New strong local partners in 2025
Im 2025 hat unser Stiftungsrat entschieden, die Kollaboration mit KMWSC wieder aufzunehmen.Deshalb unterstützt unsere Stiftung 2025 fünf Projekte...
Projekt KMWSC05: „Hoffnung im Sack in den Brickfields (Projekt – Sack-Gardening)
Hoffnung im Sack – Bio-Landwirtschaft für Ziegelfabrik-Gemeinschaften Das Projekt „Organic Sack Farming“ setzt genau dort an, wo Armut...
Projekt KMWSC04: „Klima- & Biodiversitätsprojekt – Schutz der Sundarbans“ (Projekt – Sundarbans)
Die Sundarbans, die sich über Indien und Bangladesch erstrecken, bilden den größten Mangrovenwald der Welt und gelten als...
Project KMWSC03: "Barefoot Teachers Program" (Project - Barefoot Teachers)
People only need their feet to walk - shoes are a luxury. In the same way, a highly theoretical, two-year...
Project KMWSC02: "Working in the red light district" (Project - Aarogya)
The health of sex workers must not be reduced to sexually transmitted diseases. Women in sex work and their...
Project KMWSC01: "Leadership and empowerment of survivors" (Project - LES)
Women in India are often exposed to double discrimination: On the one hand, they are disadvantaged because of their gender, and on the...
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,...
1000 days of care and hope
Calcutta Rescue, in collaboration with Fundación Colores De Calcuta and Manos Unidas, is proud to announce our project...
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....