CRY for Change: Nurturing Futures in the First 1000 Days
About the goal
Summary
CRY (Child Rights and You) is a 44-year-old NGO with a rich legacy of changing the lives of underprivileged children across 19 Indian states. Currently, our focus is on ensuring optimum health and development for India's children and expecting mothers during the first 1000 days of life, a critical period that sets the foundation for a child's future well-being. With distressing statistics on child and maternal mortality in India, it's urgent to act now. CRY's evidence-based interventions have been successful in select regions and are primed for broader implementation.
The Problem
India grapples with alarming maternal and child health statistics:
- Under-5 Mortality Rate stands at 36 per 1000 live births.
- Maternal Mortality Rate is at 113 per 100,000 live births.
- Neonatal Mortality Rate is 23 per 1000 live births, highlighting deaths within the first 28 days of life. These pre-pandemic numbers might have worsened today. The first 1000 days between a woman's pregnancy and her child's second birthday is critical. Proper care during this period drastically reduces maternal and neonatal deaths and ensures a child's holistic development.
The Solution
CRY is dedicated to addressing this issue head-on with a comprehensive intervention program. We're aiming to raise INR 2,176,020 to:
- Ensure timely and adequate Ante and Post Natal Care (ANC/PNC).
- Promote institutional deliveries.
- Educate families on pregnancy, lactation, and early child care.
- Combat child malnutrition through community-based solutions. Our goal with these funds is to scale this proven program, which in its pilot phase positively impacted the health and nutrition of mothers and children. We target to reach 4286 children and 659 pregnant and lactating women in Gujarat's Narmada district and Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal district from July 2023 to June 2024. Support our mission to make a significant impact and build a healthier India for our children and mothers.