Skills such as time management and problem-solving are vital tools for young people in today’s fast-paced and competitive world, but few schools in India teach them. They are doubly important for…
"I'm living in Dakshineswar slum for the last 15 years, under a roof made of plastic sheeting tied tightly on bamboo sticks in a one-room shack of bamboo. It has…
For the first time ever, CR is building homes for slum dwellers. The pioneering scheme involves initially replacing 16 dilapidated hovels in Dakshineswar, the test-bed for so many CR projects. In…
As the severity of the Covid pandemic has lessened Calcutta Rescue has again has started welcoming volunteers from abroad. Solidar India, a nonprofit organisation from France and a loyal Calcutta…
Our new outreach team has got a rather special new member - Sobhan Mukherjeee - better known in Kolkata as Padman. Sobhan, 26, who became the joint supervisor of the team…
Getting people vaccinated has been a medical priority at CR in recent months, and not just against Covid but a dozen other life-threatening conditions. The pandemic has led to a…
According to this Firstpost article Covid19 decimated the livelihoods of 80% of the population of India and 63% of the population had to survive on only two meals a day. Our beneficiaries are…
Hello, I am Ananya Chatterjee, the head of the education project at Calcutta Rescue. The brutal Second Wave is receding and we are waiting for the third wave. We don't…
Calcutta Rescue is very sad to announce that Dr Gazi Mohibor Rahaman, who was chief executive of the NGO for 10 years, died on 25th June 2021, aged 63 years.His…
Dear Friends of Calcutta Rescue, With the second wave of Covid-19 now receding in India I thought this was a good time to update you on what has been happening here…