Araf's story of hope and healing
Araf is only six years old, but in his short life he has already experienced more pain than the...
Araf is only six years old, but in his short life he has already experienced more pain than the...
"Gender stereotypes and cultural norms have long justified violence against women and reinforced harmful ideas such as 'men are aggressive,...
As the CR team is growing and the projects are expanding rapidly, a larger space was needed for the head office.
"I couldn't help my friend when he committed suicide," says Rahul, 15, a student of Calcutta Rescue,...
Naeem sought our help when he felt that all hope was fading. Since July 2023, his health had been deteriorating,...
Five years after we bought an old family house in the north of Kolkata, the students sang: inside from...
In the Nimtala slum, where the rhythmic rattling of the trains is a constant companion, 5-year-old Rishav experienced a life-changing...
Calcutta Rescue CEO Jaydeep Chakraborty explains: "In October 2023, our second study on multidimensional poverty will begin...
Akhtari, affectionately known as Super Nani, is a remarkable woman in her slum community. At the age of 60...
When Kolkata hit 42 degrees Celsius this month during the worst April heatwave ever seen in Asia, the...
Kolkata is one of the top 10 cities in the world most affected by sea level rise due to...
A small charity, Calcutta Rescue runs an astonishing number of projects and programs, all aimed at improving the lives of the poorest people in Kolkata and West Bengal. Dr. Jack's ethos of holistic support is at the heart of the organization's work, constantly seeking better ways to cure the sick, reduce the burden of disease, improve living conditions, provide education to the rising generations and create employment opportunities....
It's been a long time coming, but the construction work for Calcutta Rescue's new school will be completed next month!
Life in the Dakshineswar slum in North Kolkata has never been easy, especially not during the monsoon season when...
If you ask Sulata Sardar, a slum dweller in Kolkata, about the changing climate, she resigns: "The weather...
Climate warming is already affecting health around the world in a variety of ways and...
The founder of Calcutta Rescue, Dr. Jack Preger (91), has launched the "Year of the Volunteer", as it is...
Calcutta Rescue's third medical street team (SM3) set off at the beginning of May 2022 to, among other things,...