From silence to support: Dealing with mental health in Calcutta Rescue's education projects
"I couldn't help my friend when he committed suicide," says Rahul, 15, a student of Calcutta Rescue,...
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Naeem is back on track after tuberculosis treatment
Naeem sought our help when he felt that all hope was fading. Since July 2023, his health had been deteriorating,...
The new vibrant education center is finally open!
Five years after we bought an old family house in the north of Kolkata, the students sang: inside from...
Hope in the midst of despair: Rishav's journey
In the Nimtala slum, where the rhythmic rattling of the trains is a constant companion, 5-year-old Rishav experienced a life-changing...
Stand by for the poverty survey - 2nd MPI study
Calcutta Rescue CEO Jaydeep Chakraborty explains: "In October 2023, our second study on multidimensional poverty will begin...
The 60-year-old "Super Nani" supports our family planning awareness campaign
Akhtari, affectionately known as Super Nani, is a remarkable woman in her slum community. At the age of 60...
This spring, temperatures in Kolkata are rising sharply: Street Medicine changes its schedule
When Kolkata hit 42 degrees Celsius this month during the worst April heatwave ever seen in Asia, the...
Calcutta Rescue at the Medicus Mundi Switzerland symposium on Climate Change
Kolkata is one of the top 10 cities in the world most affected by sea level rise due to...
The numbers tell their own story...
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....
The new school: almost there!
It's been a long time coming, but the construction work for Calcutta Rescue's new school will be completed next month!
Concrete paths and other projects in the Dakshineswar slum - a test for improvements in other slums
Life in the Dakshineswar slum in North Kolkata has never been easy, especially not during the monsoon season when...
Sulata Sardar and global warming - A reality
If you ask Sulata Sardar, a slum dweller in Kolkata, about the changing climate, she resigns: "The weather...
Calcutta Rescue and global warming - building resilience in our projects
Climate warming is already affecting health around the world in a variety of ways and...
"CR's volunteers are amazing" says Dr. Jack Preger
The founder of Calcutta Rescue, Dr. Jack Preger (91), has launched the "Year of the Volunteer", as it is...
A third road medicine team is now on the way!
Calcutta Rescue's third medical street team (SM3) set off at the beginning of May 2022 to, among other things,...