Founded in 1979, Calcutta Rescue is a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to serve the most socially and economically disadvantaged people in Kolkata and rural West Bengal – regardless of gender, age, caste or religion.
Their wide range of projects include :
- four Urban Clinics offering primary healthcare as well as specialist medical programmes for women, leprosy sufferers and people living with TB and HIV
- Rural Clinics
- an active Outreach Programme (Mobile Clinics, Street Medicine, Health Education)
- two Schools educating over 500 children
- a Clean and Safe Drinking Water Programme
- a Vocational Training Programme creating sustainable employment
- a Fair Trade certified Handicrafts Workshop
They provide no-cost holistic care and work opportunities to over 100,000 people a year.
