Mission
CRIN is a global network coordinating and promoting information and action on child rights. Almost 2,000 member organisations and tens of thousands more activists from across the world rely on CRIN for research and information.
CRIN presses for rights, not charity, for children and is guided by a passion for putting children’s rights at the top of the global agenda by addressing root causes and promoting systematic change. Its guiding framework is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
CRIN’s activities are based on the belief that information is a powerful tool for realising children’s rights. CRIN distributes news, events and reports, lobbies, enables advocacy and promotes knowledge sharing and coordination. CRIN participates in international child rights coalitions and advocacy groups, supports campaigns and makes the UN and regional mechanisms more accessible to those lobbying for social change.
Funding
The network is supported, and receives funding from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Save the Children Sweden, UNICEF Save the Children UK, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Plan International and World Vision International. Project funding is also received from the Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Membership
CRIN has a membership of more than 1,900 organisations in 150 countries. About 85 per cent of our members are NGOs; and 65 percent are in the Africa, Asia and Latin America. In addition to working with member organisations, CRIN services the information needs of 2500 organisations and individuals who have joined our mailing lists.
Established in 1995, CRIN is a fully established global information network. (A historical overview of CRIN is available, in html and pdf format.)
Further information
- Download CRIN Reviews
- See our lists of key readings on various topics: CRIN Readers
- Download our Research paper on Managing Flows of Information
Send to a friend