Living with his 78-year-old mother hasn’t stopped Shibu Mukherjee from playing a key role since the coronavirus lockdown began, bringing medicine and food to needy patients in high-risk areas. “Our patients are so vulnerable and poor, I am compelled to go and provide them the medicines. Where will they go if we can’t help?” says […]
Shibu is at peace following CR’s work Read More »
Most of the Nimtala Clinic patients live on the street, so keeping in touch with them is a challenge at the best of times – let alone during the Covid-19 lockdown. Asif Ahamed, the clinic supervisor, has taken on this demanding role. The fact that It takes him more than 3 hours for him to
From a distance of 100 km, Asif reaches out to Nimtala patients Read More »
Nothing is going to stop Babita from caring for her TB patients – not the lockdown, not staff shortages, not police barricades, nor even a shortage of the drugs they need daily to beat this potentially fatal disease. Babita runs Calcutta Rescue’s TB clinic near Belgachia slum, a red zone hotspot of COVID-19 cases, and
Under Babita’s care, Calcutta Rescue TB patients are safe Read More »
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
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
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Read More »
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
Activity on Lock-down Read More »
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
Talk about commitment Read More »
Dear friends of Calcutta Rescue, This is a hugely challenging time for all of us, wherever we live. Businesses are shutting, social contact is being severely restricted, and we are all worried about the health of their family and friends. Our little charity feels a bit like a family with supporters spread right round the
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
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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
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