Category Archives: Updates

20Feb/23

TODAY THE HERDSMEN AS A SIGN OF GRATITUDE, OFFERED ME TWO SMALL KIDS (YOUNG ONES OF GOA )

Updates
20.2.2023. 7pm IST
A goan dangar ( herdsman) farmer lost 42 goats exactly 1 year back as his herd reached the railway track and the moving train mowed them down @ Canacona.
Link attached of last year 👇👇
Over the last few months our NGO raised funds through few generous benefactors and purchased 30 adults goats .
Exactly after 1 year , today the herdsman as a sign of gratitude, offered me two small kids 
( young ones of goat ) .
Photo attached. 
The adult 30 goats have re produced young ones over these few months and now the young ones are about 20 in nos .
We drove very early this morning and picked up these baby goats as the herdsman would have come on a bike to hand them over to us. 
It just feels good to be part of the life of this poor goan herdsman during those crying days when he saw with his eyes all those mowed down goats .
♡♡♡ Thanks to the benefactors who donated these goats as well as Sanju from Dharbandora who helped us purchase these goats over a few months and Mrs Sharon fron Canacona our volunteer for all the support .
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
18Feb/23

LOOK LOOK LOOK WHAT GOD HAS DONE IN JUST 6 MONTHS TO THIS GOAN MAN , MR ALFONSO FROM PANJIM

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18.2.2023.  7 pm IST
Look Look Look what GOD has done in just 6 months to this Goan man , Mr Alfonso from Panjim who once was such a mess that even I refused to help him.
But you 1st must read our post on what happened to him 6 to 8 months back in the below link 👇👇
A horribly wrong case which started from Kuwait, to Gmc , to various police stations, to an old aged home in St estevam , to being on the streets of Margao, then district hospital margao & finally our shelter home last 6 months. 
We are avoiding showing you his foot when we took him into the shelter home as its not proper to view as it had blood , worms,  pus and flesh torn apart with dirty smell. 
Was on a wheelchair for over 2 months , could not control his bowels so was on a pamper, had to be cleant, bathed, cared for continously. 
Today Mr Alfonso has stabilised , his diabetics is totally under control, foot has stopped rotting and the smell & oozing FOOT  totally stopped, no more emergency night trips to hospitals.
Mr Alfonso drove Mr Akash Pednekar nuts for 3 months Aug, Sept, Oct as his whole foot was just not healing and his diabetics would jump up and down.
One day I drove to QUEPEM in frustration & gave him a sound and loud piece of my mind. 
His mind was totally disturbed as he was lost and was disappointed at trusting the wrong person over his family in KUWAIT .
Everyone before our NGO was just finding him a burden and that rejection and stress was driving his mind crazy resulting in his diabetics at times even going up to 500 + .
But after that shouting I had with him, where I had assured him that we will look after him  permanently no matter what is his physical state,  then only his mind was at peace .
Sometimes one loud shout with dire consequences and threats are needed to make such men get up from their slumber understanding that they either follow instructions or get lost .
Smooth talking and baby sitting at times don't work. 
He regretted leaving his wife & 2 children years back, he even agreed to sign all his papers in his wife favour and he that night asked God to forgive him for the stupidest thing he did by abandoning his family and his mother. 
The moment he let go and asked for forgiveness and was assured my me and my team that he will stay with us permanently, that healing and transformation started. 
Everything, belive me,  all his issues just started subsiding and things got back to normal. 
The complaints from Akash stopped , hospital trips at late night to control his diabetics stopped, the man who daily would dress that smells dirty wound stopped complaining, the oozing and pus subsided and life turned BEAUTIFUL for Mr ALFONSO and all who cared for him in our Quepem home .
Today he uses a sock on that leg as a precaution but that oozing FOOT is 90% better than what it was 6 months back. 
Adv Shailesh Gawas is the only person who saw him 8 months back when he made the video in the old aged home on St Estevam and later when Adv saw him end of Jan' 23' at a function  Adv Shailesh Gawas could not believe what he was seeing 1st hand.
Today Alfonso is incharge of daily medication to 33 men @ Quepem home and he does this service systematically and with commitment and love .
His mind is totally occupied with his responsibility that he last lost track of his pain, sickness, loneliness,  etc .
Mr Alfonso today understands that because of his ability to forgive whoever he has hurt & disappointed and ask for forgiveness, his life is a blessings to him and these 33 homeless men suffering from mental disabilities. 
No one ever will believe that this is the same ALFONSO who just 8 months back was such an idiot that no old aged home wanted to take in & even I refused initially to help. 
But God's ways are different.
God planned to get him to my home and today I have an extra hand only sorting , dispensing and providing daily psychiatric medications 3 times a day to 33 homeless street men suffering from severe mental disabilities. 
This is our CARNIVAL & our fun frolic & revellery where lost cases are today alive, kicking and active .
We thank God for enlightening Mr Alfonso to grab that life line and forgive and start life again @ the age of 60 years only which has made everyone life easy in our rehabilitation Home. 
WE DARE TO DREAM and get the job done with the Grace of God.
These types of cases are very expensive to treat and time consuming as visits to doctors and hospitals are never ending stories plus the medicines which are prescribed are to be bought. 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
15Feb/23

