{"id":5217,"date":"2021-01-31T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2024-10-18T10:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T10:59:27","slug":"kcc-paved-the-way-for-17-new-projects-for-calcutta-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2021\/01\/31\/kcc-paved-the-way-for-17-new-projects-for-calcutta-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"KCC Paved the Way for 17 New Projects for Calcutta Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5217\" class=\"elementor elementor-5217\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KCC Paved the Way for 17 New Projects for Calcutta Rescue<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"6d9d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6428b7 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2021\/01\/31\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 31, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ebf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Six months after people around the world took part in the Kolkata Covid Challenge sponsored, 17 projects are underway in Kolkata helping those hardest hit by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event in July saw more than 130 people walking in seven countries and, with match-funding provided by Barclays, they raised an astonishing \u00a3120,000 (Euros 134,000\/ 1,17,24,884 rupees!)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17239f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17239f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Here are some of the ways that the money is now being used to support people who don\u2019t have enough food, need access to education, have lost their jobs or are vulnerable to severe Covid and need special support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/education-on-wheels\/\">A school bus has been converted into a classroom<\/a>\u00a0for 4 to 6 years olds. Calcutta Rescue is bringing face-to-face fun learning for youngsters in the slums to get them ready to start at school whenever they reopen. A second bus is being purchased to cover more slum communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Internet data plans have been purchased for more than 300 students so they can access the internet and take part in online lessons.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A training centre has been created and sewing machines purchased so people who don\u2019t have a job can be trained to make handicrafts by members of CR\u2019s expert handicraft team. CR Ten women have already started training and the aim is to train 100 people this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f32dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f32dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/139227022_252965889590803_1103747885330683040_n-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5220 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/139227022_252965889590803_1103747885330683040_n-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5220\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f74de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9f74de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21572b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21572b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75bb54e\" data-id=\"75bb54e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edebb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edebb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CR has identified and is paying for vocational training courses like Computer Hardware technician, office and internet, smartphone repairing etc. The plan is to train 100 people over the next 12 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/blog\/2020\/11\/25\/cr-provides-influenza-vaccines\/\">High risk patients are being given flu vaccinations<\/a>\u00a0to ensure they don\u2019t get it at the same time as Covid. So far 200 patients have been protected. Influenza vaccination has started.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Because so many people in the slums can\u2019t afford to eat properly since the Covid crisis began CR has increased the amount of nutrition it provides by adding roasted groundnuts to its food parcels. It has also increased the nutritional benefit of food given to particularly vulnerable patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is providing a small financial incentive to ensure mums take their children to be vaccinated against the most dangerous diseases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is employing more women as community health workers in the slums where they live<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is about to begin a detailed survey of the impact of Covid in the slums of Kolkata \u2013 so it can understand the impact and target measures effectively<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0We aim to keep you briefed on the progress of these projects and other ones that may come on stream in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1868aec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1868aec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc43667\" data-id=\"cc43667\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db34d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db34d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Calcutta Rescue CEO Jaydeep Chakraborty says, \u201cHuge thanks to all who supported us through the Kolkata Covid Challenge. You have motivated us to really rise to the challenge of the pandemic and your donations are funding all of this work. These are exciting and challenging times ahead for the entire world. For CR\u2019s service users, even more so. But with your help, our work, and their indomitable resilience, I am confident we can do much good in a tough environment. Now we are truly \u201ccreating opportunities and transforming lives\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KCC Paved the Way for 17 New Projects for Calcutta Rescue January 31, 2021 Six months after people around the world took part in the Kolkata Covid Challenge sponsored, 17 projects are underway in Kolkata helping those hardest hit by the pandemic. \u00a0 The event in July saw more than 130 people walking in seven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-posts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5217"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5223,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217\/revisions\/5223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}