CRY Volunteers North

The logo of CRY has always intrigued me. The bright colors have always assured that positive change is possible. CRY works for upliftment of children and provides them with education and a life that every child deserves; all of which I got to experience firsthand.   Working with the children made me realize how blessed I was to be born into a family that gave me all the opportunities, which I never had to struggle for. But watching these children not get the same opportunities was disheartening. Working at CRY taught me to use my privilege for the betterment of their lives. SWATI, where I taught, gave me an experience of a lifetime. I was able to reach out to so many children at once - listening to them, talking to them, and trying to understand them. Each child had some talent hidden within them, waiting to be discovered; all that they needed was someone to recognize them. They were strong kids with dreams in their eyes. They only needed to be heard and guided...

From dreaming about change to finally achieving it, one such journey was explored by a Gurgaon CRY volunteer Mohit. ‘It grieves me to see kids begging on the roads and tackling addiction.’ Mohit, a young adult like us, felt the need to do something about it. And that’s how his started his journey with CRY. Mohit’s time with CRY was an adventurous one. His dream of doing something for the underprivileged came true here. He started teaching and educating at one of CRYs’ PAGs, trying to make the children independent. CRY was a platform where he loved to share his time, ideas and space, knowing that all his efforts were bringing a change. As in all new endeavors, he faced difficulties in the beginning, but that did not deter his spirit. The best thing during his tenure with CRY was his ‘initiative’. For three months, Mohit took up the responsibility to teach the kids alone. This injected self belief and confidence of teaching within him. Working with CRY groomed hi...

Barely two days after completing my summer school course from King’s College London, I stepped into the Swati NGO at Tigri. From being around students scrutinizing international policies, I was suddenly surrounded with children discussing the latest episodes of daily soaps. The change was quite drastic. I contemplated over this change, trying to figure out the role education plays in one’s life and whether these supremely talented kids would ever be able to get opportunities which would do justice to their capabilities. That was last summer.             This month, a huge poster in my college caught my eye; it was of Child Rights and You. Immediately, I started reading it carefully, trying to figure out how CRY was associating with the college. It was then that I got to know that the Mock United Nations Society had been able to partner with CRY. “Interesting!”, I thought. The rather bland “Interesting!” got transformed into an “Oh my ...

A foul stench invaded my nostrils, as I barely dodged the towering pile of garbage which blocked the narrow road, obscured behind the blaring red “Prince ki Rasoi” board. I stopped to observe its contents, carefully holding in my breath, and was unpleasantly alarmed by the diverse variety it proffered- rotting vegetable waste, polythene bags fluttering aimlessly, a rodent carcass or two, a hint of excreta. I instantly averted my gaze, a knot tightening in my weak gut. The miniature garbage dump stood haughtily in front of a cluster of jhuggis (temporary establishments) which were abuzz with activity. Two little kids emerged from the tiny houses, clad in the magnanimous entirety of pink and purple underpants, solely shielding them from the 8 degree harrowing Delhi winter. The biting cold was visibly the least of their concerns, as they whizzed past me and disappeared down the meandering lane- their wide grins stretching all the way up to their tiny ears. They left loud amus...

‘CRY is a family to me.’ Shubham’s journey at CRY has been an amazing one. CRY provided him a platform to fulfill his desires of educating the children. Shubham joined CRY in 2013 as a volunteer. His dedication led him to become the volunteer head of the North Region. He incorporated certain rules pertai ning to strictness for the volunteers and with the application of those regulations; he made a benchmark for others to be like him. He said- ‘I don’t want others to be like me. I want them to be themselves by doing something extraordinary and creative, apart from what I have done.’ He suggested the volunteers to come up and engage children in fun activities. Doing this enhanced their morale to learn more. Shubham’s experiences in CRY made him a responsible and optimistic person. He was able to understand the emotions of the children. As a person, CRY helped him develop in all aspects. His work injected motivation for other volunteers to do something inn...

It is the people that form the backbone of any organization. With CRY, the role of every person becomes even more special because CRY believes that every person counts. To uphold the spirit of gratitude, CRY celebrated its annual International Volunteers Day in Delhi on 7 th January ’18 to thank their volunteers from North India for being the work-force that they are. The event catered specially to all the volunteers across Delhi-NCR and other parts of North India where everyone came together to interact and know the face behind every small and big success that CRY has seen over the past one year. The theme for the afternoon, as highlighted by a team member, was ‘We are, because you are.’ Rightly so, the purpose of the gathering was to ensure that the efforts of each and every volunteer do not go unnoticed and they know that their contributions have been like God’s own helping hand to CRY. The fun-filled afternoon started off with a spring of photos at the custom-made ...

  This exuberant show of talent and skills, such everlasting convictions of confrontation with problems and not to digress under any circumstances, are manifested in the performance of our beloved children.  With regards and the support of the administration of University School of law and legal studies, Indraprastha University, who gave them an opportunity to put forth the genius in them and merits their hard efforts, at their college festival. Our volunteers Anjali Gandhi and Nikhil Yadav left no stone unturned in mentoring these children and opened new ventures by acquainting them with the significance of dance in their day to day life and teaching them how it helps with their physical and intellectual empowerment. Such rigorous efforts by our volunteers and meticulously carved performance by these enthusiastic children, paves the way forward to an exciting world of creativity and innovation. Shaking their legs and dancing on the tunes of “Duniya ka nara cha...