CRY stands for Care and Relief for the Young. We are an international Christian children’s charity with the mission to empower children in the world's most disadvantaged nations to rise beyond poverty under the leadership of local champions.
To fulfill our mission both now and in the long term, we concentrate our efforts on three specific strategies.
Projects
We partner with children’s initiatives.
Training
We provide learning opportunities.
#Beyond
We empower the next Generation
Projects
We collaborate with native initiatives to empower children to rise beyond poverty in over 30 nations, mostly across the Global South. These partnerships encompass a wide array of organisations, including children's homes, schools, Churches, children's centres, pediatric clinics, and beyond. You can find out more about these projects here. We are particularly drawn to projects that focus on the following areas - we call these our four routes beyond poverty:
We provide learning opportunities to our partners in the Global South through third-party agencies, internal training, and by organising forums and conferences. When organising conferences and forums outside of the UK, our philosophy involves CRY organising the events while they are 100% led and delivered by our local native or long-term overseas partners. This approach ensures a grassroots, nuanced understanding of the nation's dynamics, cultures, and the needs of the children in these communities. You can read the latest report from our Education Forum in Kenya here.
#Beyond
We help raise the next generation of charitable leaders in the UK and beyond through various initiatives aimed at empowering youth. This encompasses our flagship programme, the CRY Leadership Academy, designed to provide a transformative gap year experience for individuals aged 18 to 25. You can find out more about this initiative here.
