1000 days of care and hope
Calcutta Rescue, in collaboration with Fundación Colores De Calcuta and Manos Unidas, is proud to announce our project...
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...
Boys Club fights against gender stereotypes
"Gender stereotypes and cultural norms have long justified violence against women and reinforced harmful ideas such as 'men are aggressive,...
From despair to determination: Ashfaque's story
"Before my final exam in grade 10, I decided to stop studying and look for work. But...
Move to a new office
As the CR team is growing and the projects are expanding rapidly, a larger space was needed for the head office.
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,...
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,...
Meet the first nursing students from CR
Thirteen CR students are well on their way to becoming qualified nurses, having just completed a one-year advanced nursing program....
Moona is on a mission...
In healthcare, cleanliness can literally be the difference between life and death. A needle inserted into the wrong container...
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...
The new clinic in Topsia for Mother & Child
On Friday, December 15, 2023, Calcutta Rescue opened another small clinic in Topsia. This is Calcutta Rescue's 5th clinic and a project in collaboration with Friend of Calcutta, another NGO working in the Topsia slum. The CEO Jaydeep Chakraborty emphasized the need for CR in this slum and thanked the local authorities for their support in setting up the clinic.
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...
Marathon in Amsterdam: Bravo and thank you Line, Yooby and friends!
A big thank you to Yooby Gigandet and Line Ruffieux and five of their friends who took part in the Amsterdam Marathon last month....
Smart thinking - healthy eating
"The vehicle kitchen came to our neighborhood, and the cook Didi, as we affectionately call her, didn't show us...
Hard work + education = success!
Fifteen years after she first walked through the doors of CR Preschool at No. 10 Education Center,...
Photovoice project - pictures say more than 1,000 words...
Collecting data on slum communities as part of the Poverty Survey#2 is crucial, but CR...
Malda arsenic water project: Renovation to prevent arsenic poisoning
"Now that the Calcutta Rescue team has repaired our water filters, the drinking water tastes much better. I am...
Even domestic violence can't stop Rehana from being independent
A tailoring course and a sewing machine proved to be a lifeline for Rehana (not her real name) after she...
Young women take part in a peer leadership workshop and become agents of change
Students and staff of Calcutta Rescue had the opportunity to participate in a partnership with Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives...