A Successful Partnership on Caring for Children’s Rights. The Marriott India has partnered with Child Rights and You – CRY in a unique giving programme that enables guests staying at any of the Marriott properties across India to choose to add Rs. 100 to their bill, as a contribution to CRY. A total of Rs. 27 lakhs have been contributed by guests, aptly enabled by the Marriott Group. The contribution to CRY has been used to make sure children in the 2500 villages and slums CRY and its partner’s works in have full access to all basic rights, such as schools, health facilities and gainful employment for adults.
Impact – Last Year
In the last year alone, CRY’s work transformed the lives of nearly 5 lakh children.
- 143 government primary schools were activated
- 449 villages reported 100% enrolment of children
- 102 villages were declared 100% free of child labour.
Such a scale of work is possible with support from partners such as the Marriott India Group.
Quotes
Speaking at a press conference today, Mr. Guy Godet, Chairman of the Marriott Business Council
” At every Marriott International branded hotel, the Spirit To Serve is at the heart of our company’s culture. One of the key principals in our Spirit To Serve initiatives is working towards the empowerment and betterment of children the world over. CRY needs no introduction; it was our first choice to join hands with them when we were looking out for our Spirit To Serve partner. Active and passionate about ensuring the rights of children, CRY and Marriott together, for the last one year have initiated as well as created an awareness on issues concerning child rights and how we as a business entity can play a very vital role, by lending our support and resources towards the betterment of our children and society as a whole.”
Mr. Irwin Fernandes, Regional Director, CRY, said, “In the last year alone, CRY’s work touched the lives of nearly 5 lakh children across India. Along with our NGO partners and the people of 2500 villages and slums across India, the government’s services, such as schools, health centers, and employment schemes were activated, so that India’s most marginalized children get the opportunities that should available for all children to live, learn and grow. This kind of work is made possible with support from partners such as the Mariott Group. We really appreciate Mariott India Group’s initiative to partner on children’s rights.”
Sikandar Kher, the celebrity partner for the event, said, “I believe that ordinary people like you and me are the real heroes, and our small acts is what can make India a true leader in every sense. Congratulations to Marriott for standing up for children’s rights, and to CRY for involving people in the efforts to sure that the basic advantages of development reach out to those who are left out of India’s development.”
