteers and narrate his journey with VSS, thus far. He spoke candidly about children’s issues in vulnerable parts of Madhya Pradesh, the challenges the project encounters and how they navigate through these. Vijay and Sita Vashi, another dedicated CRY supporter, hosted Sachin for an interaction on the work of the project and how scale can be achieved. Sunil and Lena Shah met Sachin for a lunch meeting, where they had the opportunity to hear about project impact and stories alongside other CRY Seattle volunteers. Sachin Jain also attended the Bay Area Dinner on May 4 at the Crowne Plaza & met with the donors & volunteers. He also had another meeting with a select group of volunteers in San Jose on May 3 and met with Arti & Ketan, Neelu & Samir and Amit & Revathi Duvedi to speak about project activities and impact. Sachin was also interviewed by newspapers such as India West and India Post during the course of his trip. On his visit to San Diego, Sachin met with the volunteer group and inspired them with his project stories and his plans for the coming year. He also spoke about his personal experience as a journalist. He was awarded a Fellowship by CRY which provided him a platform to research and report on child rights. This experience inspired him to set up Vikas Samvad Samiti, a grassroots non-profit working on child health and nutrition. Sachin also attended and participated in the CRY San Diego Gala where he interacted with the audience and spoke about his work. On his visit to Orange County, Sachin took part in a meet and greet session with the Action Centre Volunteers, who learnt a lot about Vikas Samvad Samiti and how CRY works with partners in India. On May 18th and 19th, Sachin attended the National Volunteer Conference in Atlanta. The CRY America Board & volunteer leaders had the opportunity to hear directly from him about success stories from the field and the challenges he faces in the Project. It was a very productive session and Sachin spoke about various forms of malnutrition and shared statistics with the volunteers. The volunteers were inspired and energised by the interaction.

CRY America Supported Project- VSS VSS (Vikas Samvad Samiti) works on child health and nutrition issues in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh. VSS is known for piloting the community-based management of acute malnutrition, a model of care for malnourished children, in the state. It links malnourished and tuberculosis-affected children to state health services and creates awareness on nutrition and hygiene. 3,834 children impacted by health and nutrition interventions 15 villages reached 140 children reached normal nutrition status after being treated for malnutrition 15 children’s collectives formed and strengthened

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Kishan’s First Steps To A Healthy Childhood!

Kishan is from the Sahariya tribe in Shivpuri, Rajasthan – a community which suffers from high rates of malnutrition. Child malnutrition is a serious issue causing irreversible health conditions right up to adulthood. These problems are amplified by the inaccessibility to healthcare institutions and the community’s limited knowledge on children’s nutrition. When workers from Project VSS found out about Kishan, he weighed only 6 kgs. In order to treat him, they rigorously monitored him, connected him to proper nutritional support and consulted with specialists who prescribed a 21 day course of oil massage therapy – a treatment used to treat malnutrition. Gradually, Kishan's health began to improve. Right after the therapy, his weight increased to 6.9 kg, and by September 2018, he had reached a healthy weight of 8.9 kg. Kishan’s mother Rangveel says, “The VSS sisters (workers) have saved my son. I first thought it was just a regular illness and would go away by itself. However, later, I realized that my child could lose his life.” Kishan's story warms our heart and speaks of timely health and nutrition interventions that can enable children to enjoy wholesome and happy childhoods!

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Individual Honor Roll 2019 Anupam &

Pankaj &

Revathy &

Shruti Yadav

`Ruby Mahalwar

Amit Duvedi

Sangeeta Mudnal &

Ameya &

Chaitanya &

Jiggar Thakkar

Sarika Limaye

Renu Upadhyay

Samir &

Rajesh &

Neelu Virmani Ketan Duvedi & Arti Kulkarni Hari Gopalkrishna

Anit Walia Kartik & Vaishali Kartik Gaurang Shah & Seema Despande

Neha Gupta

Dilip & Devina Bhojwani

Akshay Kumar

Keith Angelo

Karan Bajaj

Omprakash & Juuhi Ahuja Akshaya Bhargava

Satwant Narula

Kavita Patel

Indrojit Deb Lavanya & Vi jay Kasarabada

Kiran Mantripragada

Raja & Madhu

Dharmendra &

& Murthy Pappu

Venugopal

Priya Bali

Samir Manjure

Gauri Seth

Swapnil & Deepika Verma Agarwal Sujay & Sushmita Saha

Prachee Munshi

Hemant & Geeta Vyas

Gopal Kutty

Sunil & Leena Shah

Veeramuthu Murugaiyan

Minesh Patel

Sumedh &

Rakesh &

Jayaprakash

Aparna Barde

Neera Grover

Krishnamoorthy

Nirupama Balakrishnan Shalini &

Roshan Shankar

Surya & Mani Nallasivan

Kapil Mohan

David Corhort

Bhushan &

Manish &

Pranali Khadpe

Sanjeevini Mittal

Vimal Patel

Vidya Girish

Premal Kazi

Sunitha & Anil Kini

Raja Venkataraman

Mahasweta Sarkar

Swatantra Jain

Kan & Malti Mehta

Edward &

Meghana &

Chetan &

Jyothi Remias

Vinay Patwardhan

Radha Patel

Natesan Murthy

Aravindhan

Pankaj Bhatnagar

Monica Kharhar &

Subashini

Dilip Bhargava Neeraj Seth

Nikhil Mahajan Monika Borgaonkar

Venkateswaran

Krishnmaurthy

Devendra & Medha Parlikar

Sital Mody

Ramamurthy

Gurdeep Pall &

Vaidhyanathan

Seema Paraeek

Prasanna &

Natasha &

Roberta Inamdar

Gaurav Sharma

Nakul Duggal & Sonali Soni Rajesh Jha

Inderjeet Singh

Medha & Deven Parlikar Hasmukh Patel

Vi jay Ijju

Naresh Sundaram

Kalyan Das

Naresh Sundaram

Kalyan Das

Deepali Tamhane Sriram Sundararajan Avanish Mishra

Anupama Malladi

Mayank Upadhyay Rashmi & Deepchand Nishar Ruchika & Darren Dias Harish & Tyna Pariani

Amrish Patel

Amita Patel

Parind Patel

Corporate & Foundation Partners 2019 Rural India

Asha Enterprises

Supporting Trust

- Kamal Arora

Monica Gautam Trust

Vi jay And Sita Vashee Foundation

Qualcomm Incorporated

GDB International

BCB Community Bank

Dynamic Wireless

Baxter International Foundation

Graniti Vicentia

Karande Foundation

Healthtech Solutions

Guru Krupa Foundation

SD Pioneer Food

The AA Giving Fund Sameer Mehta & Pooja Shetty Galaxy Payment Systems

Brask - Bal Sareen

Becker Capital Management

- Shama Makhnojia SRK Enterprises

Shipcom Wireless

Progressive Insurance Foundation

Dell

T-Mobile USA

Johnson & Johnson

Microsoft Matching

Bank Of America

Gifts Program

Matching Gifts

Qualcomm Matching

Gift Program

Kimberly Clark

Intel Matching

Foundation Google Matching

Salesforce.Com

Gifts Program

Foundation

Netflix Matching Grants

Paypal Matching

Texas Instruments

American Express

Foundation

Charitable Foundation

Deloitte Consulting

VMWARE Foundation Apple Matching Gifts Program

Ericsson

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program IBM Matching Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program

Auction Item Donor Acknowledgements

Painting by Sachin Sagare

Painting by Murali Nagapuzha

Painting by Siddharth Shingade

Painting by Alpana Asthana

Painting by Shuvankar Maitra

Painting by Shashikant Patade

Painting by Datta Thombare

Painting by Anand Panchal

Jewelry by Sia Art Jewellery

Jewelry by Tribe Amrapali

Jewelry by Shillpa Purii

Jewelry by Atelier Mon

Jewelry by Isharya

Jewelry by Art Karat

Jewelry by Almas

Evening cutch by Sabyasachi

Hotel voucher by The Courtyard - Marriott, Agra

Hotel voucher by Four Points Sheraton - Jaipur

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Hum Hindustani: LI Dinner

Friday 15 March to 21 March 2019

COMMUNITY

Celebrating Ambassadors of Change for Children's Rights

(By our staff reporter)- CRY, Child Rights & You America [CRY America], a 501c3 non-profit that works towards ensuring underprivileged children their basic rights, hosted their Annual Gala Dinners across Houston, Long Island & New Jersey in March 2019 to bring people together for the cause of children's rights. The CRY Gala Dinners were organized in Houston on March 3 at the Marriott Town Square, on March 7 at the Hilton Melville, Long Island and on March 8 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston, NJ. Speakers included New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, Houston Consul General Anupam Ray & Special Guest Tanishaa Mukerji who joined Shefali Sunderlal, President of CRY America, to amplify the voices of

underprivileged children. The 3 Gala's were attended by 800 guests and raised over $260,000 which will be directed towards grass roots Projects working on critical children's issues. Apart from raising awareness for the cause, guests enjoyed the evening with d i n n e r, cocktails, auctions, bollywood entertainment , music and dancing. Performances by Rhythm India in Houston, Kanushree Jain in Long Island and the Satrangi School of Dance in New Jersey added spark & were much appreciated by all the guests. Auction items donated by famous Indian arti s ts i nc l uded beauti fu l paintings by Late Badri Narayan, Solanki, Prakash Deshmukh, Datta Thombare,

Suresh Gulage, Sachin S a n g a r e , D i n k a r J a d h a v, Anuradha Thakur; fashion ensembles donated by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Anita Dongre; evening clutch bags donated by Sabyasachi; Jewelry donated by Sia Art Jewellery, Shillpa Purii; Cricket bats signed by Saurav Ganguly & Sehwag were popular and sold out quickly. Our Dinner Committees in each city played a key role in enabling sold out & successful events! We thank our event sponsors, donors & volunteers for their generous contributions. Event sponsors included BCB Indus American Bank, Navika Capital, Software People Inc, Moghul Caterers, Farmers Insurance, Enigma Salon, Mint, AMRINJ, KW NJ Metro Group, Objectwin, Vantive

Inc, Wisemen, Wells Fargo, communities and local Shipcom, Ailings, A&B Systems government bodies to ensure & KW Points North. A special children have quality education, shout out to the media for your healthcare, and protection from ongoing support - TV Asia, Star child labor, child marriage and TV, Hum Hindustani, Voice of issues which hinder their https://humhindustaniusa.com/epaper/edition/159/22-02-2019/page/6/ Asia, Meena Dutt Radio, Indian development. Shefali Sunderlal Panorama, South Asian Times, says, "CRY America believes South Asian Insider. Millions of that "YOU" can empower children are denied their rights on children's dreams and be a daily basis. CRY America ambassadors of change for works with grass-root Projects, children's rights.

