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04Mar/23

HEARS THE SILENT CRIES OF ANOTHER VERY POOR GOAN LADY SUFFERING FROM SEVERE MENTAL DISABILITIES & PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

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4.3.2023. 7pm IST
Our NGO hears the SILENT CRIES of another very poor goan lady suffering from severe mental disabilities & physical disabilities who we have admitted into our Shelter home from a city in South Goa.
This young lady is about 38 years, suffering from Disabilities from 2015 approx and mother married her without telling the groom.
Within 15 days trouble started and husband threw her out. 
Mother expired a few years back and her only married brother is desperately trying his level best to care for her.
But this is where the most trouble starts .
Whenever the brother is married and tries to help the sister with disabilites especially in the same house , the sister feels insecure due to the wife.
Wife feels husband is caring more for the sister than the wife.
The pattern is same.
This trend I have experienced with so many such goan ladies who are rehabilitated in our homes who have been thrown out both by the husband's and can't be cared for by the brother.
And it's not easy even if you and I feel and think otherwise. 
You will only understand this once you are that family and one has to choose between the wife & the sister .
Becomes very difficult for the husband  / brother to decide who is the priorty whether the wife or the sister. 
Finally the man too gets into depression & stress.
In this case, the goan brother is working with a simple job and has a wife.
The troubled sister is creating a big issue 
The brother and his wife and their relationship is not bearing any fruit with all this madness and stress of the sister.
The goan lady with disabilites just roams around and is vulnerable to exploitation or even being taken advantage off .
Often admitted into IPHB but then discharged and the same story.
Such cases require REHABILITATION & CARE which is not available for FREE for the poorest of the poor and finally such cases end on the streets of cities and then you have sensational headlines with blame put on this Department & that officer.
There is no support facility, short stay home , mid way home in Goa by The Central Government or The State Government for such genuine cases of mental disabilities. 
Everyone in the Government is failing this section of Society and I am fed up of this madness happening last so many years .
That's WHY STREET PROVIDENCE was started.
WE DARE TO DREAM and DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE. 
Without Government aid or Government run shelter homes for ladies & men with mental disabilities, naturally the streets are piling up with homeless people. 
This Goan lady throws stones on public, talks non stop to herself , disoriented at times, stressed and violent in nature because she does not take her medication in time.
Poverty is understandable but poverty with a family member suffering from both mental & physical disabilities is not a joke .
A very Small house and that top divided into 2 rooms – one for the sister & one for the brother. 
Another such admission where this woman will be a long time inmate as without proper food and timely medication, she will always be troubling and roaming around the city .
Very soon WOMEN INTERNATIONAL DAY will be celebrated. 
But is INTERNATIONAL WOMAN DAY going to make any difference to the woman like this goan lady or like the 45 + homeless ladies in our home or so many such goan ladies suffering from homelessness & disabilites ?
In GOA , those celebrating INTERNATIONAL WOMAN DAY even thinking about the troubles that our Poor Goan woman suffering from mental disabilities and turning homeless on the streets having a plan to tackle this rising issue for 1 year till the next WOMAN INTERNATIONAL DAY is celebrated?
FEST , PROGRAMS , BIG PROJECTIONS & ASSURANCES are not taking the poor goan people with mental disabilities anyway .
The situation in the ground is something else.
Ask me and I will tell you more .
We @ Street Providence need your help and donations to tackle this mammoth giant as we are totally getting frustrated and disappointed with the lackluster attitude of the government authorizes in regard to poor goan woman CRYING SILENTLY .
This WOMAN INTERNATIONAL DAY partner with our NGO as we are the only FREE SHELTER HOME in Goa for WOMAN CRYING SILENTLY with DISABILITIES & We can work together and turn these CRIES into SMILES
Our plans are big and achievable but support is required. 
God bless you
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
03Mar/23

