"Don’t Just Run" Campaign for the rights of children with CRY – Child Rights & You

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India , 2006-12-01

Run the Mumbai Marathon 2007; join hands with CRY – Child Rights and You to support the campaign for Child Rights. It is time for us, as Mumbaiites, to come forward and support our shared belief that ‘Underprivileged children in India must experience a childhood.’ So don’t just run, sms ‘CRY RUN’ to 8558 to register and campaign for children’s rights.

Is it right that thousands of children in Mumbai face a new trial every day? As they travel by crowded trains to reach a school or fear for a secure shelter for the night with their family. Circumstances push them and their parents to toil in the sun and put together a meal. Mostly they quench their thirst with unclean water and have little choice about where to conduct their morning rituals. If these distress you, it can change. All you have to do is ask for this change. Partner with CRY for the Mumbai marathon and influence the change. Bring your friends, family and colleagues together to support your campaign to endorse the CRY ‘Child Rights First’ Charter. With this, not only will you create awareness about child rights, but also choose a platform to voice your own demands for restoring the childhood of underprivileged children of Mumbai.

Urging people to participate in the Mumbai Marathon Irwin Fernandes, Regional Director, CRY - West, says “ Running for Child Rights in this marathon is the collective voice of many concerned citizens who feel ill at ease with the growing disparities in the society and the increased exploitation of children as a consequence. When raised together, a voice can be a CALL for change. Every milestone you cross in this marathon and every signature you get in support of the Child Rights Charter will go a long way in restoring what is the right of every child – a secure childhood.”

For more details on the registration for the marathon and the campaign for CRY Child Rights Charter, SMS: “CRY RUN” to 8558
Contact :
Ms. Latika Prabhakar
Tel: 022-23096222
E-mail: [email protected]

About Child Rights and You (CRY)

CRY – Child Rights and You formerly known as Child Relief and You – is India’s leading advocate for child rights. Over 27 years CRY has partnered with NGOs, communities, government, the media and is dedicated to mobilizing all sections of society to eliminate the root causes of deprivation, exclusion, exploitation and abuse, to ensure justice for children.
Contact

Anjita Chaube, IPAN, Mumbai, + 91 (022) 2266 1765
[email protected]