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Media Partners 2019

Star Plus

TV Asia - New York

The Indian Panorama - New York

India Herald - Houston

South Asian Insider - Houston

Hindi Abroad - California

Indo American News Houston

Sulekha - New York

Voice of Asia - Houston

India West - California

HindiMedia.in - California

Kens5.com - San Antonio

CBSNews8 - California

India Post - California

SCVTV - California

The Signal - California

LA Times - California

OC Weekly - California

KHTS Radio - California

The State Journal Kentucky

In Memoriam

Monica Gautam Monica Gautam was born to Indian diplomats in DC. She loved school & was the favorite student of all her teachers. She was determined to succeed at whatever she took on, challenging herself every day. After finishing her Economics Honors Degree from Delhi University, she returned to DC & worked for a large corporation. Monica’s intelligence & work ethic helped her rise through the ranks quickly. She was a natural techy & received numerous awards for her dedication & outstanding work! Her job as a Project Manager in which she excelled, became her life as well as caring for and supporting her aging parents throughout their lifetime. Monica had a soft spot for helping children, after seeing their dire conditions during her frequent trips to India. CRY America is grateful for the generous contribution of $30,000 in memory of Monica Gautam, which will be directed to creating lasting change to children’s lives, through support to Projects Vikas Samvad Samiti in Madhya Pradesh and Mitwa Mahila Kalyan Evam Samiti in Chhattisgarh.

Subhradeep Dutta We are extremely sorry to hear about the tragic passing away of Subhradeep Dutta on December 24, 2019 in Muir Woods, CA. Our deepest condolences go out to his parents and sister, who have to bear this horrific loss. Subhradeep was kind, curious, intelligent & honest. His interests ranged from the nerdy world of technology & Android devices to yoga & photography. He loved research, reviewing new gadgets & planned to launch his own YouTube Channel. Inspite of being responsible & methodical, Subhradeep lived his life with a reckless abandon that was contagious. When his friends wanted to raise funds for his funeral expenses, his family declined the help & requested the funds be donated to CRY, since Subhradeep was an active volunteer of CRY. It is because of committed & loyal volunteers & donors like Subhradeep, that CRY has been able to irreversibly transform the lives of 733,684 children living across 3,839 villages & slums. Subhradeep’s friends started a Memorial Fundraiser on CRY America’s Facebook page which raised $5,102 from 74 friends in just 6 days, precious resources that will be directed to CRY Projects in Subhradeep’s memory, working on critical issues of education, healthcare, child labor & child marriage. Thank you for choosing CRY America to donate funds in Subhradeep's memory - thousands of children will benefit from this memorial fund.

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CRY Gala Dinners 2019 The first half of 2019 was action packed with the annual CRY Gala Dinners taking place in 6 cities across the USA. The March dinners held in Houston, New Jersey and Long Island were anchored by Bollywood actor Tanishaa Mukerji and the May Dinners in San Jose, San Diego and Seattle were graced by Bollywood actor Konkona Sen Sharma. Both celebrity guests made passionate appeals for children. Guests enjoyed great food, cocktails, music and dance performances, auctions as well as the opportunity to interact with our CRY Project Partners. Our Ambassadors of Change for children’s rights, our generous donors raised over $631,000 to create happier childhoods!

Pledge 2019 @ Houston Our Houston CRY Gala Dinner was held on March 3, 2019 at the Marriott Town Square & was a resounding success with 230 generous guests who raised $115,000 for children’s rights! The evening entailed a silent & live auction, cocktail hour, entertainment by Sage Productions & Rhythm India & speeches by Consul General Dr Anupam Ray & Celebrity Guest Tanishaa Mukerji. A huge round of applause goes to our Dinner Committee for this sold out event - Dharam, Priya, Juuhi, Prakash, Dina, Sameer, Geetha, Bala, Neeraj, Gauri, Tina, Chetan, Radha, Ritu, Kunal, Dilip & Devina. Our heartfelt gratitude also goes out to our event sponsors & major gift donors: Karande Foundation, Vantive Inc, Wisemen, Objectwin, Wells Fargo, Shipcom, Ailings, ANB Systems, TV Asia, Star TV, Voice of Asia, Indo American News, India Herald, Radio Dabang, Meena Dutt Radio, KP George, Sital Mody, Anil & Sunitha Kini, Srini Rao, Swatantra Jain, Swapnil Agarwal, Bal Sareen, Abeezar Tyebji, Shalini Bhargava, Nat & Leela Krishnamurthy, Vimal Patel, Shama Maknojia, Neeraj Seth, Nirupama Balakrishnan

Pledge 2019 @ Long Island, New York The CRY Gala Dinner in Long Island held on March 7, 2019 at the Hilton Melville Hotel was a great success thanks to the efforts of our Dinner Committee - Sandeep & Nilima Jain, Anupam & Shruti Yadav, Beena Kothari & Garry Sikka. The evening was attended by 90 guests and raised over $53,000 for underprivileged children.

We thank our event sponsors & donors for their support: BCB Indus American Bank, Navika Capital, Software People, Anupam Yadav, Parampal Ghai, Andy Singh, Victory USA, Dynamic Wireless, KW Points North, Jewels Galleria, HAB Bank, TV Asia, Indian Panorama, DJ Royal, SEWA. The evening included talks by Shefali Sunderlal, Tanisha Mukerji, Sandeep Jain, BCB Indus Bank President Timothy Coughlin, followed by a Bollywood performance by Kanushree Jain, silent & live auctions, dinner, music & dancing!

Pledge 2019 @ New Jersey The CRY Gala Dinner in New Jersey, held on March 8, 2019 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston was attended by 160 guests & raised $98,600 for child rights. The event was a success thanks to our Dinner Committee - Rupal, Anita, Satwant & Roopam. Thank you to Rupal, Ritu, Falguni, Ritu & Romil for their performance, choreographed by Rohit Baxi. The evening included talks by NJ Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, CRY President Shefali Sunderlal, Tanisha Mukerji, silent & live auctions, dinner, music & dancing! We extend our gratitude to our special guests, sponsors & major gift donors: Moghul Caterers, Farmers Insurance, AMRINJ, KW NJ Metro Group, TV Asia, Explore.earth, BCB Indus American Bank, Kalyan Das, Gaurang Shah, Seema Deshpande, Satwant Narula, Natasha Gaurav, Natasha Mathias, Jayen Palekar, Archana Sharma, Gopal Kutty, Jigar Thakkar & Sangeeta Mudnal.

Pledge 2019 @ Bay Area Our Bay Area CRY Gala Dinner on May 4th at the Crowne Plaza Palo Alto, was super successful with 100 guests raising over $134,850 for children’s rights! A big thank you to our Dinner Committee members: Arti Kulkarni & Ketan Duvedi, Amit & Revathy Duvedi, Neelu & Samir Virmani, Sushmita & Sujay Saha, Doc & Savita, Nisha Dharmani & Pooja Rajani. The evening included talks by Celebrity Guest Konkona Sen Sharma & Sachin Jain, our Project Partner from Vikas Samvad Samiti & CRY President Shefali Sunderlal. Guests enjoyed the silent & live auctions, dinner, dance performances by NKD Arts and music and dancing with DJ Manj!

Thanks to our Table Captains & donors for their generous support: Vaishali & Karthik Paramasivam, Renu & Chaitanya Upadhaya, Kiran Mantripragada & Murthy Pappu, Karan & Avina Bajaj, Ameya & Sarika Limaye, Sameer Mehta & Pooja Shetty, Mani Nallasivan, David Corhort, Mayank Upadhyay, Deepali Tamhane, Vinay Patwardhan, Sriram Sundararajan, Avanish Mishra, Minesh Patel, Monika Borgaonkar, Jayaprakash Krisnamoorthy, Deep & Rashmi Nishar. A big thank you also to India West, India Post and Papiha Nandy for the media support!

Spring Fiesta 2019 @ San Diego Our CRY Spring Fiesta on May 5th at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo set the bar high in San Diego thanks to our 160 generous guests raising $88,600 for underprivileged children. A big round of applause to our SD Dinner Committee, sponsors & donors - Sushmita Thukral, Sonali Soni, Deven & Medha Parlikar, Edward Remias, Shilpa Garadi, Seema Umatt, Meenakshi Jain, Mansi Shah, Rashmi Kalita, Anupama Malladi, Premal Kazi, Prasanna Inamdar, Mahasweta Sarkar, Neera & Rakesh Grover, Manali Holankar & Rajiv Nambiar. The evening included talks by Celebrity Guest Konkona Sen Sharma & Sachin Jain, our Project Partner from Vikas Samvad Samiti & Shefali Sunderlal, CRY President! Guests also enjoyed silent & live auctions, dinner, music by the San Diego Music Academy, dance performances by Cosmic Beatz and Studio K, comedy act by Don Friesen and danced the night away to the beats of DJ Danda!

Uphaar 2019 @ Seattle Our CRY Uphaar in Seattle was held on May 11th at The Arctic Club in the Northern Lights Dome room. The event was attended by over 150 guests who raised $140,600! Special thanks to our generous donors - Jigar Thakkar & Sangeeta Mudnal, Bharat & Chandri Thakkar, Geeta & Hemant Vyas, Vijay & Sita Vashee, Usha Rao & Prakash Kondepudi, Sunil & Leena Shah, Seema & Gurdeep Pall, Madhu Gadde & Raja Venugopal, Prachi & Rajesh Munshi, Samir Manjure & Jaya Shrivastav, Jigisha & Indrojit Deb, Prienca Punhani & Rohan Kumar, Shweta & Sumeet Swami. We would also like to thank Sunanda Sagireddy for the beautiful venue decor, Sharmili Ghosh for hosting a special brunch for Konkona Sen and Shivani Singh for the make up. The guests enjoyed meeting Konkana Sen & the CRY Project Partner Sachin Jain.

Konkana Sen Sharma’s Passionate Crusade For Child Rights!

Ever since I was a child, I remember CRY Greeting Cards that my mother would buy. CRY has been a part of my life since I was little. We are all constantly looking for meaning in our lives and work may not always give us that meaning. By associating with CRY, I felt that it was an incredible opportunity to help others and do something truly meaningful.

CRY America has been working to ensure that underprivileged children have equal opportunities when it comes to education, health and protection for a brighter future. It has impacted the lives of more than 700,000 children. What appeals to me about CRY America is their amazing work on the field and the success they have had in building a community of people who regularly give for child rights. They are also working with the government to campaign for child-friendly policies. I attended the CRY Gala Dinners in California and they were such wonderful events! There was so much dynamic energy in the room and I got the opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people. To spend time with CRY America’s passionate volunteers, donors and supporters gave me a wonderful feeling of empowerment. It made me feel that we can do so much when we come together for children. Being a part of CRY America is a wonderful way to effect change – it’s a worthy way to give back and be assured that your contribution will actually make a difference to the children that it’s meant to reach! I’m grateful and honored to have had the opportunity to create change for children with the CRY America family.