HEARS THE SILENT CRIES OF THIS OLD LADY WHO IS A SENIOR CITIZEN AND SUFFERED A MAJOR ACCIDENT

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3.3.2023. 7pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA HEARS the SILENT CRIES of this old lady who is a senior citizen and suffered a major accident, now abandoned in the government hospital on a wheel chair.
Few days back received a call from DR ANIL big boss of CHICALIM HEALTH CENTRE requesting shelter for an abandoned senior citizen lady.
1 min video attached of Dr Anil .👇👇
Looks like the lady a few months back possible being on the streets of Goa met with a serious accident and was admitted and operated on GMC.
Rod / plate inserted in her thigh/ leg and mumbled that she was from VASCO.
After operation GMC transfered to CHICALIM HEALTH CENTRE & for a month she has been treated and cared for.
Since she can't stay in the hospital more longer she needed shelter and Home to stay. 
Yesterday we picked her up from Chicalim Health Centre and admitted her into our home. 
Tired , stressed , under nourished,  lonely,  upset , lost & in pain due to the operation .
Possible might be suffering from mental disabilities but not talking much which is but natural for anyone in her place as she is homeless and unwanted by her family .
Can be some ones  mother, grandmother, sister , aunt , relative but today she is CRYING SILENTLY as this is the situation she has reached may be  due to poverty or just old aged & abandoned.
Wheel chair bound and on a pamper plus totally weak and sick .
It's LENT season and it's a great feeling of opening our doors to take in such horrible and terrible cases during this LENTEN SEASON. 
I really can't FAST when I can see so many homeless women ( & men ) in pain, sickness , unwanted mothers, mentally challenged woman just living in oblivion and in lost times and no one to even stop and care for them INSPITE of empty homes which should be opened and used for such people. 
This is my LENT.
THE SUFFERING CHRIST I see on a day to day basis on roads, bus stops, streets,  gardens,  hospitals, etc .
You too can experience a JOYFUL LENT 
Many will ask Is Lent joyful?
It's will be a surprise to many people but the season of Lent is meant to be joyful. “For the joy set before him Jesus endured the cross” 
(Heb. 12:2). Jesus taught us to look our best when we're fasting not because we'd be miserable and should pretend to be happy!
For me these 160 + homeless people in my 8 homes is my Cross.
And everyday I am called to CARRY this CROSS and most of the times It's JOYFUL .
Sometimes its frustrating and stressful as motivation levels drops.
You too can celebrate this JOYFUL season of LENT by supporting us through your donations as we care for such numerous homeless people daily, suffering from Disabilities & abandoned in GOA.
We offer you income tax exemption on your donations under SECTION 80g of the ITAX act.
Please visit out website 
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
02Mar/23

SILENT CRIES OF THIS SENIOR CITIZEN , ( PUNJABI BY BIRTH) AGED 73 YEARS, HOMELESS MAN GETTING OFF THE STREETS

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2.3.2023. 7pm IST
Silent cries of this senior citizen , ( Punjabi by birth) aged 73 years, homeless man living @ porvorim bus stop last 1 year,  opp Delfino super market on the NH 17 caught the eyes and hearts of two senior citizen Goan  men from the same locality resulting in the homeless man getting off the streets yesterday morning.
Mr Goldy as he calls himself was picked up by our NGO in early 2019 and was cared for till early 2020.
During the lockdown he left our home as he was getting frustrated after being dexotified for alcohol and that urge to drink grew which made him leave the home.
Attached a few pictures.
Link attached of the rescue 👇
Entire 3 years right from Mar 2020 till date he has been living and sleeping on the streets and for over 1 year he has been living on the bus stop on the NH 17 porvorim.
Quite a few people called me asking to rehab him but some how things did not connect. 
These two Goan gentlemen from the same locality Mr Trevor Pereira  took a lot of trouble calling me regularly as well as convincing Goldy to get off the streets in the last month.
He was supported by Christopher 
I went myself to get Goldy of the bus stop  along with Our manager Mr Sapnesh Salgaonkar and the Dysp @ Porvorim SDPO Mr Vishwesh Karpe too was present with his cops and we got the old senior citizen Mr Goldy off the streets .
Weak , old, tired,  malnourised,  unclean,  Smelling from no bath and unclean clothes with slight symptoms of mental disabilities. 
I asked him why did he not come back to our home?
His reply was ” I made a mistake and could not take the courage to face you “.
So many people stop at the signal including the local MLA. Sarpanch and panch members and other ministers and politicians but all ignored him and that includes me also .
I tried twice about 6 months back talking to him but he just pretended he did not revognise me so I too took offense at his attitude and moved on.
Speaks fluent English and has a big attitude is how Goldy can be described.
We all citizens including the Goa Police should attempt to reach out to such homeless people and see how best they can be helped to a rehabilitation Home. 
We feel satisfied to have got this senior citizen ay the bus stop at Porvorim off the streets and into a shelter home .
Practically everyday we are on the ground doing the little we can day & night 24*7 to bring that smile on the people who are CRYING SILENTLY.
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
01Mar/23

