CR implemented Online Physiotherapy
Nasrin Khatoon (name changed) was really sad. She is a student of Calcutta Rescue Disability programme. Due to the lockdown, she was unable to go to the school. She was…
Education on Wheels
Most children still can’t go to school in Kolkata due to Covid restrictions, so Calcutta Rescue is now taking the school to them.It has converted a school bus into a…
Physical Classes start for Board Examinees
After standing empty for eight months, the classrooms of No 10 and Tala Park schools are slowly coming back to life. The government of West Bengal is not allowing schools to…
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Update on the current educational situation – Ananya Chatterjee, CR’s head of education
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…
Elimination of violence during the pandemic
"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…
Christmas Joy Concert
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…
Vocational Training Starts for Dropped Out CR Students
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…
CR Provides Influenza Vaccines for High Risk Patients
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…
Vaccination starts
Immunisation Programme Starts on World Immunisation Day
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…
CR Street Programme Starts Again!
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…