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.

Our wide range of projects include :

• four Urban Clinics offering primary healthcare as well as specialist medical programmes
• 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

We provide no cost holistic care and work opportunities to over 100,000 people a year.