LAST 3 MONTHS HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH MANY MANY SERIOUS ISSUES CONCERNING REHABILITATION. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED MIRACLES

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1.3.2023 7pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA last 3 months has been going through many many serious issues concerning rehabilitation programs in Goa.
But there is something called MIRACLES .
☆☆ And this is MIRACLE NO 1.
As we don't own any property all our shelter homes are rented and dealing with landlords is at times beyond my patience.
About 3 months back it looked from my view that it's time to shut 4 homes as we just could not manage the landlords.
Homes were put on notice with immediate effect.
Inmates were moved out to other running homes and there was many thoughts going through my mind.
Most will remember the Margao shelter home episode a few years back. 
I was under too much pressure.
But I did not want to create any unwanted situations but I told GOD ” its your problem you solve it , I am just doing my little service & these are your people from the streets “.
Entire December 22 & January 23 , we stopped taking admissions from the streets as we just did not have space because I have decided to close some Homes so why take more people.
Quite often due to jealousy or back bitting, public or people close to the landlords instigate unwanted details against us.
Basically all just YAP but totally empty to get down to the ground to help the homeless.
I was holding my EGO & adamant that I will not compromise my feelings while the landlords had their own doubts about the issues which reached their ears and minds. 
We were getting too many requests to take in homeless and we just went on giving excuses.
Along with this one issue of landlords there were other two major issues and these 3 problems put togther could have been a good time to pack up the REHABILITATION PROGRAM & go.
But something was telling me GOD HAS BETTER PLANS , hold on don't give up.
I knew I was in a STORM and if I fight the STORM I would drown and die so the best was to move along and navigate the STORM till THAT CALM WEATHER comes along. 
Work went on as usual with the existing homeless in our Homes and on 19 th Dec 2022 our NGO was declared as the BEST NGO in Goa.
And no one except my wife knew the pressure I was going through.
Our NGO was planning to launch a book of our work in the last 5 years in December 22 and we approached Bosco George IPS @ Goa Police to write the fireword which he consented.
Cardinal , Rev Fr Filipe Neri Ferrao on 12.12.22 also sent his message for the book which really boosted my spirits.
Attached that letter with this post. 
Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas from Ranchi Diocese too gave his message for the book.
That was a relief that God had better plans for our NGO but my landlords issue was not reaching any conclusions and I am in that STORM.
Numerous programs and projects were planned and executed during these turbulent 3 months including a trip to the most difficult part of India to set up shelter Homes for the homeless with disabilites which should start 1st April 2023.
By mid February 2023 the landlords understood the frustrations I was going through and I now knew that THE STORM HAD SUBSIDED & THE CALM HAS STARTED.
Hence on Ash Wednesday we released our poster that during the 40 days of LENT, our NGO is attempting to take in 40 homeless people CRYING SILENTLY especially the women .
Well in the 7 days of LENT , we have taken in 9 people ie 2 ladies & 7 men suffering from mental disabilities & from the streets who are homeless.
All our Homes are back to normal and GOD has worked in his ways inspiring the landlords to sort out all issues as we all work for the Glory of God and not for the individual collar .
This is nothing short of a MIRACLE from which I have learnt how to fight STORMS without losing my peace of mind and trusting God to fight my battles. 
The MIRACLE NO 2 & 3 I will share in a few days from now.
God has to fight my battles as these homeless people are not related to me and franky speaking I AM THE LEAST QUALIFIED PERSON WITH THE MOST MINIMUM PATIENCE working towards the REHABILITATION OF THE HOMELESS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Those who read this entire post and those who know me and my work will surely understand what I just wrote. 
Its the most difficult service to look after homeless people suffering from Disabilities and that too FREE OF COST with numerous STORMS daily hitting me .
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
28Feb/23

OUR REHABILITATION HOMES TAKES UTMOST CARE OF THE MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF ALL THE INMATES.

