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09Mar/24

A 48 YEAR OLD MAN WHO HAS BEEN WHEEL CHAIR BOUND FOR 7 years HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO OUR SHELTER HOMES TODAY FROM TUEM HEALTH CENTRE , PERNEM

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9.3.2024. 8pm IST
A 48 year old man who has been wheel chair bound for 7 years has been taken into our shelter home today from TUEM HEALTH CENTRE , Pernem.
Mr Harshad suffers from Chronic Arthritis , has prostrate , is on a catheter & very weak, undernourished and is in a hospital.
The suffering is so severe that the fingers on both his hands are curled up inside making his grip next to impossible on anything he wishes to hold on for long.
Wife has been looking after him and bringing him last few years on wheel chair to this hospital for regular treatment.
45 days back, she told Harshad she has cancer and is going to stay with her sister in Polem, Canacona.
So basically he is an abandoned PERSON WITH DISABILITIES and this matter should have been looked into by Social Welfare dept & The DISABILITIES Commissioner.
Irony is ” non of these departments ” have a single home to admitt such Chronic case who are abandoned, suffering with disabilites when there is NEED OF THE HOUR for PALLATIVE CARE HOMES.
As usual call STREET PROVIDENCE. 
Dr Anil, is the newly appointed Incharge of the hospital and he has a heart of Gold and asked us to rehabilitate.
This afternoon we took Harshad into our home.👇👇
Wife dropped all his belonging in the hospital before locking the house and it looks like it's no going back for him as it's going to be difficult as of now for him to walk in the situation he is.
But we will attempt and put In our best effort through our rehabilitation program where all such types of cases are able to get back to their feet.
Most of our wheel bound admissions have recovered and left our Home walking fit and fine.
Its the season of LENT and I take all such opportunities to atleast attempt to bring relief and provide care to such terrible and disappointing situations faced by the poorest of the poor.
LENT to me is not about fasting / sacrifice  but to me its about bringing that joy and life to the poorest of the poor with sickness just as Christ resurrection brings eternal life.
Does our State have any facilities for such poor people who are abandoned due to disabilites ?
Does anyone recollect any such Homes in Goa who will admitt such patients on wheel chairs without a single charge?
Does The Government have a responsibility towards such sad and disappointing cases of people being abandoned due to disabilites & poverty ?
I require answers which i am waiting.
But till then Harshad has a clean bed , warm food, medication and a family in our shelter Home to cheer him up.
It's going to be difficult & complicated to get Harshad up and standing
But WE DARE TO DREAM. 
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
08Mar/24

LATE LAST NIGHT WE TOOK IN A HOMELESS LADY BROUGHT IN BY GOA POLICE @ PERNEM POLICE STATION ON THE EVE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

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8.3.2024. 11am 
Late Last night 7.3.24 , we took in a homeless lady brought in by Goa Police @ Pernem police station on The eve of International women day.
Today is “INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY “
These big terminology is not at all for the poorest of the poor goan women suffering disabilities and Iiving on the streets.
We are the only NGO in GOA , caring and rehabilitating homeless street women & women suffering from all types of disabilities & sicknesses , of all ages & our homes are open 24*7 to all ie :
☆ Goa Police, 
☆ CWC ( provided all documentation is ok),
☆ WCD ( as we are registered with them ),
☆ Government hospitals, 
☆ IPHB.
But yet we are not paid our dues by WCD in time and as per the current year but it's at 2007 rate which is peanuts especially as all our ladies inmates are suffering from chronic mental disabilities and all are patients of IPHB. 
7th March was the last day to clear our pending dues and on 6th March we were promised and assured by The Secretary that he has signed the file for 2 homes including one home which is being paid @ Rs 2500 per inmate per month = Rs 83 per day or 1$ per day, for 22-23 , to look after psychiatric women.
But again money not credited and stupid excuses raised just to avoid paying.
And then at 9 pm we are requested to take in this homeless lady from Pernem police.
The lady has been roaming around pernem last 2-3 days.
First of all I am all boiling with frustration & disappointment and these police are calling and requesting.
We are human beings with a heart of humanity and we said yes and accepted.
We wanted to refuse, but that's then my personal frustration being taken out on this poor homeless lady which is not right on my part.
By denying a bed to a homeless lady on the streets is not humane at all even when WCD is in SLEEP MODE. 
This is WCD problem not my problem.
By law this lady has to 1st go to The One Stop Centre home which is a central government home under WCD.
But when Pernem police called One Stop Centre , they Said they have no place.
Which is a joke and can't be possible. 
Why ?
Can it be possible that One Stop Centre is also not paid their dues for long like us ?
And if one Stop Centre has place then please take all these ladies to both these Centres.
So we have WCD not paying in time :
♧ 1. One Stop Centre ( may be ).
♧ 2. Street Providence shelter Homes ,
♧ 3. And who else who knows.
Now where does one expect Goa Police to admit such ladies found on the streets?
Is Goa Police having shelter Home ? NO.
So in this scenario the responsibility is on WCD, but they are not bothered.
The lady is very tired, stressed, hungry, disappointed and gone into a shell. 
I am sure that her mental health assessment was not done at all by Pernem police inspite of The Mental Health Review Board sending a notice to both The SP @ Goa Police. 
So we as an NGO have to :
》Take her in by disturbing our sleep,
》Take her to hospital 
》Do her evaluation,
》Buy her medication,
》Feed her ,
》Provide her all the services ,
》Make her life comfortable.
And who will pay the bills ?
And at what rate? @ Rs 2500 / Rs 5000.
Are we the GOVERNMENT?
Are we the WCD ?
No. 
We are just a very small NGO but having 240 beds of which 180 are always occupied in our 10 homes.
Nothing comes free.
It's time to either shut us down in total & take away all the 180 inmates in one day or pay us our dues and that too at 23-24 rate which was promised by THE Hon CM of Goa when we met him on 26.12.23 with The WCD Director & DD of WCD.
It's a big joke ” THE WCD has fooled THE Hon CM of Goa , by claiming on 26.12.23 , that the new rates of the grant are calculated and will be paid before 7.3.24 along with all our old two years dues.”
These WCD officials got real guts to hoodwink THE Hon CM of GOA in his office and now not pay us what was promised.
You pay us or don't pay us, till we are open and running we will accept anyone in need of Shelter, food and care but only brought in by The Goa Police. 
The day we call it quits ” you will find 180 people either @ 
◇ The CM Bungalow or
◇ THE WCD officials Bungalows or
◇ The North & South Collector offices.
This cat & mouse games has to stop. 
The administration has failed @ WCD & THE Hon CM of GOA needs to act quickly and efficiently.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
06Mar/24

