Gender-based violence survivor turned medical attendant: Ruksana is taking care of those in need
Ruksana (not her real name) is not about to let the Covid-19 virus stop her from helping patients in the private hospital where she works. She is a brave, independent woman, proud of her job and being able to support her family and her young daughter.Seeing her now, you would never guess she suffered years […]
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
On any other day, the students of Calcutta Rescue education centres would be in their schools, learning, playing and having fun with their friends. But in the lockdown period, they are forced to stay at home. However, students are trying their best to communicate with the teachers regularly either through their own phones or the […]
Activity on Lock-down
Dear friends of Calcutta Rescue, First I want to say a big thank you for all the supportive messages we have received in the past few weeks. Knowing that you care about us and the work we are doing at this very difficult time is so heartening for me and the whole team. And we […]
Talk about commitment
Calcutta Rescue’s chief executive Jaydeep Chakraborty drove an ambulance for 120km yesterday through the deserted streets of West Bengal on a mercy mission to get drugs to a young woman who has a rare bleeding disorder. The charity is working as hard as it can this week to get food and drugs out to hundreds […]
Coronavirus
Like everybody around the world, we will be glad to see the back of 2021. The year will be etched in the memory for mostly the wrong reasons. It has been quite a year! The second wave of Covid-19 hit Kolkata hard in the Summer, with many of us losing friends and family to […]
The story of Parvati Mallick
30 years old Parvati’s actual home is in Bihar, another state of India.10 years ago after her husband left her and unlawfully took her two children with him. She spent her days looking for them but was unable to find them. She then decided to start a new life and came to Kolkata alone and […]
Calcutta Rescue goes orange for the day
On 25th November the atmosphere of Calcutta Rescue’s Tala Park Clinic could be described as ‘vibrant orange’! The clinic was decorated with orange balloons, orange threads were looped together, staff had orange ribbons entwined on their wrists and dresses. The women who lead the event wore orange clothes. 25th November marked the International Day for […]