29.8.24. 7pm IST
This post is about an ethnic poor goan family from Borim Shiroda area whose mud house needs urgent repairs and we @ Street Providence Goa has started to repair the house in parts.
STREET PROVIDENCE PRIMARY FOCUS IS :
☆ 1. running shelter Homes for the homeless and those with mental disabilities &
☆ 2. running food banks to collect extra cooked food daily and feeding the hungry.
But when we are approached and when we investigate we feel that Yes ” we should help such poor goans on project to project basis ” and that why we are trying to help in repairing such homes of poor ethnic goans.
Well Devidas Chari family is consisting of his bed ridden stroke elderly mother who we have provided one fowler bed as she was sleeping on a mud floor totally not in a way one would expect
Devidas has a wife and two little children.
Due to poverty and other socio issues their life is a struggle and it's all in the link along with this post.
Devidas wife's elderly father is a a dialysis patient and the wife 3 times a week takes her elderly father to GMC for dialysis while devidas does some odd job as he has to keep an eye on his bed ridden mother and his two small children.
Imagine the stress & disappointment.
And for those including ME, who grumble how life is , this family struggle will serve as a reminder that you and me are much much better off than Devidas and his family.
Well last week we repaired their roof of their kitchen and put up a metal roof which costed us close to Rs 1 lac.
Now we have to repair the walls of the kitchen which has fallen down as well as cement the walls of the entire back side including the kitchen which is quoted at Rs 1.40 lacs with labour & material.
Later on a small washroom cum bathroom needs to be provided as they are currently having bath in the open at the back and this is quoted at rs 1.2 lacs.
Remember there are all females/ ladies on this home and a washroom cum bathroom attached to the home is a safety for all.
Total cost for both theses jobs is rs 2.6 lacs.
Usually when such mud houses collapses most of the news channels sensationalize the tragedy & so many comments suggestions views that at times I wonder ” why wait to highlight a fallen house? Why did these news channels not try to get the house repaired before falling down? “.
At times we don't even get any media coverage for the work we do as media at times only wants to highlight sensational news to get the audience.
But that does not stop us from doing the little we can to bring a roof over a head of an ethnic goan poor family.
If you can support us through your donations we will be able to complete both the above jobs of this family.
The donation is strictly through NEFT / CHEQUE only.
All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380097564
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes
8380097564 / 7020314848