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A HEART BRIMMING WITH GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY AS WE ACCEPTED THE PRESTIGIOUS COMMUNITY IMPACT LEADERSHIP AWARD.

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6.3.2024. 11am.IST 
Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed benefactors, friends and cherished supporters,
I stand before you today with a heart brimming with gratitude and humility as we accepted the prestigious Community Impact Leadership Award. 
This honor is not just a recognition of our efforts but a testament to the collective dedication of every individual who has contributed to our NGO's mission of ENDUNG HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS.
First and foremost, I extend my deepest thanks to Herald group for selcting our NGO as the recipient of the Award in the Category COMMUNITY IMPACT LEADERSHIP AWARD.
♡♡♡ My thanks to our incredible team of passionate and dedicated staff. This award is a reflection of your hard work and determination.
We are not a one man show.
♡♡♡ To our benefactors and donors, your generosity has been the cornerstone of our initiatives.  Your belief in our cause is what fuels our progress, and we are profoundly grateful for your ongoing trust.
♡♡♡ A heartfelt appreciation goes to our partners, both local and global, who have stood by our side in our journey towards positive change and we are honored to work hand-in-hand with you.
♡♡♡ Our gratitude extends to the various Government departments that have recognized the importance of our work and have provided invaluable support.
Your cooperation has been instrumental in realizing our projects and ensuring they have a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
♡♡♡ To our well-wishers and supporters, your encouragement  inspires us to continue pushing boundaries and striving for excellence.
In conclusion, this award is not just for us—it's a celebration of a collective effort, a testament to the power of collaboration and the impact we can achieve when we work together for a common purpose.
As we move forward, we remain committed to our mission of ENDING HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS, and we invite each of you to continue joining hands with us in this journey of creating positive change.
Thank you, from the depths of our hearts, for this incredible honor and for being a crucial part of our shared mission to make the world a better place for all.
An award is always looked forward to by one and all and everyone likes awards.
On 3rd March 2024 , OUR NGO was awarded an award under ” COMMUNITY IMPACT LEADERSHIP ” organized by 
O HERALDO @ Enterprise Excellence awards, held at Planet Hollywood.
This award is special as Usually our NGO never gets awards and there is a reason why ?  We never applied for awards.
In the last 5 to 7 years, awards are acquired by many through these ways:
☆ 1. One has to pay the organizers a certain sum of money, a function is organized & you get an award.

☆ 2. One is through political pressure.

☆ 3. Latest trend , you nominate yourself for an award which is advertised and then you get family , friends, their friends to vote for you through the app and this goes on and on.
I have refrained my self from all the above last many years as I belive in service.
But at The Community Impact Leadership Award , I did not even know about this trending. 
I was nominated by some silent well wishers when these awards were published on The newspapers in February.
And I sincerely thank all those who nominated me quietly.
Then our nomination went to the jury who evaluated our work and rest you know.
This is how we prefer to get an award.
Every month last so many years I get calls and requests to apply for awards which I just laugh over and move on.
THANK YOU.
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 /7020314848
01Mar/24

WOUNDED MAN WITH FLESH OF ONE LEG TOTALLY EXPOSED SLEEPING INFRONT ON THE MAIN ROAD OF GMC SUPER SPECIALITY BLOCK FOR DAYS