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CRY America Supported Project - DEEP Project DEEP (Development Education & Enviornment Programme) works in the West Champaran district in Bihar, on education and child protection, viz, child labor and child marriage. The organization works with communities and public systems to educate stakeholders about children’s rights with respect to education. 9,822 children impacted by education and child protection interventions 7,303 children attending school 30 children removed from child labor situations 24 child marriages averted and stopped 32 children’s groups formed and strengthened

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How Rohit Became A Military Police Officer!

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Rohit comes from a single parent family – his father was a rickshaw puller in Bihar with severe health problems and was forced to stop working when his condition deteriorated. Left without any source of income, Rohit had to drop out in 10th grade and work as a security guard in Gujarat to make ends meet.

DEEP was able to intervene and speak to Rohit’s father about how it would be beneficial for him to complete his education. They also advised him on the issues that children face as child laborers and how Rohit was at risk of being stuck in the same cycle of poverty if he were to continue on this path. They even helped mobilize resources from his tribe’s Traditional Governance Unit to fund his education! Rohit went back to school, passed his exams and was accepted into the Bihar Military Police in 2018! Today, he is undergoing their training program and is full of dreams for a brighter future. “I’m excited about the opportunity to serve my country – this would never have been possible if I hadn’t gone to school!” he says. Rohit’s story fills us with pride and hope showing us the power of a child’s potential!

CRY Holi 2019 The CRY Holi (Festival of Colors) event series was organized across six cities in March & April 2019 in Seattle, San Diego, Atlanta, Orange County, San Antonio and Austin. Participants enjoyed a day of fun, games, colors, kites, food and music. The events cumulatively raised $84,000 for underprivileged children.

San Diego Congratulations to the San Diego Action Center for an awesome and fun Holi event on March 16th at the Hourglass Park where 2,500 people came together to celebrate the beautiful day with colors, music, and food! This was the biggest CRY Holi organized in the city and it broke previous records and raised $36,800! Our gratitude to the event sponsor Miramar Cash & Carry and sincere thanks to our volunteers who tirelessly executed this amazing event - Bharath, Sam, Shibani, Edward, Santhosh, Sachin, Pallavi, Arpit, Neha, Jay, Ali, Harsh, Neelam, Sandhya, Sri, Dee, Harika, Ajinkya, Kalyani, and Vihanga!

Austin Our Austin team pulled off a great Holi event on March 17th at the Brushy Creek Lake Park. The community came together to celebrate the day with lots of activities and raised $1,430 for happy childhoods! The day was filled with games, colors, raffles, kites, music, food, and much more! Congratulations to our entire team, led by Vijaya and Raga!

Atlanta Our Atlanta Action Center completed another successful Holi event on March 23rd at Shakerag Park! Under the leadership of Anurag and Mehak Jain, the student volunteers came together to host a fun Holi for the community! The event attracted 250 participants and raised $7,500. Congratulations to all of our volunteers for a job well done!

Seattle After much anticipation, the Seattle Action Center pulled through a successful event on March 23rd at Bellevue Downtown Park! It was a wonderfully sunny day and nearly 3,000 people enjoyed the festivities. The beautiful park was filled with colors through the day and the crowd had a blast dancing to the music of DJ Rohit Batra. Congratulations to our amazing Seattle team Paresh, Rajesh, Jyoti, Anushka, Shruti, Prasanna, Ganga, Sriram, Atul, Carlyle, Neetu Bhat, WESNAP4U Photographers and so many others for organizing another awesome event and raising $38,000 for children’s rights!

Orange County Congratulations to our Orange County Action Center for a successful 4th annual Holi event on March 24th! The beautiful sunny day was filled with color at the Bolsa Chica State Beach with 500 participants celebrating the festival with friends & family. Guests enjoyed dancing away to Bollywood beats by Fusion Sounds and enjoyed the delicious food served by Tandoori Garden. The team raised over $8,900, surpassing their previous goals! Thank you to our OC team for rocking this event Percy, Laura, Anna, Laveena, Manushi, Oceanview High School, and Dana Hills High School students.

San Antonio Our San Antonio Action Center organized their second CRY Holi event at IASA Community Center! The team partnered with the Indian Association and Gujarati Samaj to host this event. CRY volunteers had a food stall, where they sold homemade cupcakes, lemonade and other food items from local restaurants. With close to 700 people in attendance, the team raised $3,300! A big thank you to our amazing volunteers Sudha, Prashant, Mohanavelu, Nithya, Mohan, Benita, Shreya, Shweta, Thiliph, Deepa, Shilpa, Chintan, Venkatesh, and Vidya for organizing such a great event!

CRYKET 2019 This year’s CRYket tournaments were held accross seven cities and raised $43,015 for underpriviliged children.

Boston The CRY Boston Action Center organized another smashing CRYket tournament on May 20. 10 teams participated and raised $9,785 for children. Congratulations to the winning team Ravishing Willow who won by 8 runs against Holiston Panthers. A shout out to the Grafton Cricket Team which raised more than $5k through its Facebook fundraising page. Thank you to all the participating teams & fundraisers for making this event so popular and exciting! Thanks to Sanjay, Shripad & our wonderful volunteers for making CRYket a huge success in Boston!

New York Big thanks to our CRY New York Action Center for organising another awesome CRYket event on Aug 10 at the Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY in which 15 teams played and raised $12,569 for children. Congratulations to the winning team Monroe Warriors and runners up Jersey Boys. Huge thanks to the event sponsors DTCC, Capgemini, Birlasoft, Ziiplab, Joy foods, Saregama Caravaan and Commonwealth Cricket League. This was a great event under the leadership of our AC leaders Chandni Gandhi and Parul Juneja, our CRYket lead Avaya Khandelwal and volunteers who helped make this event a huge success.

Kentucky

A huge round of applause to CRY Kentucky Action Center for organizing an awesome Kentucky Premier League 2019 tournament on August 10 at 112 Park Ave, Frankfort in which 20 teams participated and raised $17,000 for children’s rights. The tournament included 16 men’s teams and 4 women’s teams, cricket games, women’s badminton, and kids activities. Congratulations to the winners ‘Boys Are Back’ (Men's Cricket), Frankfort Mirchi (Women’s Cricket), Nikhita and Ridhi (Girls’ badminton), Aathman and Jai (Boys’ badminton), Muskan, Kavitha, Sravanthi and Usha (Women’s badminton). We thank our donors, especially Deloitte Consulting and Health Tech Solutions and several generous individual donors.

Salt Lake City Thank you Salt Lake City Action Center for organizing CRYket on July 21 at 11th Avenue Park in which six teams participated and raised $800. Congratulations to the winning team Western Governors University & the runners up Adarsh Nagar team! Thanks to our event sponsors and donors - Bhavanand Reddy for medals and trophies, Omar Alam - President of Utah Cricket Association (UCA) for the park, Prakash Shah, Sprouts Farmers Market, Star Of India and Krishna Kashyap. Big thanks to our Action Center lead & volunteers for making this event possible.

Los Angeles Congratulations to the Los Angeles Action center for organizing its first ever CRYket tournament on July 13 in collaboration with the Santa Clarita Cricketers, in which 10 teams participated and raised $2,000 for underprivileged children. Congratulations to the winning team Woodland Hills & the runners up, Santa Clarita Khiladis. A big thanks to Boston Scientific Corporation for sponsoring the trophies & to volunteers for organizing a great event.

Harrisburg Congratulations to the Harrisburg Action Center for organizing an IPL viewing event at Parivaar Restaurant on April 6. The match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians was streamed live along with an unlimited buffet for the participants which raised $861. Thanks to the Action Center lead Slesha Fadte, and wonderful volunteers Rohitaj, Satya, Rohan, Ravi and Laxmi for all the hard work they put into organizing a successful event!

San Antonio San Antonio organized another smashing CRYket event this year on October 19 at Tom Slick Park. There were more than 10 teams who participated. This event brought together players from the neighbouring areas and helped support the cause of Child Rights by raising funds. Thanks to the AC leads - Sudha Sundaram and Prashant Nambisan and volunteers Mohanavelu, Nithya, Mohan, Benita, Shreya, Shweta, Thiliph, Deepa, Shilpa, Chintan, Venkatesh, and Vidya for organizing such a great event!

CRY Walk 2019 CRY Walk events bring together entire families of CRY America volunteers to raise awareness and resources for children’s rights. This year, CRY Walk was held across 12 cities.

Arkansas

Congratulations to the 3rd CRY Walk in Arkansas on April 28 at Lake Fayetteville which included 100 participants & raised $12,490 for children’s rights. It was a fun event with activities like cricket, yoga, three-legged race, sack race and more. Huge thanks to the Action Center leads Vikas Anand and Sam Kumar and to all our event participants, sponsors, participants, volunteers, fundraisers & donors for organizing and enabling such an awesome event! Heartfelt thanks to the donor Akshay Kumar, our top fundraisers Vikas Anand, Lauren DeLeon, Sampath Kumar, Reeta Vyas, Senad Zlatovic and Mini Korappath

San Antonio Our San Antonio Action Center had a successful CRY Walk event on February 24th at the O.P. Schnabel Park. Thank you to the amazing team, Sudha, Prashant, Rajaguru, Shreya, Shweta, Mohanavelu, Nithya, Thiliph, Vidya, Kalaiselvi, Preetha, Yamuna, Sathya, Bashyam, Deepa, and Kiruba for organizing a great day for the San Antonio community to support child rights! With the help of donors, volunteers, and sponsors, the team was able to have a profit of $3,244! The day consisted of a run with 146 attendees, raffle prizes, auction items, and much more! Big thanks to Mayor’s Council FitCitySA and Yoga Seva Institute for supporting the event. Thanks to the fundraising team, CRY San Antonio Volunteers and captain of this team Sudha Sundaram, fundraisers Prashant Nambisan, Shloka Subramanian and top fundraiser Kiran Ramchandran for your efforts.

Delaware

Our student volunteers from Delaware organized their first Walk on April 6th at Tweeds Park. Along with participants from different local schools, members from the community came to show their support for the very first CRY event in Delaware. Attendees had a one mile race around the park. With 16 attendees, the team raised a total of $688. Congratulations to Shomudro and Susmita Gupta for leading this great effort!

New Jersey & New York Our New Jersey and New York Action Centers organized a combined walk for 2019. Both the Action Centers did an amazing job and helped raise $36,600 for underprivileged children. The 5k Walk/Run was organized at Roosevelt Park, New Jersey on September 22. Nearly 100 people attended the walk. There was also a Bollywood Zumba dance session and games for kids and adults. After the 5k Walk/Run, winners were awarded with trophies and medals. We wish to thank our sponsors - BCB Indus American Bank, Arora Hospitality Group and Susan Martinez, Central Jersey Psychotherapy, LLC. A big thanks to our walk leads Chandini Gandhi from the New York Action Center and Manish Agarwal from New Jersey Action Center for leading this successful event.