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28.2.2023. 7pn IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA @ our rehabilitation homes take utmost care of the medical conditions of all the inmates. 
Daily there are hospital trips either to the District Hospitals or GMC or IPHB in 4 wheelers only. 
Also daily in North Goa every morning Physiotherapy sessions @ our Clinic at Sangolda. 
All these services require transport and vehicle. 
Today from 4 homes, we had 6 inmates going to hospitals, in 4 different vehicles and 6 inmates were brought for Physiotherapy from 2 homes and taken back to the Homes in 4 wheelers. 
And all these 12people are GOANS & abandoned and homeless. 
☆ Patient 1
Goan boy on psychiatric medication developed some skin disease from Assnora home 
☆ Patient 2
Goan boy, wheel chair bound, alcoholic , on a caterer and screwing up the care givers life, plus on psychiatric medication from assnora home. 
☆Patient 3
Goan senior citizen homeless man , spitting blood , alcoholic, taken from quepem home to TB hospital panjim 
☆ Patient no 4
Goan homeless lady , on psychiatric medication brought from Cavelossim women Home to IPHB Bambolim 
☆ Patient no 5 
Goan 70 years old lady abandoned by her only son , taken to District Hospital Mapusa for severe pain in her knees 
☆ Patient no 6
Goan married, abandoned by her husband,  highly dangerous and suffering from severe psychiatric issues taken to IPHB. 
Plus the inmates for Physiotherapy are brought from the Assnora home and Guirim home. 
Moving so many people on one day up and down is not an easy job and requires planning and 
co ordination plus extra man power to  accompany the patients as they can't be entrusted alone or at times they require assistance in hospitals. 
Full day at times gets over running around these hospital trips and half day goes in the Physiotherapy sessions. 
And this happens everyday except Sunday. 
Just imagine the no of Goans turning homeless & abandoned with psychiatric issues. 
And its rising slowly but silently and no one is focused on this sector as caring for mental disabilities is the most difficult services to handle. 
That's why one will rarely see advertisements for homes for people with mental & physical disabilities. 
Running around and caring both for their physical needs and medical issues are time consuming and very STRESSFUL Always . 
Most of the homes are far away from the Hospitals and transportation is only by 4 wheelers with attendants. 
I always insist to the staff ” treat each and every person in our homes as our own family members and see that the get the best medical facilities as they are suffering from disabilities and they are helpless in life and depending on us for help and treatment “. 
But it's a service we provide 24*7 , last 5 years inspite of various obstacles we face . 
Your support is welcome in any way. 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
24Feb/23

On 30.1.2023 ON THE LAUNCH OF OUR BOOK , CLOSE TO 140 OF THE 160 INMATES MADE IT TO THE VENUE WITH TOO MUCH OF DIFFICULTY

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24.2.2023. 7pm IST
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA has been taking care of homeless street people both ladies & gents last 5 years with majority of them suffering from mental disabilities and alcohol & drug abuse .
Never ever in the last 5 years, we were able to all meet togther for any single occsssion.
But On 30.1.2023 on the launch of our Book , close to 140 of the 160 inmates made it to the venue with too much of difficulty.
As of 30.1.2023 these pictures were taken at the book launch at old Goa.
These homeless people are housed in 8 Homes across Goa.
☆ 5 Homes in North 
☆ 3 Homes in South

