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 unable to get physiotherapy, speech therapy. She could not have fun in her favourite music and drawing class. Keeping that in mind Calcutta Rescue has started […]
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 classroom and earlier this month it began touring the slums every day allowing children aged four to six to begin their education. Preparing children […]
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 reopen due to continuing high levels of Covid infection, but it has given the green light for Class 9 and 10 students to come […]
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 the gradual reopening of educational institutions across the country from October but the final decision was left to individual states based on local circumstances […]
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 on her serene face. “And that was the beginning of my nightmares.” Now 48 years old Mira is a spokesperson against Child marriage in her […]
Christmas Joy Concert
30 Artists 7 Countries 1 Unforgettable Concert A 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 charity has organised it to bring joy into people’s lives at the end of such a difficult year for everyone and […]
Sampa Connects the Underprivileged with CR
Sampa Das is becoming an expert in identifying people who need medical help in her slum. In the past one and a half month she has identified 8 people suffering from thyroid and blood pressure issues – and referred them to Calcutta Rescue. She is one of four Community Health Workers (CHWs) recently appointed and […]
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 before taking exams. Now they are all back studying with the help of Future Hope ,another NGO that partnered with CR, who are in collaboration with […]
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 is to get vaccinated every year. The novel coronavirus also falls into the flu category. Most of the symptoms are similar to common influenza. […]
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 to start the the services that were stopped. A few days ago Calcutta Rescue street medicine programme started. Read More: CR Street Medicine Programme Starts […]