Raleigh Our Raleigh Action Center organized its Annual CRY Walk on September 28 at Apex Community Center. It was a fun, all-family event with a dance performance, picnic games for children as well as soccer and basketball games. The event made a total profit of $3,347. We extend our gratitude to our top fundraisers from the event- Manish Patel, Anuj Bhatia, Prasada Devarasetty and the High School Chapter for making the walk a success!

Atlanta Our annual Atlanta CRY Walk was organized on Nov 16 at Sims Lake Park. Students and adults came together for a 3K walk/run led by Mehak & Anurag Jain. Games and activities for the whole family were organized, such as Bollywood Dance/Zumba, Henna, Face painting, Food eating competition, Karaoke & Raffle. Thank you, Atlanta AC for raising $5,020 for children’s rights. We thank our sponsors RedeFINest, Farmers Insurance, C2 Education, Lifetime Fitness, Perfectice & Zooms Consulting for their support.

Antelope Valley Antelope Valley Walk was organized on October 19 at Forrest Hull Park by student volunteers Shruthi, Jayan, Nikhil, Vani, Pranesh, Nilesh & Renee under the leadership of Anupama Kumar. The event had a 4k path around the park which 60 attendees completed, followed by a high energy zumba session, tug-o-war & freeze dance. The attendees enjoyed homemade delicacies brought by CRY volunteers & the event raised $3,222 for less privileged kids.

Boston This year Boston organized a virtual walk wherein volunteers created fundraising pages which they promoted with their friends & contacts. The fundraiser started on September 15 and ended on November 23 and raised $5,521 for children’s rights. We thank Sanjay, Ram, Harshita, Sriram & all our Boston volunteers & donors for supporting CRY America.

Houston

Our Houston AC organized a blockbuster walk this year on November 3 at Lost Creek Park. The event was attended by 100 people who walked/ ran 5k, grooved to Bollywood songs, enjoyed mouth watering food, henna & face painting for the kids. We thank Chetan, Dina, Dharam, Juuhi, Ramesh, Rekha & all our Houston volunteers, donors & event sponsors for raising $12,132 & making this event a grand success.

Bay Area The Bay Area walk was held on November 10 at the Central Park. The venue served as a beautiful backdrop for the 5k walk/run, followed by light snacks. The walk raised $5,061 for less privileged kids, thanks to Anupama, Raj, Kranthi, Srilaxmi & Varnica for their support. Thank you to all the walkers, donors, fundraisers and supporters for making this event a success.

Orange County Two Action Centers Orange County & LA came together along with Dan Hills High School Student Chapter to organize the CRY Walk this year led by Anna, Natasha & Jayden. The event raised $3957 and included Percy talking about CRY’s mission, a 5k walk in the beautiful park, yoga, painting booth, henna, raffles & a picnic style lunch. We thank our OC and LA volunteers, donors & fundraisers for organizing a great event.

Chicago Baxter ALN Chicago organised a Walk-a-thon Fundraiser to help raise funds for CRY America on Sept 25 at Century Park in Vernon Hills. The event was attended by the Baxter employees, CRY America Fundraising Director Patrick Bocco & Chicago Volunteer Lead Ankit Mahajan & raised $4,664 for underprivileged children. Participants enjoyed activities like raffle, delicious food and music. Big thanks to all the Baxter employees and especially to Sangeetha Ravindran Nair for organizing this event.

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Other Action Center Events CRY Los Angeles - Kite Festival CRY LA AC organised its 2nd annual Kite Festival on 16 February at the West Creek Park, Valencia with 100 guests flying kites of different colors, followed by a dance performance by EB Bollywood & snacks from ‘Bollywood Bytes’. The event raised $1,795 for happier childhoods! Thank you to Vani, Ruba, Humshini, Varnica, Shefali, Krish & students from Valencia High School. Our gratitude to our sponsors, Boston Scientific Corporation, Rudra Technologies, Pump it Up, By Invitation Only, Liz Mullen-The Maker’s Studio, The Looks Threading Salon, KitaabWorld, Raj Meets Simran & Mandvi Sharma’s Art classes for their support.

CRY NY - Networking On June 4, the CRY NY AC organized it’s first ever panel discussion, ‘CRY Connect’ at Homeis office space, an event to connect young professionals, entrepreneurs and students, while generating awareness on child rights. The 4 panelists - Sangeeta Mudnal, Avni Modi, Jigar Thakkar & Gary Pasricha shared details of their journey, tips for success & the importance of giving back to the community. Comedian Dan Nainan entertained the crowd. Thanks to our donors, sponsors, volunteers and attendees, we raised $5,310 to help kids in need.

CRY Chicago - Art Event CRY Chicago Action Center organised a fun painting event in collaboration with Pinot’s Palette franchise on April 27 at Logan Square. It was a great opportunity for the attendees to learn about CRY. Participants painted a beautiful piece and took their creations home. The event raised $340. There was also a silent auction held by CRY volunteers. Big thanks to Chicago action center lead Ankit Mahajan and his team of volunteers.

CRY Seattle - Ina Mina Dika The very active CRY Seattle action center raised $20,555.45 from its annual Shruti, Ina Mina Dika Music concert collaboration on August 27 at Ikea Performing Arts Center.Shruti crossed the 25 years mark as a band and 20 years of Ina Mina Dika. This unique Bollywood music concert witnessed 500 attendees. The evening was full of melodies and memories. The event was definitely a huge success for bringing smiles on the faces of thousands of underprivileged children. Thank you to Shruti, Ina Mina Dika band and our amazing volunteers - especially for the event lead Sai Sajja.

CRY Seattle- Allgorhythms CRY Seattle did another great event on June 8 at Kirkland Performance Center and raised $12,332 for underprivileged children. This event was a fabulous concert ‘Kuch To Gadbad hai’, a musical, comic, murder mystery along with CRY Secret superstar 2019, a singing competition. The top 3 winners chosen from Secret Superstar got a chance to perform LIVE with the Allgorhythms band. Congratulations to the team of CRY Seattle for organizing this. Special thanks to the event lead Sai Sajja.

CRY Atlanta- Car Wash CRY Atlanta Student Chapter organized a successful Car Wash event on July 14, 2019. The Car Wash was led by Tejas Mirthipati, Siya Patel and Ira Chandramouli in partnership with Wendy’s. The team of volunteers washed around 25 cars and raised $183 for underprivileged children. We are so grateful to you!

CRY Volleyball - Phoenix Phoenix AC organized yet another successful Volleyball event on October 19 & 20 at the Indian School Park, Sand Volleyball Courts in which 180 people participated & raised $8485 for children. Congratulations to the ‘Creators’ team for winning the tournament! We thank Suma, Pooja, Priya, Ranga, Naveen, Anil, Ravi, Ram, Hari, Macha and all our Phoenix volunteers. We also thank Turmeric Restaurant, Rakesh Gaddam, Srikanth Reddy Pasunuru for donating food for the event. 42

CRY Dandia - San Diego San Diego organized it’s first ever Dandia event on October 4 at the beautiful Del Mar Fairgrounds which was a huge success with 2000 guests & $23,283 revenues. Hemant Mehta’s group did a super job with the live music. Big thanks to the sponsors, Miramar Cash & Carry and Colorshot Studio. The event included a kids dance, mouthwatering food stalls & raffle prizes! Huge shoutout to Palak, Shibani, Samyuktha, Edward, Sushmita, Karishma, Bharath, Nandita, Ruchika, Sraavan, Aprit, Neha, Sowmya, Deepti, Sachin, Neelam, Percy & and Laura for organizing an awesome event!

CRY Dandia - Seattle Huge round of applause to our Seattle AC for delivering another blockbuster Dandia on 3 weekends Sept 28, Oct 4 and Oct 5 at the Microsoft Commons which was attended by over 3000 guests & raised $36,202 for underprivileged children. DJ Paresh, DJ KP & DJ Shailesh rocked the house with their music. A big thank you to Rajesh, Paresh, Ketika, Anuashka, Shilpa, Kaushik, Sahitya, Sai, Phani, Dheeraj, Yogita, Manisha & all our Seattle volunteers, attendees & supporters executing this exciting & successful event!

CRY America Annual Volunteer Conference 2019

On May 18 & 19, 32 participants from across the USA came together to attend the CRY Annual Volunteer Conference in Atlanta. With a wonderful group of volunteers, staff, and board members, it was a great opportunity to review the organization’s achievements for 2018 and develop plans for 2019 as a group. CRY America President Shefali Sunderlal shared CRY America’s achievements and impact in 2018 along with the goals for 2019. Vatsala Mamagain, Director, CRY India shared information on CRY India’s achievements, plans and supported projects. Small group discussions enabled volunteers to share new event ideas, discuss improvements and engage in the planning process. The bonding dinner on Saturday night at Loca Luna was a great hit where the group got to relax and spend time getting to know their fellow CRY volunteers and staff better. Thank you to Anurag Jain, our Atlanta Action Center Lead, for welcoming us to Atlanta & being such a gracious host!

CRY America Supported Project- Sanlaap Project Sanlaap works in West Bengal on issues related to child protection, serving intervention is running drop-in centers, in red light districts across Kolkata and its support and reintegration. 985 children impacted by child protection programs 306 children attended workshops and training on their rights 28 child marriages prevented 18 children removed from child labor and trafficking 17 children rescued from child labor and trafficking mainstreamed in formal education

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How Payal Became A Kung Fu Champion! When Payal was very young, she used to go to school. However, when her father died, her mother was forced to move to Sonagachi, a red-light district in Kolkata and take up prostitution just to make ends meet. Payal had to leave school behind and was pushed into child labor. It was around this time Sanlaap heard about her plight and helped her to stop working as a child laborer and go back to school. Payal immersed herself in studies and enrolled in Kung Fu to learn self-defense skills. She even earned a gold medal in one of the championships she participated in! She is currently studying hotel management at EDUSOL Hotel Management Institute and is determined to be successful and and create a better life for herself and her family. “I am on cloud nine right now. So many people are telling me that I am an inspiration for many. But when I look back, it was not easy,” says Payal.

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Payal's story shows us just how much is possible for a child when obstacles like child labor do not block their growth.

