Cyclone Amphan Update: Letter from the CEO
Dear Friends of Calcutta Rescue, I know that many of you will be worried about the situation following Cyclone Amphan last week, so I just want to give you a quick…
Calcutta Rescue Supporters knighted for 25 years of service to the poor in Kolkata
Congratulations have poured in from around the world for two of Calcutta Rescue’s most dedicated supporters who were knighted in Holland last month. Lilian Teunissen and Henk Loos were made…
Kavi Varsani, Calcutta Rescue’s young supporter lost his life to COVID-19
It is with deep sorrow that Calcutta Rescue shares the news that one of its UK supporters, Kavi Varsani, has died of the coronavirus.Kavi, who lived in London, was just…
Teachers pioneer new ways to nurture CR schoolchildren during the lockdown
Dear friends of Calcutta Rescue, I am Ananya Chatterjee, the administrator of Calcutta Rescue education centres updating you with the current happenings that is going on at CR's No 10…
Shibu is at peace following CR’s work
Living with his 78-year-old mother hasn’t stopped Shibu Mukherjee from playing a key role since the coronavirus lockdown began, bringing medicine and food to needy patients in high-risk areas. "Our…
From a distance of 100 km, Asif reaches out to Nimtala patients
Most of the Nimtala Clinic patients live on the street, so keeping in touch with them is a challenge at the best of times - let alone during the Covid-19…
Under Babita’s care, Calcutta Rescue TB patients are safe
Nothing is going to stop Babita from caring for her TB patients - not the lockdown, not staff shortages, not police barricades, nor even a shortage of the drugs they…
Gender-based violence survivor turned medical attendant: Ruksana is taking care of those in need
Ruksana (not her real name) is not about to let the Covid-19 virus stop her from helping patients in the private hospital where she works. She is a brave, independent…
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
On any other day, the students of Calcutta Rescue education centres would be in their schools, learning, playing and having fun with their friends. But in the lockdown period, they…
The story of Parvati Mallick
30 years old Parvati’s actual home is in Bihar, another state of India.10 years ago after her husband left her and unlawfully took her two children with him. She spent…