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1.3.2024. 7pm IST
Wounded man with flesh of one leg totally exposed sleeping infront on the main road of GMC Super Speciality Block for days and suffering from Chronic disabilities. 
Yet all were totally blind that no one helped him until we stepped in today after many days.
Early morning a concerned MLA called me requesting to help this man.
Thank God The MLA had faith that we will help this man when Everyone just failed him.
At 4 pm our team and Goa Police personal @ Agassiam Police reached the spot bang on the turn which goes into the hospital. 👇
We change his clothes and took him to our home at Assnora where he was given a hot bath, a hair cut , shaved and his badly eaten up / half exposed leg where one can see his bone was cleant and bandaged.
One horrible instance of total inhumane act of ignoring this man when the hospital is right in front of him.
Imagine how many Big Doctors, Junior Doctors, nurses , Staff , general public went in and out of that hospital last few days.
MHAKA KITYAK PODLA. (Why am I bothered).
Let the NGO come and do this work. 
But who is paying the NGO to do this work which The Government should be doing?
Inspite of our grumbling , disappointment and so many issues with The Health & The WCD departments , we yet took this man into our home.
We could have refused to pick this man up as he is bang infront of GMC Super Speciality block and its the hospital courtesy to atleast dress his wound.
But we will never deny any services to any homeless irrespective of how horrible and terrible their medical condition is, when we can do a little to ease their pain.
We will keep doing our services towards the homeless and the poor , but we will fight and highlight the faults of all departments who avoid their responsibilities. 
Government departments will try to give explanations and avoid giving services and grants to our NGO and we will go on fighting and highliting these issues but in the end ITS THESE POOR ELDERLY SENIOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES who suffer for no fault of theirs.
Today we did the best we could even though it's going to cost us a bomb to fix that entire eaten up / chew up / messed up leg  ( God only knows how that wound is so big and totally rotting & Smelling leg ).
We have a right to demand for DHS & IPHB Doctors at our door step as this is the reason.
It's not our job but the Government Job to care and treat such poor Senior citizens with disabilities on the streets.
NGOs come into the picture when The Government fails and its time The Government takes note of this failure on their part and gives us medical facility in our homes otherwise
HOW IN HEAVEN SAKE r WE TO CARE FOR SUCH PATHETIC & HORRIBLE cases of people living and sleeping on the streets with wounds and in their own feaces.
To The Ministers and officials of any Government dept who takes offense to our posts ” remember its your job and responsibility to do what we are doing “.
Either you'll do or we do.
We are doing a Service and you as The Ministers and officials should help us to your job.
Nothing comes free in this World.
The Ministers and Officials get SALARIES. 
We depend on donations and Grant's from the Government which at times is denied to us due to Careless attitude of The officials whom these Ministers don't pull up.
On Monday ie 4th March 2024 at 10 am , we are taking a huge delegation of people with disabilites from all our homes to The Office Of The Commissioner for Persons With Disabilities @ Porvorim ( opp Delfino Super Market ) , to highlight how these people with disabilites are suffering and its their right to get medical facilities in our shelter homes .
Its getting bad to worse as too many homeless on the streets and The Government is just not showing any concern on this point. 
See the rising no of murders , rapes , robberies, begging etc in Goa , but who cares.
Today I sleep well and sound. I did my part inspite of being denied my grants.
This is my LENT.
Tomorrow is a new day and we start our fight agian tomorrow and on Monday.
These fights are life long as NGO will always claim Government is not supporting enough.
Government will just ignore and sit quite saying “Let him shout , it makes no difference, ultimately he will still take in such poor people “.
We have a FOOL PROOF PLAN to take off atleast 500 such people every month from the streets but not at our costs but is The Government interested ?
Please help us foot the bills of this man who will need alot of hospital trips up and down daily for dressing and surgery and medication. 
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God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
29Feb/24

IMAGINE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD / VADDO / STREET YOU KNOW OF A POOR GOAN GIRL / LADY HAVING UNSOUND MIND AND YEAR AFTER YEAR DELIVERS A CHILD DUE TO HER BEING VULNERABLE ON THE ROADS

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29.2.2024. 7pm IST 
This is a true reality and the lady is alive.
Imagine In your neighborhood / vaddo / street you know of a poor Goan girl / lady having unsound mind and year after year delivers a child due to her being vulnerable on the roads.
Which implies she is being taken advantage off due to her mental Disabilities & poverty.
What would you do ?
I will give you the options :
A. Call the police 
B. Call One Stop Centre 
C. Call CWC / WCD 
D. Call Street Providence 
E. Get her admitted into IPHB / GMC 
F. Call Disability Commissioner 
G. Just walk away and say this is not my issue.
Now I will Explain how each one works :
A. Police 
They will / might respond and either call One Stop Centre or admitt into IPHB for treatment, to stabilise or into GMC for delivery of the baby and once delivery over , she will go back to the same situation on the streets. Or CALL Street Providence. 
B. One stop Centre
This is a temporary shelter for just 7 days till some arrangements are made out but since it's too complicated they too can't do much but CALL Street Providence. 
 C.  WCD / CWC
CWC will give this baby for adoption thru CARA & the mother is not their concern so again gone back to the same situation to be re exploited.
 