Action Centers At A Glance

Action Center

Ac Leader

Ac Contact

Antelope Valley

Anupama Kumar

Antelopevalley@cryamerica.org

Arkansas University

Vikas Anand & Sam Kumar

Uark@cryamerica.org

Atlanta

Anurag & Mehak Jain

Atlanta@cryamerica.org

Austin

Vijay Vavilikolanu & Raga Chandra

Austin@cryamerica.org

Bay Area

N/a

Bayarea@cryamerica.org

Boca Raton

Eesha Shah

Bocaraton@cryamerica.org

Boston

Sanjay Yengul

Boston@cryamerica.org

Chicago

Ankit Mahajan

Chicago@cryamerica.org

Delaware

Susmita & Shomudro Gupta

Delaware@cryamerica.org

Harrisburg

Slesha Fadte

Harrisburg@cryamerica.org

Houston

Chetan Patel

Houston@cryamerica.org

Kentucky

Srinivas Dharanipragada

Kentucky@cryamerica.org

Los Angeles

Varnica Singh

Losangeles@cryamerica.org

New Jersey

Manish Agarwal

Newjersey@cryamerica.org

Action Center

Ac Leader

Ac Contact

New York

Parul Juneja & Chandni Gandhi

Newyork@cryamerica.org

Orange County

Percy Presswalla & Laura Vasquez

Orangecounty@cryamerica.org

Raleigh

Harris Ahmed

Raleigh@cryamerica.org

Salt Lake City

Eshaani Ishaa

Saltlakecity@cryamerica.org

San Antonio

Sudha Sundaram & Prashant Nambisan

Sanantonio@cryamerica.org

San Diego

Samyuktha Kashinath & Shibani Naik

Sandiego@cryamerica.org

Seattle

Rajesh Munshi

Seattle@cryamerica.org

AC Appreciation Awards 2019

AC of the Year 2019 - San Diego AC

Best Outreach 2019- Los Angeles

Student AC 2019 - Raleigh and Atlanta

CRY Walk Event 2019 - Houston

New AC 2019 - Salt Lake City

Innovative Event 2019 - Austin

Top Fundraisers of the Year 2019

Patrick Bocco

Parul Juneja

Vikas Anand

Dina Patel

Sanjay Yengul

Shikha Bhatia

Volunteers of the Year Awards 2019

Jaden Fitter & Natasha Shetty Orange County

Shweta Ravi - San Antonio

Vani Grandhe - Los Angeles

Rangam Addepalli - Austin

Chetan Patel - Houston

Monica Mahajan - New Jersey 16

Arpit Seksaria - San Diego

Avaya Khandelwal - New York

Mehak Jain - Atlanta

Dance / Music Schools For Child Rights

CRY America thanks the following dance and music schools for standing up for child rights: Amrita Biswas & Aarohan Music for choosing CRY America as the beneficiary to their Annual Recital for the 4th consecutive year. The event ‘Aamad’ on March 23rd at Marvin Ridge High School, Waxhaw raised $3,000 for child rights. Mudra Foundation & Arti Datta for choosing CRY America as a beneficiary to their event 'Jeevan Tarang' (Rhythms of life) on June 16 at the Maguire Theater raised $1,750 for underprivileged children. Anjal Jain for choosing CRY America as a beneficiary to her Arangetram event & raising $2,567 for children. Shilpa Torvi & Dikshaa Dance Academy for choosing CRY America as the beneficiary to their dance event on April 20th at the Evergreen Valley College, San Jose. The event raised $500 for child rights. Shri Krupa Dance Foundation and Guru Vishal Ramani for creating awareness about CRY America & raising $1,000 through their Arangetram events held between June and Aug 2019 across California. CRY America thanks Sujatha Sharath & Narthanalaya School of Arts for choosing CRY America as the beneficiary to their dance event Nritya Mala 2019 on Nov 16 at the Hindu Cultural Center & raising $450 for the benefit of underprivileged children CRY America thanks Anal Seth & Studio Dhoom for choosing CRY America as one of the the beneficiaries to their 7th annual “Dance for a Cause” fundraiser event on December 7th, 2019 at the Freedom High School, Virginia & raising. The event raised $2,560 for underprivileged children.

CRY America & Social Media CRY America Inc. 15 min

Ensuring happier childhoods. #HappyChildhoods

CRY America has expanded its presence on social media this year. Apart from Facebook, we are now very active on Twitter and Instagram. Social media gives us a great opportunity to have conversations with our donors, volunteers and supporters on child rights and how they can support our mission. On Facebook, our volunteers and supporters have been leveraging the birthday fundraiser tool to use birthdays and other personal life events to raise money for CRY America. We have also used our Facebook page to promote our events and speak about success stories from our projects. We have run targeted campaigns on social media for Giving Tuesday and volunteer appreciation. @america.cry

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CRY America Grant Impact 2019

159,018

Children impacted

4,238

Children immunized

793

Villages/slums covered

3,521

Birth registrations

217

ICDS centers activated/retained

PHCs/Sub centers activated/retained

2,657

Children mainstreamed

256

Children removed from labor

824

Children's groups formed/strengthened

389

Child marriages stopped

100

Villages/slums 100% child labor free

62,779

Number of 6-18 children in schools

CRY America Projects 2019 Project Name

State

Approved Grant (USD)

Comprehensive Health and Rural Development Society (CHARDS)

Bihar

18,653

Development Education & Environment Programme (DEEP)

Bihar

24,271

Samagra Seva

Bihar

16,882

Jawahar Jyoti Bal Vikas Kendra (JJBVK)

Bihar

14,256

Adarsh Seva Sansthan (ASES)

Jharkhand

21,103

Society for Advancement in Tribes, Health, Education, Environment (SATHEE)

Jharkhand

29,043

New Era Environmental & Development Society (NEEDS)

Manipur

20,542

Chale Chalo

Odisha

17,190

Sikshasandhan

Odisha

20,295

Sanlaap

West Bengal

25,526

Diksha

West Bengal

14,143

Peoples Action for People in Need (PAPN)

Harayana

22,057

Project Name Vikas Samvad Samity

State

Madhya Pradesh

Approved Grant (USD) 31,300

Kotra Adivasi Sansthan

Rajasthan

33,446

Prayatn Sansthan

Rajasthan

29,760

Doaba Vikas Evam Utthan Samiti (DVEUS)

Uttar Pradesh

47,086

Dr. Sambhunath Singh Research Foundation

Uttar Pradesh

26,048

Kriti Shodh Sansthan (KSS)

Uttar Pradesh

17,073

Education Resource Society (ERS)

Uttar Pradesh

16,866

Compassionate Rural Association for Social Action (CRASA )

Andhra Pradesh

16,763

People's Oragnisation for Rural Development (PORD)

Andhra Pradesh

38,515

Pragathi

Andhra Pradesh

39,119

Society for Rural Agriculturalists & Mass Awareness (SRAMA)

Andhra Pradesh

25,641

Empowering Girl Child (Margadarshi)

Karnataka

25,585

Rural Workers Development Society (RWDS)

Tamil Nadu

31,818

Shramik Vikas Kendram (SVK)

Telangana

47,620

Gram Mitra Samaj Sevi Sansthan (GMSSS)

Chattisgarh

14,056

Project Name

State

Approved Grant (USD)

Mitwa Mahila Kalyan Evam Seva Samiti (MMKSS)

Chattisgarh

15,355

Gujarat

13,747

Maharashtra

25,881

Grant to CRY Capacity Building of Projects

India

56,982

Grant to CRY - Child Centers

India

18,784

CRY - Grant Management Reimbursement

India

73,964

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

USA

25,000

Children’s Rights Inc

USA

25,000

Child Welfare Leagues of America

USA

25,000

Gramya Vikas Trust (GVT) Kalapandhari Magasvargiya & Adivasi Gramin Vikas Sansthan (KMAGVS)

2019 Projects/Grants - Reviews Grant / Project Name: Comprehensive Health and Rural Development Society [CHARDS] , India 2019 Grant: $18,651 Project Objectives: To provide community access to primary health care, reduce child & maternal mortality & morbidity; strengthen health institutions & reduce the number of malnutrition cases. Project Review: Community sensitized on health & nutrition; 60% villages got safe drinking water; 67% women had institutional deliveries & 347 pregnant women & lactating mothers linked to health schemes; 91% children (9-12 months) immunized; 69% (6-9 months)mothers practised exclusive breastfeeding & 64% (9-12 months) initiated complementary feeding; 93% children enrolled in ICDS centers; 48% SAM children referred to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers (NRC) & 73% recovered; 1 mini-Anganwadi center with full time Anganwadi Workers started & protein rich food provided in all Anganwadis. Grant / Project Name: Development Education and Environment Program [DEEP], India 2019 Grant: $24,271 Project Objectives: To ensure 100% enrollment of 3- 6 years children in ICDS; 6-14 yrs children to be enrolled & retained in schools, to reduce child labor & child marriage Project Review: The team activated 10 schools & 13 ICDS centers in the intervention area; 10 teachers & 22 Anganwadi workers were trained; 73% (3-6yrs) children attended school; 89% children cleared grade 10; 512 children moved from grade 5 to 6, 556 from grade 8 to 9 and 365 children moved from grade 10 to 11; 136 children enrolled in remedial classes & 108 children into residential schools; 514 child labors were mainstreamed into school; 24 child marriages stopped; Capacity building done for 384 child collective members; 24 meetings organised with stakeholders & 6 with Child Protection Committee on child protection issues Grant / Project Name: Samagra Seva, India 2019 Grant: $16,607 Project Objectives: To reduce malnutrition among children, pregnant women & lactating mothers & Capacity building of children's collectives Project Review: The Project team is working on improving the health status of children in the intervention area. 70% children (9 - 12 months) were completely immunized, 41% SAM children were referred to NRC & 33% children recovered; 3 Anganwadis & 47 families started kitchen garden, 200 drumstick plants planted & 60 families planted guava plant to improve nutritional status in community; 24 Anganwadi helpers trained on nutrient preserving food preparation; Capacity building program organised on CRY’s Child Center Module & 4 sessions conducted for adolescent groups on health, hygiene, food intake, and gender related issues.

