In the first half of 2021, the Covid-19 Delta variant engulfed India and caused a level of turmoil that no one saw coming. We at Calcutta Kids had no choice but to throw our playbook out the window. Instead, we asked ourselves: What does the Fakir Bagan community need most right now, and what can we do...
Honestly, the odds were stacked against us this last year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic. As you know, we’re a small organization built on providing care in the clinic, visiting women and children in their homes, and convening beneficiaries for fellowship, learning, and discussion — all activities that require being together in person. But...
While 2021 has continued to challenge Calcutta Kids, we have adapted, innovated, and stretched ourselves in order to meet the evolving needs of our beneficiaries. We’re delighted to share a few recent accomplishments, including the success of our COVID-19 vaccine drives. COVID-19 vaccine distribution success In our last newsletter, we announced our plan to become a COVID-19...
We’re proud to share that Calcutta Kids will soon become a Covid-19 vaccination site. By operating a vaccination site independent of the government, we can help speed up the vaccination process and mitigate further devastation to our beneficiaries and the entire community. We are partnering with private health care centers that have the authorization and...
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting us all in profound and different ways. The Calcutta Kids team extends our hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during this difficult time. If ever there was a time to express gratitude for the meaningful relationships we have with you, now is that time. We...
Read this article about how Calcutta Kids is using Avni, the digital community health worker platform developed by Samanvay Foundation....
Calcutta Kids has self-published a cookbook which we are pleased to share with our community of well-wishers. This story behind the creation of this cookbook emanates from an e-mail correspondence with some Calcutta Kids well-wishers responding to our annual update. I had discussed in the update a new and innovative undertaking carried out in the Calcutta...
See Calcutta Kids' Rehydration Unit featured on The BBC: Every year millions of children die from diarrhoea - but saving those lives should be easy - with a simple mixture of sugar, salt and water. The BBC's Rahul Tandon has been to a clinic in the Indian city of Calcutta where medics are trying to...
In the video, the Haitian child was listless: his eyes were sunken and his shriveled body was limp. His mouth curled, turtle-like, to prepare to cry, but no tears came. A gloved hand, arm hairs poking out, reached for the skin around the child’s abdomen. The hand of the clinician pulled gathered skin to form...