WCD – they will say direct this matter to One Stop centre or say this is not our concern.
D. Street Providence 
All and everyone is welcome and admitted into our home where WCD has to fund such homes.
E. GMC / IPHB 
Once admitted either into GMC / IPHB its only to deliver the baby @ GMC or IPHB to stabilise the mental disabilities.
They can admitt to PROVEDORIA Homes. 
F. Disability Commissioner 
This is their job to solve such issues but they just don't have any shelter homes so send to Street Providence. 
G. What most of do – just walk away.
Well this Goan lady was recommended to me from IPHB , 2 years back , pregnant and about to deliver in few days and I was told that she still has 2 months to deliver but with 2 days she delivered a boy and it got routed to CWC who did the adoption.
In the last 2 years we have re admitted her into IPHB more than 5 to 6 times as she gets very volatile and aggressive.
Today she is in IPHB. Has to be discharged.
We are in a dilema whether to take her back or ask the IPHB to send her home where she has a bed ridden mother in poverty.
Recently she assaulted the care giver very badly.
If she is sent back, the same problem of getting pregnant will arise and again she will lose her mind and Have to get her re- admitted into IPHB.
In this scenario what is the role of WCD & The Disability Commissioner for such goan poor ladies with Disabilities. 
This is not just one case in isolation. 
There are many many such cases and most remain exploited, deliver the child , either get killed or commit suicide or just put on some train and sent to now where
And then all Condemnation starts like :
Into prostitution,
Loose character ,
Deserves such death,
Etc.
To pass judgment is God's job.
Did u and I do anything for these ladies while they were alive and in bondage ?
Then don't condemn when dead.
The Whole Sytem is anti poor especially towards woman with disabilities. 
All just wash their hands off starting from WCD.
(& it's time The Disability Commissioner steps in)
Why ?
Because they refuse to do justice to the job that they have been entrusted too.
They refuse to understand that they have the power to do good to these types of poor ladies but they have this attitude ” I CARE A DAMN”.
They have all the money but totally UNHAPPY & that unhappiness is written on their face.
They know only one thing – ” what r u giving me “.
But on the other hand in the last 7 years I have observed another set of officers who are committed to their job and they go out of their way to help these types of poor ladies.
Their families are blessed, their children are doing well , one can see the smile and happiness in these officers lives 24×7.
I always tell Directors / Doctors/ Police Inspectors / officers / clerks on their face : 
Either perform and take the spiritual blessings of the poor or 
Accumulate the poor goan ladies tears and hurts and see how you and your family get affected.
I am in the near future writing two books :
☆ 1. The most loved officers of Goa &
☆ 2. Officers who messed up their own lives.
Today it's getting bad to worse and no one , absolutely no one is aware what and how to do to address this freaking issue of poor goan women suffering from mental disabilities. 
On the Top of this WCD is sleeping peacefully not bothered at all about this suffering that our poor goan ladies are going through. 
We have 60 such ladies with chronic mental disabilities in our homes and another 32 + poor goans who are in IPHB or are on their way to IPHB for getting stabilised and then for care to our homes. 
My frustration and disappointment starts @ WCD and goes up to IPHB as these are the 2 major players who can either change the situation for the good or we just get sucked deeper and deeper into this big black hole of more and more poor goan ladies suffering from mental disabilities reaching now where but only STREET PROVIDENCE. 
What is our view to ease this situation:
Release our funds in time @ WCD &
Provide us psychiatrists at our homes @ IPHB.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
28Feb/24