☆ 4 Homes are for men 
☆ 4 Homes are for women 
Of the 160 homeless & people from families who we care for :
◇ 90% of the 160 inmates are psychiatric patients 
◇ 60% of the 160 are goans, both men & women 
◇ 80% of the women are local goans 
80% of the 160 inmates are having no one in the world and will be life long with us. 
◇ 10% of the 160 are paying us a small amount from their monthly dole.
◇ 15% are totally on wheelchair or bed bound 
◇ 10% of the 160 are educated & can write / read
It's not the same feeling in running these Homes compared to 2017.
The expenses are gone up leaps and bounds and that is a big big issue.
Our NGO is sustaining one part because of the food bank fridges which is huge blessings and one of the best initiatives to feed the homeless and the people with Disabilities in our homes. 
Of late the shelter homes are running in deficit and this has started last 6 months  
Generous benefactors have been the backbone of our NGO but the price inflation and the price rise is driving all calculations hay wire .
Understand running 8 homes monthly means every month we HAVE  to pay the :
¤ Rents of 8 homes 
¤ Electricity & water bills of 8 homes 
¤ Salaries of care givers in 8 homes 
¤ Salary of 3 Physiotherapist 
¤ Monthly maintenance of 8 homes 
¤ Medicine for 160 inmates in 8 homes as 90% are psychiatric in nature
¤ Petrol bills 
¤ Toiletries & personal hygiene needs 
¤ Cable TV bills 
¤ Internet bills as all Homes are on CCTV
Plus there are hidden and unwanted expenses which pop up and that can be paid later but have to be paid. 
Government funding to date is only 1 ladies home in the last 3 years for 10 ladies. 
Philanthropic funding is for 60 homeless men last 3 years @ 1500 a month. 
Rest we depend on donations and that is not matching with the inflation.
The stress is mounting and my hair is turning GREY.
We were expecting CSR funding this year but last minute it did not materialize. 
Government funding too for the other homes is not sure as of date .
As I write this post I have many many thoughts running in my mind and one of them is converting 1 or 2 homes to people who can pay for rehabilitation so that the other homes can be  run for the poor & homeless. 
Other option is to stop taking new homeless people of the streets which are mostly out goans.
Too many poor goan people SILENTLY CRYING who are suffering from mental disabilities and we can't just walk away or refuse rehabilitation. 
But I can't manage the expenses either .
If this post touches you and you are In a position to help the homeless and those with disabilities in our homes please contact me on 8380097564.
Quite often in the last 5 years people asked me this one question ” HOW DO YOU MANAGE ?”.
Well, till I could manage I managed , but now recession is cropping in coupled with inflation and more poor goans CRYING SILENTLY asking for help to live in our shelter homes. 
Your donations qualify for income tax exemption under section 80G of the I.TAX act .
Your LENTEN support can make  huge impact to the homeless In all our homes in Goa.
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
23Feb/23