Grant / Project Name: Jawahar Jyoti Bal Vikas Kendra (JJBVK), India 2019 Grant: $14,256 Project Objectives: To ensure 100% enrollment of 3- 6 years children in ICDS & 6-14 yrs children in schoosl, to reduce child labor & child marriage & improve understanding on age appropriate development of child Project Review: The Project is working in 16 villages to ensure children have access to education. 32 children were enrolled in ICDS; ensured use of teaching and learning methodologie in 18 Anganwadis; 31 children enrolled in school; 30 children were assisted in getting admission to higher classes; 35 students learnt computer skills in Digital Literacy Center; 10 people pledged not to use child labor in their enterprise after the awareness programs organised by Partner; Workshop on effects of child marriage conducted & girls sports team was formed to break gender stereotype; 183 adolescents attended child center module training Grant / Project Name: New Era Environmental & Dev Society [NEEDS], India 2019 Grant: $20,313 Project Objectives: Work towards building model villages & interaction with various child protection institutions for better implementation of policies and laws pertaining to child protection Project Review: The Project is working on building a protective environment for children. Team is working on building 15 model villages; Life skill programs organized for 431 children & awareness program organised for 6,876 children in 10 residential schools; 20 child leaders interacted with tribe apex bodies to develop & strengthen common understanding; 50 reported cases were closed by the Child Welfare committee within 4 months; All police station staff were oriented on child friendly police stations and are maintaining the record as per the norms. Grant / Project Name: Sikshasandhan, India 2019 Grant: $20,181 Project Objectives: To ensure 100% enrollment & retainment of children in ICDS & to improve learning outcomes in schools Project Review: The team ensured 100% enrollment in 3 ICDS centers & 9 ICDS workers were trained on preschool education & life skills, the team facilitated training for 44 teachers & learning assessment was done for 464 children in grade 1 & 3; 596 children were taught life skills in summer camps; 75% children were immunized & 200 children were enrolled in the 7 Supplementary Nutrition Programs; growth tracking was done for 613 children & regular tracking was also done for pregnant women & lactating mothers; 6 new youth groups were formed with 100 member

Grant / Project Name: Chale Chalo, India 2019 Grant: $17,006 Project Objectives: To provide access to health care, reduce child malnutrition & ensure proper functioning of children's collectives Project Review: The team is working on improving the health status of the community through various awareness programs; handwashing sessions were conducted for 941 children in ICDS; Mapping done for malnourished children & 10 food demonstration session conducted; 253 malnourished children monitored for exclusive feeding process & 230 children have recovered; Kitchen garden developed in 7 ICDS centers, 26 Child Club were formed & 223 children participated in discussions on health & nutrition; 605 adolescent girls mapped & HB test conducted to determine their health status Grant / Project Name: Adarsh Seva Sansthan [ASES], India 2019 Grant: $21,103 Project Objectives: To ensure 100% children are enrolled & retained in schools, reduction in child labor & prevention of child marriage Project Review: The Project is tracking & monitoring children to preventt drop outs l; Drop out/ irregular children were mapped & home visits/ counselling was undertaken to regularize these children; 120 children were re-enrolled in school; 488 children & 151 adolescent girls attended sessions on child rights & a girls soccer team was formed to break stereotyping and gender adverse norms in community; Girls vulnerable to child marriage were tracked & motivated to continue education; 56 Parents & Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) trained on CRY’s concepts like ‘’parents and families roles’’ in a child’s life and ‘’children related violence- child labor, child marriage etc Grant / Project Name: Society for Advancement in Tribes, Health, Education, Environment [SATHEE], India 2019 Grant: $28,905 Project Objectives: To provide primary healthcare to the community & ensuring 100% children are enrolled into Anganwadi centers & schools Project Review: Through continuous efforts of the Project team 65% of Anganwadis participated in Village Health and Nutrition Day; over 1200 care givers were capacitated on the home based care; there was 78% institutional deliveries; the retention/regularities in ICDS improved to 87% & proper growth monitoring was ensured in all 50 ICDS centers; retention rate in schools increased to 65-69% ; 46 children were re-enrolled in 2 tribal villages; 76 irregular children were regularized in 21 schools; 686 children & 364 Adults were trained on Child Center module & 19 child marriages were stopped

Grant / Project Name: Sanlaap, India 2019 Grant: $15,474 Project Objectives: To ensure retention in schools and form youth group for a safe neighbourhood, change children’s perception about Police, and develop a learning platform on trafficking. Project Review: The Project team formed a 60 member Youth Groups in the 3 Red Light Areas; 17 children being coached for Junior Badminton Champion & 6 children received scholarships; 3,277 children (grade 8 to 10) participated in awareness sessions on Trafficking; 3 Interactive sessions held with Police, Youth leaders and Children; 9 children rescued from trafficking, 9 rescued from child labor & 28 children saved from child marriage ; 17 rescued children mainstreamed into formal education;Life skills sessions conducted for 3277 children of grade 8-10; 4 children cleared grade 10 & 5 children cleared grade 12 exams; 155 children especially girls and youth engaged in sports for development & to break gender stereotypes Grant / Project Name: Diksha, India 2019 Grant: $13,997 Project Objectives: Reduce child abuse, substance abuse, child labor & child marriage & to ensure Juvenile Justice systems are fully functional in 2 operational wards Project Review: The team organised sessions on child labor, child marriage, substance abuse & child portection for 185 children; 12 sessions on dance therapy were undertaken along with group counselling for 73 children & 3 victims of susbstance abuse were provided counselling; Comics & skits were used to create awareness about child abuse; 3 child labors & 11 drop outs were mainstreamed into schools; 4 workshops conducted for 200 students on child protection issues Grant / Project Name: Vikas Samvad Samity, India 2019 Grant: $31,300 Project Objectives: To ensure the availability of quality health services & reduce maternal & infant mortality; prevent and protect children from becoming Severely Acute Malnourished (SAM). Project Review: The team is working to improve the health status of the community through better public healthcare services. 85% children (9-12 months) were immunized through home visits; Team ensured 80% institutional deliveries; 53% mothers (6-9 months) practised exclusively breastfeeding; 100% children were provided cooked food in the ICDS centers; 32 children SAM (Severely Acute Malnourished) children were referred to NRC & 22 have graduated to the moderate underweight category; Kitchen gardens were initiated in 429 families to provide nutritional support & poultry had been distributed to 589 families

Grant / Project Name: People’s Action for People in Need [PAPN], India 2019 Grant: $22,057 Project Objectives: Ensure 100% children in 2 slums are retained in schools; Capacity building for children to exercise their agency in matters affecting them . Project Review: The Project team is focussing on education for children in 2 slums of Panchkula Municipality in Haryana. 46 out of 74 out-of-school children have been enrolled; 65 children moved from grade 5 to grade 6; 7 children linked with National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS); 8 families assisted in getting government documents for school admission; 2 capacity building sessions held for 22 adolescent group members on self-Identity and Self Confidence & 26 children received completion certificate for Digital Learning Center Program Grant / Project Name: Doaba Vikas Evam Utthan Samiti [DVEUS], India 2019 Grant: $47,086 Project Objectives: To improve the health status of children; enhance livelihood opportunities to improve nutrition status of children. Project Review: Project team is working with the marginalised community to improve their health and nutrition status. 2,234 mothers were sensitized on mother & child care practices, 931 mothers linked to government programs & 413 mothers provided Iron and Folic Acid tablets; 164 mothers practised exclusive breastfeeding for 6-9 month old babies & 226 mothers initiated complementary feeding in 7th month; 706 children were immunized;60% SAM children recovered; Food demo conducted in 40 villages; 2,126 people were provided health check-ups; 31 Villages provided safe drinking water; 616 toilets were constructed Grant / Project Name: Dr. Sambhunath Singh Research Foundation [SSRF], India 2019 Grant: $26,048 Project Objectives: To empower children to influence decision making on issues that affect them, Stop child marriage & ensure access to quality education for children. Project Review: SRF is working in 9 slums in Varanasi district with main focus on child marriage and education. 60 students completed Digital Learning Center course; 60 children were given life skill training as per the child center module; Awareness camps on child marriage conducted for 325 community members; 51 victims of child marriage assisted through Aap Biti program; Strengthening of Ward Child Protection Committee was done & 24 WCPC’s were formed; 79 children were enrolled in school, 4 girls linked with skill development scheme, 12 child labor enrolled in open shelters & 4 child labors enrolled in the Digital Learning Center (DLC), 1 boy helped in getting sponsorship under Integrated Child Protection Scheme( ICPS).

Grant / Project Name: Education Resource Society [ERS], India 2019 Grant: $16,442 Project Objectives: Ensure access to quality education to empower children & the community Project Review: The Project team is working on tracking & identifying out of school children & enrolling them into school; 57 (6-14 years) children were enrolled in government schools through enrollment drives; learning assessment conducted for 87 children; 14 training sessions of child center module organized for 500 people on emotional intelligence and communication skills; Sports has been introduced as part of regular curriculum at the CAC center and learning corners; 5 Bal Sabha (Children’s Assembly) was organized & attended by 287 children Grant / Project Name: Kriti Shodh Sansthan [KSS], India 2019 Grant: $6,758 Project Objectives: Provide access to free, quality primary health care & ensure institutions related to health and nutrition are fully functional Project Review: Team engaged regularly with Mothers’ groups on newborn care; 61 girls completed life skill training on health issues; 2 ICDS centers were constructed; 72 VHND (Village health and nutrition day) organised across 14 villages; 29 high risks mothers referred to hospital for check-ups; 67 Girls were immunized & Sanitary napkins were distributed to 45 girls; Grant / Project Name: CRY India - Grant for Capacity Building of Projects, India 2019 Grant: $56,874 Project Objectives: Grant to CRY India for capacity building of Projects Project Review: CRY America supports Projects in India that are selected on the basis of their track record, the issues they work with & impact on the communities. Supported Projects are provided with financial & capacity building support. Capacity building efforts includes program development & trainings for the project staff, teachers & community workers in the areas of education, healthcare, child labor, child marriage etc. CRY America utilizes the expertise of it’s partner CRY India to ensure that all grants to India Projects are effectively utilized & their capacities enhanced towards achieving their goals.

Grant / Project Name: CRY India - Grant to Child Centres, India 2019 Grant: $18,110 Project Objectives: Work with children & adults to help children exercise their agency in matters that affect them; and ensure they are treated with dignity, respect and equity by adults. Project Review: 9 Training of Trainers (TOT) was organised for the Project Partners to enhance capacities of Partners on child-centered approaches; 250 representatives participated from 66 Partner organizations; training included child development, an introduction to life skills, self-empowerment, proactive thinking skills, emotional intelligence, and comprehensive sexuality education and menstruation; specialists & external professionals were also enlisted to present particular topics; training also helped sharpen facilitation skills Grant / Project Name: CRY India - Reimbursement of Grant Management Expenses, India 2019 Grant: $73,748 Project Objectives: Grant Management Services provided by CRY India Project Review: CRY America utilizes CRY India’s grant management services to ensure effective utilization of grants & enhanced capacities of supported Projects towards achieving their goals. CRY's Project planning, monitoring, & evaluation systems include regular field visits, financial reporting, annual planning, financial reviews. CRY's team of professionals monitor achievements against key indicators. CRY has developed well-recognized impact parameters used in reviewing & planning processes that enables CRY & its grantees to set clearly defined & measurable goals. Project impact is consistently reported to donors through newsletters, social media & our website

Grant / Project Name: Kotra Adivasi Sansthan, India 2019 Grant: $33,446 Project Objectives: Ensure enhancement in learning levels and retention of children in schools/ centers, access to educational opportunities to children in remote areas. Advocate for educational entitlements for children. Project Review: 50 Gram Sabhas organized and 1410 members participated; Village development plan of 9 villages prepared and submitted; 345 families got housing scheme, 249 families linked with pension schemes, and 45 families linked with food security scheme; 20 child labors enrolled in learning centers; 16 meetings of Shiksha Committees organized; 686 children 6-14 years identified as irregular; 156 dropped out, 530 never been to school, and 400 child labors; 329 children 15-18 identified as irregular, 69 drop out, 260 never been to school, and 282 child labors; 31 children of learning centers enrolled in government schools; 19 adolescents enrolled in vocational training; 6 teachers recruited.