NGO IDENTIFIES WORST 60 GOAN CASES ON STREETS EXILED BY GOANS + 30 MORE SUCH LADIES ARE DUE FOR ADMISSION

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28.2.2024. 2 pm IST 
From once being called GHANTI to now ATMA NIRBHAR.  A ethnic Goan lady recovery.
This is how our Hon PM dreams are translated into reality.
THE PRIORITY OF SEVERLY UNDERPRIVILEDGED GOANS FAILED BY Department @ Women & Child, Goa.
NGO IDENTIFIES WORST 60 GOAN CASES ON STREETS EXILED BY GOANS + 30 more such ladies are due for admission once THE CM of GOA delivers on his promise and gives us our dues for 2023 – 2024.
ONE AMONG WHOM TEACHES US A LESSON IN BEING ATMA NIRBHAR WITH HALF A MIND :
》☆ Ousted by Goan society, possibly called ghanti, highly diabetic with both amputated feet, 
on psychiatric medication, malnourished and abused on the streets, hence troubled with aggressive impulses, yet with a heart to help. 
An inmate of Street Providence, her story can reveal how even for a person with such severe disabilities, it is possible to become Atma Nirbhar. 
On 15.2.24 we had highlighted this Goan lady assumed to be a Ghanti as she was living on the streets for years picking up waste.
All she needed was a shelter home with some care and some medications to keep her in a state where she can literally inspire.
Employing creative ways to keep mentally disabled patients occupied, Care Givers at Street Providence, with just simple care and affection have managed to turn the lives of this and more people. 
Being Atma Nirbhar and supporting one to be so, now looks simpler thanks to the person in this video as she responds to Donald Fernandes.
With only Rs. 2500 to Rs 5000 per month coming from the state for each of such cases, maybe its time we demand our tax payer money goes to the right causes like this. 
Here, the NGO seems to have identified some of the worst of Goan cases and have sheltered them numbering about 60. 
This figure is bound to grow sooner than soon, mention officials from this NGO and more. 
The question is, DO WE DARE TO CARE FOR OUR VERY OWN GOANS ?
Daily in all our 6 women homes, various Vocational training takes place through different programs and this KNITTING keeps their mind connected to their fingers and ultimately their psychiatric medication intake keeps reducing.
Despite the costs to occupy their minds rising daily with so many activities, yet we see the Joy and we feel their desire to find their purpose in life.
If only the Department @ WCD understands ie  :
☆ THE MINISTER
☆ THE DIRECTOR 
☆ THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 
☆ THE ENTIRE STAFF
Remember this elderly goan lady was once for over two full years picking up bottles and living like a vagabond on the streets of Margao.
Today we have managed to break her bondage and set her free with daily medication and she has turned out to be a teacher to the other ladies in this shelter Home.
So the next time you see a lady rag picker in Goa and you assume she is a Ghanti , relax – you could be wrong, it could be a ethnic Goan.
God bless you so much
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
25Feb/24

CONGRATULATIONS TO A GOAN IPS OFFICER SHRI VISHRAM BROKER RECENTLY PROMOTED (AGMUT CADRE )

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25.2.2024. 11am IST
💐💐💐Congratulations to a Goan IPS officer recently promoted (AGMUT cadre ) who initiated a proposal for 100 freshly cooked meals every week for the poor suffering from mental disabilities for close to 2 years & running.
Sounds strange ? That's right, and it's true.
Usually we conclude that most IPS / IAS / IFS officers are only for the rich , powerful and politicians.
Shri Vishram Borkar ( IPS ) is just the opposite.
Shri Vishram Borkar ( IPS ) can be described  
1st  as a simple, humble , down to earth, understanding, compassionate human and then as a non corrupt, non egoistic, non controversial Police officer @ Goa Police. 
Our Trustees , Staff & friends in all our shelter homes are proud of Sir V. Borkar elevation from SP @ Goa Police to an IPS officer.
Little over two years , I had the opportunity to approach The Raj Bhavan @ Dona Paula, Goa with a proposal to install a food bank fridge at the entrance of The Raj Bhavan. 
Sir Borkar , SP & ADC , to the Hon Governor was the officer who I had an appointment with, through the ref.of Sir Bosco George ( IPS ) who then was SECRETARY to Hon Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. 
Meeting was very warm and assuring and 
Sir Borkar was considerate and understanding to the services we provide to the poorest of the poor goans suffering from mental disabilities.
Due to Security reasons the proposal was rejected of installation a food bank fridge at 
The Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula.
But what Sir Borkar did quickly was unimaginable
Sir Borkar,  let's say explained or rather convinced The Hon. Governor of Goa , to provide 100 freshly cooked meals from The Raj Bhavan once a week to our shelter homes which The Hon. Governor of Goa Shri P.S.Sreedharan Pillai instantly approved.
I mean why will a SP @ Goa Police and An ADC want to get involved in some small NGO when frankly speaking both of us have never met ever before ?
In due course of time I found the answer 
” Sir Borkar understands the suffering of people with disabilites especially the poor goans and the homeless in the streets with all types of disabilities “.
In our entire INDIA, there is no RAJ BHAVAN providing freshly cooked meals every week to any NGO to feed the poor except The Raj Bhavan @ Dona Paula , Goa to a small FOOD BANK called FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR at SANGOLDA run by Street Providence.
This small recommendation & convincing to 
A Hon.Governor of a State requires alot of guts and Sir Borkar needed to he sure that the NGO is the right choice as we are really small in size but big in our work.
We don't have any political God fathers neither are we politically connected , so it was really wonderful that 2 years back one simple, big tall man in a Police officer uniform out of the blues got Inspired from God to arrange freshly cooked meals to a worthy and genuine cause.
One thing about Sir V. Borkar is ” he is a very religious and God fearing man ” who wears his service towards the poor on his sleeve.
In due course of time , quite a lot of other benefits and requests towards our shelter Homes were addressed & sorted out by Sir V.Borkar ( IPS ) including his Wife who speeded up our shelter home request for 30 Domestic Gas cylinders from Hindustan Petroleum where she works , without any documentation & deposit.
As Sir Borkar ( IPS ) assumes his new role as an IPS officer, we are sure that he will always have a heart and mind towards helping the poorest of the poor suffering from Disabilities. 
Whenever Any Government official works towards the benefit of the poorest of the poor with complete dedication & without expecting a bribe , there will be always a smile on that officer face and there will be peace and happiness in the entire family added with good health.
Keep going Chief , your sincerity is a virtue which is rare to find these days.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
21Feb/24