SBI ASKING ME TO RECOMMEND A PHC TO BE A RECIPIENT OF THEIR CSR FUNDING.

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14.2.2023. 7 PM IST 
I received a call  from the SBI  manger  incharge of CSR funding and the caller says ” I want to give away a donation under CSR “.
Before i can even say ” OK ” , he says ”  it's for a primary health centre, please recommend “.
The irony is that  I am running shelter Homes and in need of monetary help and this gentleman  is asking me to recommend a PHC to be a recipient of their CSR funding.
CSR funding from SBI is not small change and no hanky panky and time wasting .
Highly professional and quick service. 
Well our association with SBI Bank started last year when the bank under CSR activities donated a full fledged Ambulance worth more than 14 lacs to our NGO.
Mr Kamat is the CSR manager and quite often we keep in touch for many topics. 
So the day I was asked to recommend a PHC my 1st suggestion was PHC @ Casarvarnem. 
How many know or heard of this place ?
Mr Kamat insisted on 3 names and I insisted on only this name .
Within two hour flat,  Mr Kamat called and Said 
” Thank you “.
I asked him ” what happened “.
He was emotional and Said ” Your recommendation fits the bill under CSR , this PHC urgently requires support for the service of the society “.
Within 10 days, SBI got everything organized and the function was planned for 13.2.2023.
On 12.2.2023, Mr Kamat called me early morning inviting me for their SBI CSR function which did not make sense to me .
I mean SBI is a giant giving away their CSR funds and I am a small speck in front of SBI .
Usually no one will share their stage with others that too on a CSR function.
It turned out that Senoir SBI officials requested Mr Kamat to invite me for their function.
But when I attended,  I Understood that every one was emotional ie SBI officials, Dr Damodar the Doctor in charge of this PHC & myself.
You can actually see the difference  between rural infrastructure v/s city/ urban infrastructure. 
Usually no one goes to the most rural areas to address such issues and what SBI did was worth writing about so that incase any other institution wishes to give away funds under CSR, they can always get in touch with me for recommendations as my service with the homeless takes me to the remotest and most in need of help locations.
Infact Dr Damodar almost held back his tears and was thankful for the recommendation which resulted in the PHC receiving from SBI  electrical,  medical and other equipment worth lacs of Rupees  which was urgently needed for use  at this PHC .
This must be the  oldest and  remotest PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE and Dr Damodar travels daily from Porvorim to this PHC .
This PHC needs additional  help and upgradation ASAP.
I feel humbled that  Shri. Arvind Kumar Singh, Chief General Manager,  Maharashtra Circle & 
Shri. Bikash Basumatary,  Deputy General Manager, Goa & other  senior officials from SBI requested my presence at their CSR function and they even gifted me a nice gift and allowed me to speak at their function besides inviting me to be on the dias.
Our work with the homeless and street people takes me across the entire Goa and I know all the health Centres and Police Stations across Goa .
Very often our NGO addresses small issues at the above places and we do the best we can to donate what we can to make things easy for these government officials running these departments. 
And subsequently I am condemned or riducled. But this does not matter,as I know the benefit we get from these two departments in the rehabilitation of the homeless street people. 
But this CSR grant  @ Casarvarnem PHC is huge and I am proud that my suggestion to a bank like SBI was accepted,  implemented and was worth every penny spent. 
Attached a few pictures of the event. 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
13Feb/23

