Organisations Working for Child Rights

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) C/o Save the Children, 17 Grove Lane, London SE5 8RD, United Kingdom. Tel: 00 44.207.716.2240 Fax: 44.207.793.7628 Email: info@crin.org Web : www.crin.org

CHILD RIGHTS INFORMATION NETWORK (CRIN)

The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is a global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organisation (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights experts. The Coordinating Unit is based in London, UK.

The network is supported, and receives funding from, UNICEF, Rädda Barnen, Save the Children UK and the International Save the Children Alliance.

CRIN has a membership of more than 1,100 organisations in over 100 countries. About 84 percent of our members are NGOs; and 55 percent are in the South (including 22 percent in Africa and 18 percent in Asia). In addition to working with member organisations, CRIN services the information needs of about 1,600 organisations and 60 individuals who have joined our mailing list.

Established in 1995, CRIN is a fully established global information network. We have an excellent basis on which to build and are embarking on a process of rejuvenating our products. Our current strategic goals are to become (1) more strategically aligned to assist in the development of a global child rights community; (2) more involved with key NGOs in the regions; and (3) more relevant and accessible to different audiences. This includes appealing more to different regional constituencies, thematic interests, users and language groups.

CRIN's objectives are:

» To meet the information needs of organisations and individuals working for children's rights;
» To support and promote the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
» To support organisations in gathering, handling, producing and disseminating child rights information through training, capacity building and the development of electronic and non-electronic networking tools.