ORPHANED AT YOUNG AGE, HOMELESS, ROAMING ON TRAINS ACROSS INDIA FOR LONG TIME MENTALLY UNSOUND TODAY SET FREE FROM HER MISERY

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21.1.2024.  7 pm IST 
Orphaned at young age, homeless, roaming on trains across India for long time  mentally unsound today set free from her misery.
♡♡♡ Thanks to Sr Bernadette ( Hand Maids of Christ) & Shiv Premi , Suddesh Mayenker , both from Calangute , this cycle has been broken and healing is on the way to this young middle aged girl PRETTY ( that's what we shall call her )
Exactly 1 month today, 19.1.23, @ 8.07 pm , Friday , Sr Bernadette called from St Anthony Chapel, Calangute saying ” one lady in sad state, hungry, unclean and unsound mind.
I called Mr Suddesh who reached within 10 min and got the Calangute police involved.
Calangute police picked her up & took her to the Candolim health centre for a check up at 
10.30 pm , where the Doctor on duty declared “fit to admit in a shelter home “.
Which was wrong. 
Why wrong ?
No sound person will be living in dirt and in the darkness on the streets .
By declaring ” fit to admitt in a shelter home” both the Doctor & the police made their work easy by choosing this short cut method, but made our life that night a mess as whole night after admitting PRETTY into our home she turned the home upside down.
Attached an letter from ” The Goa State Mental Health Review Board ” which clearly says ” police personal in both districts need to do proper mental evaluation of such homeless before admission” but it's not working as we expect .
Any way next day PRETTY was taken to IPHB which was a Sat and we begged with the CONSULTANT on Sat duty to admit ,  but that too fell on deaf years, given medicine and sent back.
Next day Sunday and next day Monday which was again a public holiday.
That's why she had to be admitted on either Friday night by the police directly or on Sat when we took her.
Monday 22nd evening, she was totally out of control & since it was a public holiday I had to take her myself and that's where I lost my cool.
The junior Doctors took 3 full hours just asking question after question which is only A HUGE WASTE OF TIME and that's what my disagreement is at The IPHB.
Any way today after close to a month this young girl has been discharged and taken to our Home.
See how our system fails such poor innocent young girls & ladies.
If on 19.1.24 , this same girl was declared fit to be admitted into our home directly then how was she admitted for close to a month till 21.2.24 in IPHB ?
Minus Street Providence PSYCHIATRIC homes and you will have chaos on the streets. 
Most of the times such innocent ladies on the streets of Goa with chronic mental disabilities don't get any support from the law as the paperwork required to be done by The police involves :
☆ 1.Getting an assessment done at the local health centre who has to give in writing that patient needs admission at IPHB,
☆ 2. then approach the district Magistrate to get a Magistrate Order,
☆ 3. Then go to IPHB , they do some check up and recommend to GMC for scan etc.
☆ 4. Then come back from GMC and admit into IPHB.
All this takes minimum 8 to 10 hours.
And 4 Police personal and 1 police car is required
Which Police Inspector is going to do this ?Especially at night. 
That's what again I am in a dispute with IPHB , 
” allow us to admit such pathetic genuine homeless ladies directly into IPHB as The Law is not doing their part due to genuine reasons “.
And the genuine reason is ” even if The Law admits into IPHB  with the Magistrate Order, once discharged then where to put them or at times IPHB just discharges them directly “.
Today who knows what crap she must have gone through her life roaming around South India on various trains, hammered, abused, physically assaulted or may be even trafficked. 
But now with medication and full rehabilitation PRETTY will be soon on track to being normal atleast 70% .
Once the medication seeps in and she experiences love and care in the home may be she will open up more and let us know about the hurts and misery she has gone through.
We feel satisfied to have brought PRETTY out of her permanent bondage which had chained her for years for no fault of hers.
To Wholesale Careless Department ( WCD ) see how much trouble and costs we incurred to help a fellow lady who has no one in this world and you ladies at ( WCD ) are expecting us to work for Rs 2500/ Rs 5000 a month and too it's given after 1 or 2 years.
Absolutely no co-ordination between all government departments for poor women on the streets suffering from mental disabilities but all departments are 1st to highlight fancy slogans as declared by The Prime Minister & The Central Minister for Women.
On the ground reality it's all empty and taking the poorest of the poor no where , but who is going to report this To The Prime Minister & The Central Minister for Women ?
What I am saying can be verified on this particular case at Calangute police station , Candolim to Health centre & IPHB to know where and why my frustration arises.
There are many poor women crying silently on the streets and everyone is bothered about is their Salary and rules which are anti poor and  against those suffering from mental disabilities. 
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
17Feb/24

JUST 19 YEAR OLD & THIS GOAN BOY TURNED PSYCHIATRIC DUE TO DRUGS / SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

