26.11.2024. 7 pm IST
Mr LEOPOLDO a poor ethnic homeless goan is going through the worst period of his life & It's the most difficult situation to ever be in life for anyone when is abandoned, in poverty, old aged and suffering from mental disabilities.
Hon CM of Goa you need to understand the plight of hundreds of such poor Goan ethnic men who are living and dying on the streets of Goa.
Why ?
Because of these reasons :
☆ 1. Old aged homes don't take anyone without fees or deposit.
☆ 2. Provedoria run by the government has alot of paperwork to be done before admission and most of these men have no papers and all the homes are full.
☆ 3. There are absolutely no shelter homes run by the government.
☆ 4. Of the 5 homes we run for men, only one is funded as of date with just Rs 2500 per man per month with a cap of only 10 men per home.
☆ 5. All religious heads are not opening up more homes for poor people with mental disabilities including my own religious head.
Look at this man in the link .
Ethnic Goan from CAMURLIM Bardez Goa.
Mr LEOPOLDO.
Brought off the streets 18 months from DMC College Khorlim by Mapusa police in a very unclean and pathetic mental state.
Due to old aged , had a fall in the home & last 15 days admitted into the government hospital.
How would any GOAN politician or religious head feel if their brother, father , relatives were like LEOPOLDO ?
Just because GOANS like LEOPOLDO are old and no value to the goan politicians that they are not considered as fellow citizens ?
Then how today we are celebrating our country 75 years of the constitution ?
Where the constitution provides and guarantees the right to life in India but with already 15% of our population classified as persons with disabilities, who is going to provide basic facilities to such Indians suffering on the streets?
See how the poor are getting poorer and the politicians are PRETENDING that there are no funds for welfare schemes benefitting the people with mental disabilities in Goa ?
Hon CM you need to step in quickly and get up and running PALLIATIVE CARE HOMES & HALF WAY HOMES for men with mental disabilities.
Our main disappointment are too many :
》Pick from the streets,
》Stabilise them in IPHB,
》Servicing at the shelter Home to keep them alive & kicking,
》Incase of hospitalization pay all the bills , keep an attendant, pay the attendant which is Rs 1500 to Rs 2000 for 24 hours,
》If dead then pay for the funeral expenses.
But what is the Hon CM and his government doing for such poor ethnic homeless goans especially men ?
Nothing, absolutely nothing and it's a big SHAME that crores of Rupees are spent on entertainment & unwanted events but on human beings with mental disabilities no funds.
We have close to 120 such poor goan men all in bad and horrible health conditions and if not with us In our homes then either will be living on the streets or staying permanently in some government hospital like IPHB where 70 such people – Goan & non goans are presently living for years.
Our country is growing rapidly but what about the better health facilities for poor people on the streets who are also citizens of this country ?
Hon CM you need to listen to our problems as we are working on the ground unlike the officers and Directors of your departments who are only doing paperwork and endless meetings which does not take the homeless off the streets in Goa.
It's getting really tight as too many calls and everyone expects us to say yes and open the doors of our homes but without Government funding it's not going smoothly & we can't oblige all & everyone.
The costs of running up and down to hospitals with the homeless to keep them in the best of health both mentally & physically is too much to handle both with manpower and finances.
We are always ready to help but funding is the main concern and without donations it's next to impossible.
We thank our generous benefactors for the support & generosity over all these last 7 years which enabled us to keep our homes up and running and from just 1 home in Dec 2017 to now 2024 we have 11 homes in Goa.
♡♡♡ Thanks to The Government of Goa for not troubling us in the last 7 years through any sort of harassment.
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Donald Fernandes
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