HEARS THE SILENT CRIES OF THIS 70+ YEARS OLD GOAN LADY MARRIED BUT ABANDONED

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23.2.2023. 7Pm IST
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA HEARS the SILENT CRIES of this 70+ years old goan lady married but abandoned by her late husband many years back from Cuncolim due to not being able to bear a child .
This 70+ year old Goan lady was thrown out / left her husband Home many years back when her husband was alive as he used to harass her and hit & torture her due to not being able to bear a child. 
For many years was staying alone on rent in cuncolim and was not allowed to enter the ancestral home. 
A years back she started staying with her married sister & her sister husbad in Curchorem who is also old like her and they both are sick and unwell .
The sister & husband  too has no children and they are afraid that anything happens to them than there will be more issues hence they approached our team for full time rehabilitation.
Mr Akash Pednekar our volunteer from our QUEPEM home has taken alot of trouble in understanding this lady problem and hearing her SILENT CRIES.
With all the rejection and torture and loneliness  she has gone through, this Goan lady has turned a bit psychiatric and just a two days ago we took her into our home and same day got her assessed at IPHB as its been years she has not taken her medication.
Even as I write this post , she is PHYSICALLY CRYING as she wants her sister but the sister can't look after her anymore. 
Where do such POOR GOAN LADIES TURN TOO ?
These are SILENT CRIES which we hear @ our NGO & the only solution we have is full time rehabilitation till they are alive. 
No one is listening and having a plan to these CRIES OF OUR OWN LOCAL POOR GOAN WOMAN even at village level .
Not sure if the Government has a plan for tacking these rising SILENT CRIES of Our POOR GOAN LADIES suffering from mental disabilities.
More focus needs to be shown on this particular sector of THE SILENT CRIES OF POOR GOAN WOMAN & HOMELESS WOMAN.
Such services are full time and takes alot of hospital trips , medication , human touch, care givers to be motivated all the time,  nutrition, etc 
And mind you, our NGO provides all this FREE of cost depending only on The Grace of God ie  through Public donations & Government grants.
Its THE SEASON OF LENT & we @ Street Providence are committed to provide free rehabilitation and accept another 40 more such Goan poor ladies CRYING SILENTLY. 
But we need your support through your donations as very soon we will be housing 200 such poor homeless people both men & women who 70% are goans suffering from mental disabilities.
Let's make this LENTEN season a reason to bring a smile on that poor goan lady face or the homeless woman on the streets who has been silently crying due to poverty, sickness especially mental disabilities, loneliness, discrimination, abandoned due to not being able to bear a child , old aged,  etc. 
We can together turn THEIR CRIES into SMILES .
Your donations qualify for income tax exemption under section 80G of the I.TAX act .
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
23Feb/23

LET’S MAKE THIS LENTEN SEASON A REASON TO BRING A SMILE ON THAT POOR GOAN LADY FACE OR THE HOMELESS WOMAN ON THE STREETS

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Its THE SEASON OF LENT & we @ Street Providence are committed to provide free rehabilitation and accept another 40 more such Goan poor ladies CRYING SILENTLY. 
But we need your support through your donations as very soon we will be housing 200 such poor homeless people both men & women who 70% are goans suffering from mental disabilities.
Let's make this LENTEN season a reason to bring a smile on that poor goan lady face or the homeless woman on the streets who has been silently crying due to poverty, sickness especially mental disabilities, loneliness, discrimination, abandoned due to not being able to bear a child , old aged,  etc. 
We can together turn THEIR CRIES into SMILES .
Your donations qualify for income tax exemption under section 80G of the I.TAX act .
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
22Feb/23

HEARS THE SILENT CRY OF THIS GOAN WOMAN SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISABILITIES FROM CUMBARJUA CONSTITUENCY

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22.2.2023. 7pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA HEARS THE SILENT CRY of this goan woman suffering from mental disabilities from Cumbarjua constituency and admits her today into our rehabilitation Home.
Poor family background,
2 unmarried elder brothers expired due 2 alcohol,
One sister married in Pune, has in laws 
aged 80+, stays in a 1BHK with her husband and their married son & both her in laws,
Girl studied only 5th std.
In Such a scenario it's impossible for the married sister to take her younger sister to her flat at Pune.
So then what?
Who is responsible for this young goan lady?
◇ State Government ?
◇ Social Welfare Department ?
◇ Proverdoria ?
◇ Local MLA ?
◇ Relatives ?
◇ Neighbors ?
◇ Shelter homes ?
Taking psychiatric medications for 15 years but last 1 year after her bro death, no one to give her medication and care for her .
Her cousin brother has been helping her but then he too has small children and goes to work. 
This goan girl wanders around and once off medication looses her nerves and starts fighting and getting aggressive. 
Suffers from bi- polar plus other mental disabilities .
Has been admitted into IPHB quite a few times but that does not solve the actual problem as once discharged from IPHB same story starts again .
From her childhood due to extreme poverty, a lot of fun and taunts were thrown on her making her feel unloved and unwanted in society resulting in low confidence & self esteem with no desire to study in school. 
Lack of education , coupled with exteme poverty, death of the father in her teen age , alcoholic brothers, no love and care from society. 
This is a receipe for MENTAL DISABILITIES and depression and these SILENT CRIES are coming daily from MANY MANY Goan ladies across Goa especially in Villages.
This is a life long admission and even if I want her to go away after a few months , who will accept her ?
Like this Goan lady CRYING SILENTLY,  we are currently caring for 46 such ladies of which 36 are Goan ladies and of these 36 Goan ladies 32 ladies are absolutely having no one to look after them or no one to Call a FAMILY.
I have alot of these 160+ people to look after for the rest of their life and its a HUGE HUGE RESPONSIBILITY & Commitment.
Today I can say more than 100+ such Goan ladies are CRYING SILENTLY and no woman activists or woman Social workers are raising these issues on social media and trying to find permanent shelter for such woman 
And in the coming months these 100+ Goan ladies Crying silently will increase leaps & bounds.
Its THE SEASON OF LENT & we @ Street Providence are committed to provide free rehabilitation and accept another 40 more such Goan poor ladies CRYING SILENTLY. 
But we need your support through your donations as very soon we will be housing 200 such poor homeless people both men & women who 70% are goans suffering from mental disabilities.
Let's make this LENTEN season a reason to bring a smile on that poor goan lady face or the homeless woman on the streets who has been silently crying due to poverty, sickness especially mental disabilities, loneliness, discrimination, abandoned due to not being able to bear a child , old aged,  etc. 
We can together turn THEIR CRIES into SMILES .
Your donations qualify for income tax exemption under section 80G of the I.TAX act .
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
21Feb/23

