In Kolkata, education institutions were declared shut from 16th of March 2020 and may remain closed till the onset of next summer, given the present scenario. The national government allowed for…
"When I was just 13 years old I was married off to a man who was more than double my age." Said Mira (name changed) with a ghost of smile…
30 Artists7 Countries1 Unforgettable ConcertA kaleidoscope of top musicians from around the world are preparing to perform next month in Christmas Joy, an online concert being organised by Calcutta Rescue.The…
Sampa Das is becoming an expert in identifying people who need medical help in her slum.In the past one and a half month she has identified 8 people suffering from…
Eleven young people have just started high-quality vocational training courses thanks to Calcutta Rescue.They were all former secondary school students with the charity and six of them had dropped out…
World Health Organization (WHO) has recently estimated that every year, 290 000 to 650 000 deaths globally are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza.The best way to prevent that…
As the pandemic period had started, Calcutta Rescue had stopped providing vaccinations to the children of the slum community contemplating the safety of the staff. After seven months CR decided…
The COVID pandemic has meant that, until now, it wasn't safe for Calcutta Rescue's street medicine ambulances to work in the slums. This has made access to medical care more difficult…
Due to the COVID pandemic, Calcutta Rescue street medicine ambulances have not been able to go to core slum areas and provide service like before. Currently, we are only able…
The human cost of Covid-19 became very clear to staff at Calcutta Rescue in July when they lost a much-loved colleague to the virus.Uttara, who was a helper at Tala…