Grant / Project Name: Prayatn Sansthan, India 2019 Grant: $29,243 Project Objectives: Ensure proper health care, nutrition & food security of Sahariya women & children, safe deliveries & administration of health check-up programs, and create community awareness. Project Review: 29 village community awareness meetings conducted; 3 two days residential trainings conducted for 104 adolescents; MNREGA payments of 376 people facilitated; 98 women received iron folic acid tablets; 112 pregnant women registered in the ICDS center; 5 health camps organized; 522 community members received benefits; 2 SAM children referred to MTC; One district level interface meeting organized; detailed assessment of infrastructural gaps, lack of services, and staff shortage done; 114 children collective meetings conducted with. Clean village initiative taken up; Hand-washing practices demonstrated at 6 ICDS centers and 10 schools. Grant / Project Name: Pragathi, India 2019 Grant: $39,119 Project Objectives: Reduce school dropout and improve retention in project area; Reduce child labor and instances of child marriages in the project area. Increase fully functional Child Collectives from 23 to 30. Project Review: 1,039 families sensitized; 8 news articles published in newspapers; 372 parents sensitized and 40 families counciled; 113 child labor and drop outs motivated; 85 children received travel allowance; All project children tracked; 303 children moved from 8th to 9th grade; 246 children passed 10th grade; 2 children scored 10/10 GPA. 439 children provided guidance on higher education; Survey of 1,250 families done; 38 girls admitted into social welfare hostels; 644 families sensitized by involving priests/ caste leaders; 413 families visited and 20 child marriages prevented; 23 awareness programs conducted for 435 girls; 34 children trained on leadership skills & 52 on problem solving; 9 Girls and 6 boys identified as role models. Grant / Project Name: People's Organisation for Rural Development [PORD], India 2019 Grant: $38,515 Project Objectives: Improve enrollment & teaching in pre-school education, and reduce child labor, school dropout and child marriages. Strengthen all child collectives. Project Review: 944 children aged 3-5 enrolled into Anganwadi centers; A new Anganwadi center was constructed; 6 CBOs mainstreamed; 56 child labors mainstreamed to vocational courses; 3 children mainstreamed; 161 bus passes, 143 cycles, 2 birth certificates and 234 cast certificates issued; 6 awareness programs organized; 21 child marriages averted; 192 child collective meetings conducted; 2 adolescent girl groups formed; 65 child collectives strengthened; 4 schools prevented from closure; 181 children participated in life skills trainings; 208 children encouraged to continue their education after 10th Class.

Grant / Project Name: Society for Rural Agriculturalists and Mass Awareness (SRAMA), India 2019 Grant: $25,641 Project Objectives: Reduce child labor, dropout and trafficking in the project area. Create sensitized communities against child marriages and avert at least 10% reported child marriages. Strengthen all Child Collectives. Project Review: 11 awareness programs organized and 957 people sensitized; 658 children applied for caste certificates; 18 for bus passes; 13 for birth certificate; 75 for Aadhar Cards; 901 for SC, ST, BC scholarships; 9 for disable certificate; 181 children received free bicycles; 9 drop-outs re-enrolled and 4 irregular children made regular; In-depth analysis done on child trafficking; 105 families visited & sensitized against child marriages; 16 teachers visited 22 families; 88 child marriages prevented; 13 child collectives and 3 adolescent collectives formed; Sports and games conducted Grant / Project Name: Compassionate Rural Association for Social Action [CRASA], India 2019 Grant: $16,763 Project Objectives: Reduce child labor & school dropout and incidence of child marriage in the project area. Increase fully strengthened Child Collectives in the project community. Project Review: 56 dropouts and 10 child labors mainstreamed; 1544 families of child labor/ drop outs sensitized on the importance of education; 8 awareness programs conducted; 22 trainings conducted for 102 CBOs; 5 media articles published; 144 families visited to sensitize them on issues of child labor; ensured 29 vulnerable children did not drop out from school; 25 schools monitored; 192 families received social security benefits; 8 children of migrated parents enrolled in to hostels; 8 adolescent groups formed; 8 newspaper & 2 electronic media articles published; 415 children trained in 3 life skills; 39 Capacity Building sessions conducted; Introduced Life Skills modules to 15 Children Collectives. Grant / Project Name: Rural Workers Development Society [RWDS], India 2019 Grant: $31,811 Project Objectives: Reduce and prevent child labor among children in the 52 villages of the operational area. Create a protective environment for children of migrant families who are exposed to risks for 9 months a year. Project Review: 2969 children motivated to continue schooling. 62 drop-out children re-enrolled in school; 25 children prevented from going away to work; 250 irregular children ages 14-18 regularly monitored; 9 Villages ensured as %100 enrolment villages; 4 Primary Schools Prevented from closure; evening support classes initiated in 11 villages; 344 children passed 10th grade Exams, 322 children passed 12th Board exams; 216 children enrolled in College; 12 Child laborers re-enrolled into school; digital center set up and coaching provided; 2245 children attended meetings at 158 children collectives; 22 Adolescent Girls meetings conducted; 4 out-of-school children re-enrolled; 12 children re-enrolled; VLCPC’s formed in 10 Panchayats.

Grant / Project Name: Shramik Vikas Kendram [SVK], India 2019 Grant: $47,620 Project Objectives: Reduce school dropout, child labor and child marriages in the project area. Strengthen 10 more child collective. Project Review: 10 drop outs and 16 child labors mainstreamed; PRI members regularly monitor schools; 6 Panchayats passed resolutions against child labor and dropout; 642 children transitioned from primary to upper primary; Drinking water facility installed in 2 schools and sanitary napkins distributed in 11 schools; 56 families visited and 6 dropouts mainstreamed; 2 buses approved, benefiting 150 children; 134 children cleared examinations; 12 incidences of child marriage stopped; 69 girls enrolled into KGBV (40), Social welfare hostels (10), and Ashram schools (19); Life skills modules introduced in 23 child collectives. Grant / Project Name: Margadarshi, India 2019 Grant: $25,585 Project Objectives: Enroll & retain all children 6-18 years in school and save them from becoming dropout and child labor. Ensure effective functioning of child protection systems & create spaces for children to enjoy & grow. Project Review: ECCE monitoring done in 22 ICDS centers; 201 children enrolled in 1st standards through 11 school enrolment campaigns; 77 dropped-out children were re-enrolled in school and 10 never-been-to-school children enrolled; 4 new Anganwadis approved; SDMCs activated in 5 schools; 5 children’s collectives and 5 meetings facilitated; Over 900 family visits made and 58 mothers’ collective meetings conducted; 8 child labors mainstreamed; Activation of 5 Village Child Protection Committees (VCPC) initiated; 7 Awareness programs conducted; 6 children collectives strengthened &124 children regularly attend. Grant / Project Name: Mitwa Mahila Kalyan Evam Seva Samiti [MMKSS], India 2019 Grant: $15,355 Project Objectives: Ensure all 9 schools receive infrastructure all children in 8 slums are enrolled in schools. Ensure children 0-6 years & pregnant women enroll in Anganwadi and receive nutritional & health care services. Project Review: 13 ICDS workers trained on TLM (Teaching and Learning Material); All ICDS centers received and employ TLM; linked all identified mothers to their respective support system; 9 new teachers appointed in primary schools & 2 new teachers appointed in middle school; 24 drop out children enrolled in school; 1,769 children 6-18 years enrolled in regular schools; 171 children enrolled for school board examination, 152 children appeared & 76 children cleared the examination; 100% immunization was ensured; All 353 mothers of 6 to 60 months had their child weighed at the AWC on a regular basis; 80% of children identified as SAM were referred to NRC; 2 AWCs have separate kitchen space for cooking meals; 60 pregnant women had institutional deliveries.

Grant / Project Name: Gram Mitra Samaj Sevi Sansthan [GMSSS], India 2019 Grant: $14,056 Project Objectives: Ensure 100% children 3-5 years regularly attend pre-school & children 6-14 years are enrolled & retained in school; 100% Anganwadis provide supplementary & cooked food and other services. Project Review: 8 ICDS centers are implementing proper ECCE curriculum; regular follow-up with all 11 ICDS workers; regular monitoring in Anganwadi centers; 33 children improved their learning level; School construction work is in progress in Basakharal; 17 out of 19 schools have separate toilets for girls; 18 out of 19 schools are functional in their own buildings; 100% children have transitioned from Anganwadi Centers to regular schooling; 2 primary schools received electricity connection; 72 meetings organized for SMC members; 4 support classes started in model schools; children provided with vegetables grown in the kitchen gardens; 68 adolescents are regularly participating in meetings; 70% of the adolescent girls provided with iron tablets. Grant / Project Name: KMAGVS-Kalapandhari Magasvargiya and Adivasi Gramin Vikas Sansthan, India 2019 Grant: $25,812 Project Objectives: Reduce child marriage and child laborers in 26 villages of Latur by forming Child Protection programs & ensure rights of children in Udgir block of Latur district. Project Review: 97 girls identified and 81 cases (84%) of marriage prevented; 40 girls promoted as role models; 23 girls enrolled in government hostel; 40 girls organized 27 awareness meetings; 45 meetings with child protection structures held; 21 out of 85 dropped out children re-enrolled in school; 17 child labors prevented from labor; Child Labor Monitoring Committee formed in 19 villages; Support classes running successfully reaching 728 children; 8 Counselling sessions organized; 40 community volunteers trained; 281 children ages 6-11 years enrolled up to 5th class; 22 dropped out children were re-enrolled in school; 112children 3 to 6 years are attending Anganwadi centers. Grant / Project Name: Gramya Vikas Trust [GVT], India 2019 Grant: $13,747 Project Objectives: Enrolment of children in 3-18 years age group in schools. 50% of child labor re-enrolled in school in the 4 bandar Project Review: MIS tracking completed for 397 out of 401 children age 3-6 years; 34 irregular children in class 12th regularized; 12 Meetings done in 5 villages on ECE education; 5 Anganwadi Monitoring committees formed; Permission granted for construction of a new ICDS center building; 92.2% enrolment achieved for age group 6-14 years in school; 148 children newly enrolled and all retained in school; 3 Gram Panchayats sensitized; 108 children 14-18 years enrolled in regular school; 2 adolescent groups formed; re-enrolled 8 school drop outs; 14 children ages 6-18 prevented from dropping out; 81 children 6-18 years identified as child labour and families will be contacted.

