Forty people will be doing a 20km sponsored walk for Calcutta Rescue in September – please support them! The team will spend Sunday, 5th September, walking from Kew to Hampton Court along the Thames Thowpath to raise money for Calcutta Rescue’s core activities – health and education. A third of children in Kolkata’s slums have …
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 whose …
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 preparing over the last 4 weeks – to protect our beneficiaries and staff. We are having frequent management meetings to assess the risks and …
Update On The Second Wave: A Letter From The CEO Read More »
“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 …
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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 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 …
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 …
Vocational Training Starts for Dropped Out CR Students Read More »
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. …
CR Provides Influenza Vaccines for High Risk Patients Read More »
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 …
Vaccination Programme Starts on World Immunisation Day Read More »
