30.12.2023 10 pm IST
As we end this Joyful year , I thank God for all the blessings , Grace, Peace of Mind, Good Health, supportive family & wonderful benefactors.
I am aware alot of poor people did not have much to be happy about either due to poverty, sickness, unemployment, family issues or due to internal conflicts or natural disasters.
We @ Street Providence could reach out to the poorest of the poor , through many projects both in Goa & across INDIA due to the BENEFACTORS & the support we got from different government authorities.
In Goa we added new shelter homes especially for women, we provided dry rations kits month after month across Goa , we took in many homeless Goans suffering from disabilities, we increased our bed capacity from 150 to 240.
Across India, we started our 1st shelter home in Jharkhand.
But we worked very hard for over 7 months in the state of Manipur by providing relief through various programs like :
☆ 》Sending 4 relief trucks from Goa approx 1.5 crores worth,
☆ 》Providing education fees for displaced children,
☆ 》Providing huge quantity of medicines,
☆ 》Providing dry ration bought locally in Manipur,
☆ 》Setting up of our 1st shelter home in Manipur.
And all this only because of BENEFACTORS majority Goans as well as non goans.
And as we just finished Celebrating Christmas and as we start The New Year , it's so nice to be fortunate to be alive , active and up and running.
And for another year running I AM MEDICINE FREE inspite of the stress and non stop projects.
But we need to also understand how much poverty, pain , abandonment, sickness especially mental disabilities , displacement, etc is there both in Goa & across India.
We @ Street Providence thanks all our Trustees , Staff, Volunteers, Well wishers , Benefactors , Government officials for all the support shown to our NGO during this entire year.
Its not easy to raise resources daily for so many projects continously as one needs to be genuine and accountable.
In the New Year we have planned some major projects both in Goa & across India.
In Goa :
☆ 1. Attempting to collect DAILY 2000 to 5000 kgs fresh extra cooked food to feed thousand of poor people through a project which has taken 2 years to get going.
☆ 2. Attempting to see that no Goan lady suffering from disabilities is living on the streets of Goa due to lack of family support.
☆ 3. Increasing our bed capacity from 240 to 500 by increasing our current homes from 10 to 20.
Which means we can attempt to rehabilitate and care for 500 poor homeless goans suffering from disabilities.
In Jharkhand :
☆ We intend to open 4 more homes for the homeless and those with mental disabilities.
In Manipur :
☆ We are setting up 6 homes across different districts for both communities plus other projects.
In Maharashtra & Karnataka , we intend to start atleast 2 homes each.
Mental disabilities is a huge problem leading to homeless and abandonedment and we are focused only on rehabilitation on a priority
You too can play your part if your full year went perfectly well by supporting our work for the poorest of the poor.
We once again WISH YOU ALL A VERY HEALTHY & BLESSED NEW YEAR 2024
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes
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