Grant / Project Name: Social Welfare Agency & Training Institute (SWATI), India 2019 Grant: $10,310 Project Objectives: Reduce infant/maternal mortality rate & malnutrition through awareness & better implementation of government programs Project Review: Implementation of Maternal and New Born Child Health & Nutrition (MNCHN)program led to increase in institutional deliveries & decrease in stillbirth rate to 6.10%; healthcare facilities were provided for home deliveries within 48 hours; 92% mothers are practising complementary feeding after 6 months; 15 VHND (Village Health and Nutrition day) were organized & 232 mothers linked with maternity programs; 63% adolescents provided with IFA ( Iron-Folic Acid)tablets; 99% children immunized & 4 new ICDS centers were approved through the team’s intervention; Marriage No Child’s Play (MNCP) program & Life skill development training program for 10-19 year children helped prevent child marriage & provided opportunities for higher education Grant / Project Name: KMAGVS-Kalapandhari Magasvargiya and Adivasi Gramin Vikas Sansthan, India 2019 Grant: $25,812 Project Objectives: Reduce child marriage and child laborers in 26 villages of Latur by forming Child Protection programs & ensure rights of children in Udgir block of Latur district. Project Review: 97 girls identified and 81 cases (84%) of marriage prevented; 40 girls promoted as role models; 23 girls enrolled in government hostel; 40 girls organized 27 awareness meetings; 45 meetings with child protection structures held; 21 out of 85 dropped out children re-enrolled in school; 17 child labors prevented from labor; Child Labor Monitoring Committee formed in 19 villages; Support classes running successfully reaching 728 children; 8 Counselling sessions organized; 40 community volunteers trained; 281 children ages 6-11 years enrolled up to 5th class; 22 dropped out children were re-enrolled in school; 112children 3 to 6 years are attending Anganwadi centers. Grant / Project Name: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, USA 2019 Grant: $25,000 Project Objectives: Close the opportunity gap for the kids and teens by focusing on four strategic priorities: improving program quality, strengthening the Clubs, advocating for youth development and reaching more youth. Project Review: In April 2019, Boys & Girls Clubs hosted our Great Think: Workforce Readiness, bringing 120 top leaders to develop a national workforce readiness strategy that prioritizes the needs of young people. Following the convening, we released the white paper, Building Economic Opportunity: Youth Workforce Readiness with actionable steps for how businesses and employers, communities and policymakers can help provide youth with the support they need to be successful. 1,933 Conference Attendees Our 2019 regional and national conferences hosted local Club leaders and staff for training, learning and professional development. 1,209

Local Staff Trained In 2019, through our Club Directors Academies and Youth Development Institutes, local leaders and staff strengthened their skills. In 2019, we updated key programs and resources to help Clubs continue to deliver life-enhancing programs. Launched Agenda for America’s Youth on Capitol Hill to elevate youth workforce readiness as a national priority. Grant / Project Name: Children’s Rights Inc, USA 2019 Grant: $25,000 Project Objectives: Work on “Protection, Placement and Legal Reforms for abused and neglected children across the USA” to improve the lives of neglected, abused children and enable systemic changes towards more sustainable solutions through need based litigation. Project Review: Children’s Rights’ landmark victories have affected hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children in more than a dozen states. Recent progress includes: In Tennessee, almost 90% of children entering foster care between 2015-2018 received initial health care assessments in their first 30 days, and 95% of children received required risk and service need assessments in their first 30 days; in 2018, nearly 90% of children in foster care received at least two monthly visits from their caseworkers. Between 2004 and 2019, Connecticut ensured that all children under the age of five were placed with a foster family, completely eliminating the once common practice of congregate care. Michigan increased the number of children receiving monthly caseworker visits by 42 percent between 2012 and 2019. Additionally, the state ensured that 93 percent of foster children remained enrolled in a familiar or current school. Grant / Project Name: Child Welfare League of America, USASansthan, India 2019 Grant: $25,000 Project Objectives: Implement a global agenda through the development of a global advisory committee, a special issue of CWLA’s peer reviewed academic journal and a special global conference. Project Review: CWLA formed a 35 member global committee to guide the planning of CWLA�s 2020 Global Conference and call for abstracts for the Child Welfare Journal. The committee meets by conference call. CWLA�s 2020 conference will feature 19 workshop presentations and a special session that will feature authors from the global journal. A special issue of Child Welfare will be dedicated to a global perspective on research, best practices, and innovation to promote more family supportive interventions by child welfare systems. The process for completion of the journal is underway. CWLA continued its active involvement with other non-profit partners including the U.S. Campaign for the Ratification of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC). Leadership group met by teleconference call or in person two to three times a month.

Audited Financial Reports 2019 CRY — CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU AMERICA, INC. STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

Assets

2019 ($)

2018 ($)

CURRENT ASSETS: Cash

1,462,307

1,363,128

Accounts Receivable

1,894

19,282

Prepaid expenses

26,510

23,613

1,490,711

1,406,023

Office equipment

4,856

5,654

Less accumulated depreciation

(342)

(5,654)

Total Property and Equipment

4,514

Total Current Assets

FIXED ASSETS:

TOTAL ASSETS

1,495,225

1,406,023

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable

2,532

10,048

Grants payable

86,210

157,448

Accrued expenses

13,000

Total Current Liabilities

101,742

180,496

Without donor restrictions

1,393,483

1,225,527

Total Net Assets

1,393,483

1,225,527

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

1,495,225

1,406,023

NET ASSETS:

CRY — CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU AMERICA, INC. STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

2019 ($)

2018 ($)

Without Donor Restrictions

Contributions

552,638

575,337

Fundraising events - Revenue raised

1,391,926

1,188,751

Fundraising events - Expenses incurred

(298,668)

(261,756)

Net Fundraising Event Revenue

1,093 258

926,995

186

302

1,646,082

1,502,634

Program/grant services

961,210

927,448

Fundraising

205,654

229,316

Administrative

311,262

289,254

Total Expenses

1,478,126

1,446,018

167,956

56,616

NET ASSETS - BEGINNING OF YEAR

1,225,527

1,168,911

NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR

1,393,483

1,225,527

REVENUES AND SUPPORT

Interest income Total Revenues and Other Support

EXPENSES:

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

CRY — CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU AMERICA, INC. STATEMENTS OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

2019 ($)

2018 ($)

India grant projects

886,210

857,448

US grant projects

75,000

70,000

Program/Grant Expenses:

Total Program/Grant Expenses

961,210

927,448

Fundraising Expenses: Payroll

118,289

97,080

Marketing

4,600

43,100

Service charges

49,039

46,082

407

984

Office & software

30,371

33,124

Postage

2,948

6,446

Travel

Consultant Total Fundraising Expenses

2,500 205,654

229,316

Administrative Expenses: Payroll

165,843

160,234

Professional services

70,880

57,436

Travel and seminar/conference

35,749

30,580

Rent

9,780

9,665

Insurance

7,946

8,454

License and registration fees

8,622

9,406

Service charges

1,455

6,020

Telephone and internet services

3,084

3,385

Postage

1,365

2,223

Dues

5,681

706

Depreciation

342

Electricity

156

379

Office supplies

359

766

Total Administrative Expenses

311,262

289,254

CRY — CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU AMERICA, INC. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

2019 ($)

2018 ($)

167,956

56,616

342

Decrease in accounts receivable

17,388

25,527

(Increase) in prepaid expenses

(2,897)

(13,994)

(Decrease)/Increase in accounts payable

(7,516)

9,674

(1,500)

(Decrease)/increase in grants payable

(71,238)

100,015

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

104,035

176,338

Purchase of equipment

(4,856)

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities

(4,856)

NET INCREASE IN CASH

99,179

176,338

CASH - BEGINNING OF YEAR

1,363,128

1,186,790

CASH - END OF YEAR

1,462,307

1,363,128

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Change in net assets Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation expense

(Decrease) in accrued expenses

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Supplemental disclosure: Interest paid

Taxes paid

Non-cash investing activity: During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Organization wrote off $5,654 of fully depreciated equipment.

Testimonials

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Every child deserves a happy and healthy childhood. But millions of children remain malnourished, illiterate and engaged in child labor. CRY - Child Rights and You America works towards ensuring that marginalized children have access to schools, healthcare, and are protected from child labor and child marriage. I support the cause of child rights. I support CRY.

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-Arjun Rampal

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The basic difference between other organizations and CRY is that they involve the parents and the entire community towards impacting the child. Community groups are made aware and empowered to tackle their own problems, instead of outsiders coming to ‘help’ them. CRY’s approach is a holistic concept, ensuring change that lasts for generations.

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-Sharmila Tagore

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Sustainable change can be brought about only by making changes in communities in their entirety, in addition to focussing on individual cases and issues. We recently witnessed the changes brought about by a CRY project. This has strengthened our belief in the power of community and the dedication of CRY America towards making every child’s life beautiful. We have a long way to go, but we can make it happen with the support of people who believe we can. -Sushmita and Sujay Saha,

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Seeing small children in rags begging on the streets in India is heartbreaking - yet giving them a few coins is not a solution. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the scale of the problem, but there are ways to help. I have been volunteering for CRY Boston for 10 years. CRY's unique rights based approach goes beyond charity and strengthens social structures that enable children to develop to their full potential. Join CRY America and make a difference!

-Sanjay Yengul

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Volunteering with CRY America has been a life changing process. It is so wonderful to know that my energy and efforts have been put towards a cause that truly cares for the well being of children (my several project visits confirm this). I am so thankful for this opportunity where we are able to make a real impact in the lives of children back home, while sitting so far away from them. Thank you CRY America - honored to work with you. -Parul Juneja

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I know that you or I alone may not be able to change the world. But together, even if one child has a better future because of our effort, time and concern, we have done our bit. Having met 3 project partners has taught me much about CRY's impact at the grassroots level to bring systemic & holistic change in India. As of today, CRY has helped 716,386 children. I have been volunteering for 4 years now hope to be a part of this fantastic organization’s volunteer team even when we cross the 1 million mark - a million young lives and futures secured. -Anna Grass

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What Our Project Children Have To Say “I was forced to drop out of school because I had to care for my younger siblings while my mother went to work. A supplementary education center run by CRY America visited us and convinced my mother to re-enroll me. The teachers at the center helped me with my studies to make up for what I had missed. I’m now studying in sixth grade and am very happy!”

– Sona, 11 years, Kotra Adivasi Sansthan, Rajasthan

“I had become so used to working as a mechanic I couldn’t picture myself going back to school. The CRY America team supported me. Today, I’m studying for a diploma in electrical and electronics engineering. I’m so excited to be learning new things everyday and for a chance to make my parents proud!” - Anthony, 17 years,

RWDS, Tamil Nadu

“I used to be a part of the CRY Children’s Collective and the experience inspired me to stand up for my dreams. My parents wanted me to get married at an early age but I wanted to study. So I did. I wanted to become someone and today, I am. Everyone has the right to be successful in life – don’t let anyone stand in your way.”

- Asha, 16 years, KMAGVS, Maharashtra

“I would never have been able to chase my dream of becoming a scientist if CRY hadn’t helped me re-enroll in school after I had to drop out in 5th grade to become a child laborer! Today I’m an Ashoka Youth Venturer and am going to Japan for a science exchange program!’ - Naveen, 15 years, PORD, Andhra Pradesh

Thank you to our donors, volunteers, media supporters & project partners for transforming children’s lives!

CRY America Annual Report 2019

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CRY Gala Dinners 2019

2019 Projects/ Grants - Reviews

CRY America Annual Volunteer Conference 2019

CRY America Supported Project - Sanlaap