Green shoots – I WITNESS
By Sean DugganIf, like me, you are profoundly depressed by the inability of us humans to alter our environmentally destructive ways, then there is hope to be drawn from what…
No ordinary pharmacist – I WITNESS
By Sean DugganI have never met a pharmacist like Shantanu, and over the years at CR I have met a lot of pharmacists.Most of them were volunteers taking time out…
Let’s talk about sex – I WITNESS
By Sean Duggan The amount of sex education I had growing up in Britain in the 1970s was nil, zip, zilch, nada, absolutely none, either at school or at home.…
Bloomin’ Marvellous! – I WITNESS
By Sean Duggan“This is our best season ever for flowers. We have never been able to grow poppies before,” said Connie Choudhuri, standing proudly in her roof garden in Ballygunge…
The revolution has begun – I WITNESS
By Sean DugganWhen Jaydeep invited me to sit in on a meeting yesterday morning with software designers building CR’s new management programme, my heart didn’t exactly thump with excitement.The fiddly…
Captain’s log, stardate February 9, 2023 – I WITNESS
By Sean DugganCR has never had a clinic like the one at Tangra.Stepping into it for the first time yesterday was rather like someone from the Age of Sail being…
Power to the people – I WITNESS
By Sean DugganI am not sure I can find adequate words to express how impressed I am by the confidence and commitment demonstrated by CR’s management team at last weekend’s…
Calcutta Rescue is creating a digital beneficiary database to imrpove clinic operations
The digital age has finally reached Calcutta Rescue which has begun a huge project to digitalise all its patient data.For the past 40 years details of all patients have been…
Calcutta Rescue is working on One of the Most Unique Projects – Vermicomposting
Calcutta Rescue has started a pilot project using the humble earthworm to tackle waste and generate employment. Vermicomposting uses worms to turn things like food waste and bedding materials into…
7000 Slum Dwellers to benefit from a new neighbourhood clinic
Calcutta Rescue has just opened a new clinic in the Tangra slum to provide free healthcare to its 7,000 inhabitants. The clinic, which was officially opened on November 15, is named after long-serving former CR…