Calcutta Rescue observes Women’s Day
"I am HIV positive. I have two children, one of them is HIV positive. I live with my parents after my husband died. My in-laws kicked me out. I have…
Dakshineswar slum got its first handwashing unit
Hundreds of people in a Kolkata slum are able to wash their hands properly for the first time thanks to a partnership between Calcutta Rescue and UK NGO Every Well…
Calcutta Rescue Wins Prestigious Ladies Study Group Award
Calcutta Rescue has been awarded the prestigious Ladies Study Group (LSG) Charitable Trust Annual Award 2020 for its outstanding contribution to Kolkata’s poorest people during the pandemic.Ladies Study Group is a…
Survey reveals huge variations in poverty levels in Kolkata’s slums
The largest and most detailed study of deprivation in Kolkata’s slums for 20 years has just been published. The study of 23 slums carried out by Calcutta Rescue shows that there…
Schools Finally Opened in West Bengal
"How are you, my girls?"That was my question to a group of five vivacious students of Class XI I bumped into on my way back home from our School-1 education…
CR Supporter, Henk Loos, is Wheely Amazing
Four friends set off on a three-day bike ride across Holland, in sub-zero temperatures, to raise money for Calcutta Rescue’s new Education on Wheels project. The project currently involves bringing mobile…
CR Girls aware the city goes lax with Covid protocols
Calcutta Rescue trained 10 students to become agents of change and spread awareness against Covid-19 in their communities.During December, they have been trained by CR teacher, Priyanka, and CR Social…
Frontline staff got Covid Vaccine
From 8th February, Calcutta Rescue staff started receiving the Covid vaccination.Twenty three Calcutta Rescue staff and doctors got the Covid vaccination on the first day. They will now be strictly…
Slum Destroyed in Fire: CR to the Rescue
60 years old Calcutta Rescue patient Niranjan Das cannot walk without support. So when a series of gas cylinders exploded causing an enormous fire on 13 January, it was difficult…
CR Teachers Start Health Awareness Programme for CR Students
Calcutta Rescue is teaching parents how to cook cheap nutritious food and has just expanded its health screening to cover all students up to the age of 19.The charity’s chief…