{"id":5358,"date":"2020-09-24T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=5358"},"modified":"2024-10-23T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:26:39","slug":"keeping-staff-safe-uttara-and-other-staff-dr-jacks-benevolent-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/09\/24\/keeping-staff-safe-uttara-and-other-staff-dr-jacks-benevolent-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping staff safe \u2013 Uttara and other staff, Dr Jack\u2019s benevolent fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5358\" class=\"elementor elementor-5358\">\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>\/*! 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Uttara was admitted to a government hospital with fever and breathing difficulties but died early the following morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Uttara had worked for CR for over 20 years and after the nationwide Covid lockdown eased she had been working as a cleaner at the school which is now being used as part of Tala Park Clinic.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cee6c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cee6c2\" 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-612e51b\" data-id=\"612e51b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f10b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f10b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Everyone at the charity was deeply affected by her death. The chief executive, Jaydeep Chakraborty, said: \u201cShe was a warm, hardworking colleague and a loyal servant to Calcutta Rescue. May her soul rest in peace.\u201d<\/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-a82bdba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a82bdba\" 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-a63d0e2\" data-id=\"a63d0e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda1236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bda1236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Uttara left behind three children. Her younger son, Bidyut, is in his last year at university and has been supported by CR since he began school. Her daughter Manu did vocational training organised by CR to become a beautician \u2013 though she is currently unemployed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The good news is that Calcutta Rescue\u2019s founder, Dr Jack, decided, at the start of the Covid epidemic, to endow a staff benevolent fund, which is now being used to help Uttara\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It has also been used to fund the testing and hospital treatment needed by Gopal, Dr Jack\u2019s former driver, who also fell ill with the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He is now recovering well and, although other staff have tested positive and had to quarantine, no-one else has fallen ill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d21b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d21b16\" 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=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5362 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK-300x225.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/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-405bfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405bfc3\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg\">The horrific crime against a woman doctor at a major government hospital in Kolkata has ignited anger and protests across the country, with Calcutta Rescue students actively participating.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg\">At Calcutta Rescue, we believe that change begins within our communities. Our education projects include comprehensive gender awareness training for pre-adolescents, adolescents, and young adults. We\u2019ve also established a special \u201cBoys Club,\u201d led by our male social worker Souvik, where young boys from slum communities engage in discussions about mental health and the gender biases they encounter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dR-JACK.jpeg\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/a><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping staff safe \u2013 Uttara and other staff, Dr Jack\u2019s benevolent fund September 24, 2020 The human cost of Covid-19 became very clear to staff at Calcutta Rescue in July when they lost a much-loved colleague to the virus. Uttara, who was a helper at Tala Park School, started feeling unwell on July 14. 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