Calcutta Rescue Fund UK exists to support the vital work of Calcutta Rescue in West Bengal.  Calcutta Rescue cares for the most socially and economically disadvantaged people in Kolkata and rural West Bengal by providing high quality medical care, education, vocational training and other services, regardless of gender, age, caste or religion.  Founded by a British doctor, Jack Preger MBE, in 1979, Calcutta Rescue helps 100,000 people each year.

Calcutta Rescue Fund, which is a UK registered charity, supports these programs by coordinating fundraising, recruiting, supporting volunteers, and raising awareness of the charity’s work.

The UK committee is made up of unpaid volunteers who give their time freely and always ensure that administrative costs in the UK are kept to a minimum.

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“One quarter of India’s population lives in cities and 60% of these people live in slums.” 

[ source: Department for International Development ]

Calcutta Rescue Fund  

Health, Education and Hope