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 project last week. Each one of them was glowing with happiness. Joyously they replied, “Maám, we are coming back from our formal school and […]
Fatema has overcome a terrible misfortune, thanks to Calcutta Rescue
“If you had not been by our side in that terrible misfortune then maybe my daughter will not be here today,” said Fatema’s mother with gratitude. Her eyes were misty with tears and you could see she was smiling behind her mask. Fatema, 11, first came to the Calcutta Rescue Street Medicine programme in February […]
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 classrooms into the slums of Kolkata to ensure that 80 pre-school children get the support they urgently need. Schools in Kolkata have been closed […]
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 Worker and Counsellor Suchandra. Since then they have been visiting the slum areas are being accompanied by Priyanka and Suchandra. After nearly one year […]
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 monitored and will get the second dose within 28 days. The charity has registered seventy one medical staff, drivers and helpers for the AstraZeneca […]
KCC Paved the Way for 17 New Projects for Calcutta Rescue
Six months after people around the world took part in the Kolkata Covid Challenge sponsored, 17 projects are underway in Kolkata helping those hardest hit by the pandemic. The event in July saw more than 130 people walking in seven countries and, with match-funding provided by Barclays, they raised an astonishing £120,000 (Euros 134,000/ 1,17,24,884 […]
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 is 73 and works in the Street Medicine team, tested positive for the virus on December 12. A few days later his blood oxygen levels […]
Harishankar is Out of Danger: Thanks to CR
“Thank god I came to Calcutta Rescue at the right time. One day, I found a welt on my right hand. A small red mark under my finger. I didn’t know what had happened. But the welt was small and painless so I let it go thinking it would just go away. But it did […]
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 for him to run out of the slum where he lived. With the help of fellow residents, he survived. But his ramshackle abode is ashes […]
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 executive, Jaydeep Chakraborty, announced the new measures after visiting a number of slums to hear for himself how the parents of CR schoolchildren were […]