DURING THESE 40 DAYS OF LENT , OUR NGO HAS RESOLVED TO TAKE INTO OUR LADIES HOMES 40 LADIES

Updates
21.2.2023. 7pm IST 
The Silent cries of Our poor Goan women who are homeless or who are poor & suffering from mental disabilities are increasing by the day and my ears are getting filled with requests for rehabilitation and a place to be cared for .
✝️✝️ Tomorrow we enter 40 days of LENT ✝️✝️
And during these 40 days of LENT , our NGO has resolved to take into our ladies Homes 40 ladies ( & men into the men's home  ) who are silently crying due to being abandoned, harrassed, starved , ill treated or who because of mental disabilities are unwanted by their loved ones .
You too can take a LENT resolution in the following ways:
◇ 1. Identifying such poor deserving womem who are silently crying due to genuine reasons.
◇ 2..Verifying the facts of these silent cries of such goan woman or homeless street woman.
◇ 3. Following up with their admission through proper channels and necessary paperwork 
We have finished all the celebrations like :
☆ Christmas 
☆ New Year 
☆ Purple Fest 
☆ Valentines day 
☆ Carnival 
& many other festivals of all religions. 
What about the Silent cries of the last and neglected goan woman suffering from mental disabilities or physical disabilities and no one to go for help and just being abandoned on the streets.
There are many such Silent cries from poor Goan woman but we fail to hear them compounded with the facts that there are no FREE SHELTER Homes for women with disabilities around in Goa .
We are currently taking care of 46+ women with severe mental disabilities of which 80% are goan in our 4 shelter Homes for ladies in Goa.
We can take in another 40 more ladies who are silently crying and No one is interested to hear .
We might require atleast 2 more homes to meet the demand. 
But funding is a big  issue and in the last two months we have actually gone slow on taking In women into our shelter homes , infact we admitted only 1 lady in the last two months. 
Now I can't refuse admission as every day requests are coming. 
My conscience is troubling me but at the same time funding is taking a hit .
During this LENTEN season you can attempt to help us as we attempt to take in 40 homeless ladies or poor goan ladies suffering from mental disabilities and who are crying silently. 
We have hired additional manpower and women work force to our shelter home program and if needed be we will be taking in more work force.
But we require your support to pay the bills. 
We all need to come togther to help these poor women who are silently crying due to genuine reasons especially those suffering from mental disabilities and coming from extremely poor families being either WIDOWS or DIVORCED .
Let's make this LENTEN season a reason to bring a smile on that poor goan lady face or the homeless woman on the streets who has been silently crying due to poverty, sickness especially mental disabilities, loneliness, discrimination, abandoned due to not being able to bear a child , old aged,  etc. 
We can togther turn THEIR CRIES into SMILES .
Your donations qualify for income tax exemption under section 80G of the I.TAX act .
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848