Calcutta Rescue receives emergency PPE donation from USA
A shipment of personal protection equipment donated by people in the US has arrived in Kolkata and will be helping keep staff and beneficiaries at NGO Calcutta Rescue safe from…
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Update on the Second Wave: A letter from the CEO
Dear Friends of Calcutta Rescue,As you know, we are in the midst of a terrible second wave which is becoming more brutal by the day. For that we have been…
Sima Re-starts her life with help of Calcutta Rescue Handicrafts
Calcutta Rescue Handicrafts have started “Restoring the Livelihoods Project” for those people, especially women who have lost their jobs during the lockdown period.They learn embroidery, tailoring, making garments and masks.…
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…
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…
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…
Calcutta Rescue ensures Covid Insurance for all the staff
One of Calcutta Rescue’s elderly doctors has recovered from Covid and is back at work with support from an insurance scheme set up by the charity. Dr Shyamal Pal, who…