Updates
17.2.2024. 8pm IST 
Just 19 year old & this Goan boy turned psychiatric due to drugs / substance abuse. 
We will help him in due course of time to recover thru our rehabilitation program. 
Substance abuse –  is a professional Word.
Drugs/Ganja – is a village Word.
From the age of 13 to 14 has been hooked on to drugs in a rural village of Goa and this went unnoticed by the family for over 3 years.
Family comes from lower level of society.
Big group of friends in this circle who were all at that time between 14 years to 22 years .
All of them are dead and gone, except this boy.
Parents of most of all these children can't belive that so many of this group of friends were on drugs and all died one by one. 
Over the last many years , many times this boy has been admitted and discharged but due to no proper care & monitoring at home, he skips his medication and again ends up worse than what he was before back into the IPHB.
I must thank IPHB for treating this boy and keeping him in THE IPHB for over 3 months and providing the best possible treatment so that he recovers in the fastest possible way.
This family was recommended to our home by IPHB a long time back but we were unable to stabilize him as he was very volatile.
Compassion and understanding by DrS @ IPHB who kept him for treatment for close to few months without an attendant is something I really appreciate and wish to publicly thank the concerned CONSULTANT DR.@ IPHB.
To rehabilitate him now is much easier than what he was when we were approached.
His immune system is accustomed to the medicine so his mind is at peace and now at our home with the company of other boys his rehabilitation will be much easier for him as well as the care giver.
Too many such young children suffering from severe mental disabilities due to over dose of drugs and its the poorest of the poor who are badly hit as no rehabilitation home will accept them for free or even for a little amount they can Willing want to bear towards some of the costs.
》1st it's beer and cigarettes,
》Then alcohol,
》Then grass and cannabis,
》Then the synthetic tablets.
This is the process how the mind gets blown.
It's sad and disturbing to loose such a child at such a young age to mental disabilities.
Imagine, I too have a son of 18 years and if I was in this boy dad's place what would be my state of mental frame.
We appeal to IPHB & The Doctors at IPHB , please do care and treat such young poor goan boys and girls ” imagining ” that these were your own children and should there be a requirement to further rehabilitate them, our doors are always open and our beds are always available.
I am having a serious issue with IPHB but in this world all troubles have solutions.
I have problems and issues with so many government departments as its the poorest of the poor goans who I am fighting for and all these poor goans are suffering from mental disabilities. 
No problem is too big to solve,  its THE EGO which does not allow the solution to the problem and when THE EGO eats you up then you get into situation which can lead one to a state of mental disabilities. 
It's my frustration and disappointment of Caring in my homes for so many young poor goans who 80% have come through IPHB, that most are chronic cases with no long term solution in sight.
 And when they explode ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT I get terribly disappointed & upset and to compound this at times I have to go-to IPHB to readmitt them at night where the junior Doctors just go on and on which really irritates me .
It's not that IPHB is bad and I am good or 
I am bad and IPHB is good.
But I too am a parent like so many doctors at IPHBand I too understand the troubles families go through when their child is a drug addict and can't be managed at home.
If IPHB Consultant Doctors had not recommended this boy to our home , the same problem will restart in a few days ,which means again re admission into the IPHB, one more bed occupied, morale drops of the Dr as he/ she sees the same patient again & again.
I sleep peacefully every night for close to 7 hours ( and in the day 2 hours )  as I know that our homes are open 24×7 to any one irrespective of their disabilities and sickness and I am always ready to accept any poor young or homeless goan who requires my help. 
I am blessed that so many poor goans in my home daily bless me for the care and support they receive free of cost.
If only IPHB listens to my recommendations and understands the ground reality ( as sometimes rules and SOP in catalogues are not prevalent in current times) life will be BEAUTIFUL to live as well as to give life will be BEAUTIFUL to so many who might just be in need of that warm bed which is always available at Street Providence.
Now it's the decision of ” the higher ups ” to decide whether to give me that medical supoort what i am demanding from IPHB or not.
Remember 240 FREE beds @ Street Providence for the persons with mental disabilites is not a small no to ignore or discard.
EGO has to kept aside else the cries of the poor will come to trouble the one troubling me in various ways.
Else the poor goan mental people will keep reaching the streets and that becomes a state issue which the State may not want.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
13Feb/24

THIS LENTEN SEASON , PLEASE BE A VALENTINE TO OUR 50+ POOR GOAN HOMELESS WOMEN SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISABILITIES

Updates
13.2.2023. 7pm IST 
This Lenten Season , please be a Valentine to our 50+ poor goan homeless women suffering from mental disabilities.  Watch the link.
This is an SOS post as ” A particular Government senior officer of a particular department inspite of assuring THE CM of GOA , just last month , in THE CM office, of moving our file & increasing our grants from Rs 2500 per women per month before the just concluded budget, has PURPOSELY for over 18 days, done nothing and now the budget session is over “.
This senior officer is practically not fit to be even a clerk, leave alone an junior officer.
Why I say unfit ” because who can look after a mentally unsound woman with Rs 2500 a month in 2023 ? “.
But this senior officer assumes by giving me 
Rs 2500 grant per person, some thing extraordinary is being done to me .
We have currently 60 ladies in our homes and 50 Goan ladies are without any family members and can't even afford to pay for their basic medicines and all are on severe psychiatric medication and homeless. 
We have another 32+ poor goan ladies suffering from severe and chronic mental disabilities in IPHB waiting to get admissions into our homes.
THE CM of GOA assured me in his office on 26.12. 2023, in front of the this sick , pathetic and unscrupulous Senior officer that for 2023-2024 , our grants will be revised to a very practical amount per lady per month as the previous rate was calculated at 2007 year and on that date it was 26.12. 2023.
All this terribly MENTALLY SICK SENIOR officer had to do was present a proper representation which was not done purposely.
Because has no experience as an officer so  can't make a proper presentation.
Only looking for a bribe as that's how things have been happening.
Harass the NGO till the bribe is assured or keep the file pending so NGO gets nothing , shuts down and that's it.
Screw the poor.  Let them die , who cares. 
I get my Salary to do nothing. Why take more stress and more paper work.
》 25.1.2024 the file came back to the dept.
》 From 27.1.24 till the date of the budget ie 2.2.24 I have visited the department every day and the junior officer never told me the file is returned.
》12.2.24, i requested the junior officer to show me the amendment as the assembly was over and she says ” your file is not approved, came back on 25.1.24 and so and so authority told not to move the file “.
》12.2.24 , I remined the Senior officer of her PROUD assurances in front of THE CM of GOA and she gave me some stupid, idiotic and 
non sense reply which made me loose my cool.
Either THE CM of GOA has been misguided and fooled by this senior officer or the senior officer is genuinely not fit to be sitting in a seat as the senior officer has proved to be incompetent which infact THE CM of GOA had expressed his displeasure on 26.12.23 when he Said ” you are not doing your job properly, that's why Donald is sitting and complaining in front of me “.
We can't manage these 100+ poor goan psychiatric ladies with this peanut grants given by this department which is an all women department. 
Top to bottom is run by ladies who are all stone hearted and have no feeling & compassion for poor goan women suffering from mental disabilities. 
Dealing with Men officers is always faster, quicker and better is my overall personal experience and after this crap which I am going through I am totally convinced that it's easier and faster to deal with men officers then women officers.
We will ” either have to seriously get out of this FREE SHELTER HOME services once and for all”  and let these poor goans suffering from mental disabilities die in suffering & rejection or ” we only look after paid wealthy goans ” who can afford to pay us what we demand.
The choice to help us to run these homes is :
yours as you are YOUR OWN FINANCE MINISTER and 
THE CM of GOA as he is the FINANCE MINISTER of Goa and these poor goan ladies are all citizens of GOA.
You can be a VALENTINE to our horribly neglected poor goans who have been given nothing by the department ispite of the being the authority to provide funds for such genuinely poor suffering women with mental disabilities.
Not sure whether THE CM of GOA will be their Valentine but you as an individual can surely adopt the yearly expenses for one such poor goan lady suffering from mental disabilities. 
Your support can be monthly or in what manner you wish to do the contribution.
I am under alot of STRESS & PRESSURE :
☆ how to run such homes for poor goan women,
☆ whether to take in more or just shut Down,
☆ what happens to those 60 in our homes?,
☆ Who will foot the bills in the coming year, 
☆ what happens to those women in IPHB ☆ who we assured to take in and today will have to go back to the streets and live in Shame , misery & torture of being mentally unsound incase we can't take them in .
Donations are slowing down and everyday we can't expect all to give donations but everyday we are expected to go on taking in such poor abandoned homeless and poor goan people with mental disabilities. 
I can't afford to see the poor goans suffering and that's why I keep taking in more people inspite of so many genuine obstacles.
I know hunger as I experienced it ,
I know Homelessness as I went through it,
I know sickness as I had so many complicated health issues but with The Grace of God I have over come each of them and with the prayers of those who I rehabilitate my sickness is ZERO.
And when GOD gives me such good health I have to give it to others.
I don't look at my job @ Street Providence as a Stress or as a burden but I look at it as an opportunity to be a blessing to these freaking poorest of the poor suffering from all the possible sickness under the earth and simultaneously I tell GOD thanks for the good health  now I will attempt to bring a Little healing in these poor people life's.
Normally Under so much stress and pressure one should be on medication but here I am medicine Free ever ready to fight anyone who is against the poorest of the poor especially our goans suffering from mental disabilities. 
You too can experience a medicine free life by supporting just one poor Goan lady for a year with this in mind ” thank you God for giving me an opportunity to ease the pain of the poor and marginalised “.
I an waiting to hear from those who read this long post and wish to walk with me in situation where we go through this 40 days of LENTEN by knowing one poor goan women life is taken care & blessings assured more than ever .
All queries strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380097564.
No offence to anyone and all facts can be verified both with The CM of GOA & the Department. 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848