RAJU Das IS A CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC MAN WITH SEVERE WOUNDS ON LEG AND SUFFERING FROM SLIGHT MENTAL DISABILITIES

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13.2.2023. 7pm IST
In our last 5 years of rehabilitation, we have taken this irritating and one of the most stubborn man, 4 times into our shelter home from the streets. 
Raju Das is a chronic alcoholic man with severe wounds on leg and suffering from slight mental disabilities. 
From 2019 we have been taking care of him and once better he leaves the shelter goes back to Calangute, begs, drinks , falls on the streets and as usual Mr Suddesh Mayekar picks him up and requests us to help. 
Attached 2 small videos 👇👇
Usually once a person leaves our home we avoid taking them back.
Each time he enters our home for rehab his medical condition is worse than what is was the previous time .
On 27.4.22 we took him in for the 4th time and his foot was Smelling with worms and all flesh in bad state. 
Could not stand, walk or even use the washroom. Totally bent and using a walking stick.
Picture attached. 
His full lower part was very stiff and he would crawl on his buttocks. 
Totally arrogant, stubborn, rude and uncooperative.
Physiotherapy was the only solution but then how do we get a 6 .6 ft tall man who cant even stand from our Assnora home to our physio centre at Sangolda ?
To compound the care givers troubles he would purposely urinate etc just to irritate us .
Many times we had to use strong arm tactics to use the washroom as it was a nightmare. 
Taking him to hospitals for dressings , IPHB for assessment and to the Physiotherapy 3 times a week was very difficult and stressful for all in the shelter home. 
But we had to make him stand and walk come what may including strong arm tactics otherwise no care giver was going to clean him every day non stop .
All our efforts and tough ways finally paid dividends .
RAJU started exercising after the physio session and the Physiotherapist did a wonderful job treating him .
Since he was getting better we shifted Raju to our shelter home cum Physiotherapy centre which is in house at Cavelossim and today 
RAJU DAS  is walking upright fit and fine .
The billion$ question is how long will he stay?
I am definitely never ever going to take him back incase he leaves the shelter home. 
I had enough of this crap and it's not easy for any of us be it the manager, the caregivers,  the drivers or the other inmates in the home to live with such terrible person who takes pride in drinking,  falling down, getting all wounds and then asking for help but once in the home refuses to follow rules and regulations. 
He just refuses to be clean and tidy  
Even to have a bath we have to use strong arm tactics .
With today's count at 160 plus ➕️ and nos rising its very difficult. 
Plus if something goes wrong in the shelter home due to his stubbornness then NGO gets a bad name. 
For those reading this post , physiotherapy is the only solution for chronic alcoholic cases who have drank so much that all their muscles and flesh has withered away and the joints are so stiff that they can only crawl to move around. 
No Physiotherapy centre  will entertain such terrible and horrible cases where patients legs are with wounds and that too for free or even at a discount fee .
We @ Street Providence handle daily many such difficult cases and most of these cases once recovered as a sign of gratitude stay back on mutual agreement to work in the home and care for the others. 
We too are human beings and our fellow care givers can't be pushed all the time.
We can help those who help themselves  
But Raju Das has crossed all limits.
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
11Feb/23

OUR 3 PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE’S TAKES CARE OF THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THESE HOMELESS PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

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11.2.2023. 7Pm IST
Rehabilitation @ Street Providence for the homeless people is a place where we care for people with mental & physical disabilities. 
The most difficult part in any shelter home for the people with Disabilities is their health & well being.
Our 3 Physiotherapy centre's takes care of the physical health of these homeless people suffering from physical disabilities. 
Attached a 2 mim video 👇👇
These 3 Physiotherapy centre's are at :
◇ 1. Sangolda
◇ 2. Cavelossim 
◇ 3. Quepem
We have 4 very good Physiotherapist at the above centre's.
And why do I say VERY GOOD .
Most of the homeless street people with physical disabilities come with wounds, broken limbs, no body presentation,  uncivilized in their habits, at times with slight skin infection, body odour , and various other issues which you and I may not be facing in our life .
And belive me , it's not easy day after day touching and dealing with them .
But these 3 lady Physiotherapist ie 
☆ 1. Miss Charmaine @ Sangolda 
☆ 2. Miss Raisa @ Cavelossim 
☆ 3. Mrs Oshin @ Quepem,
The 4th Physiotherapist is :.
☆ 1. Mr Ashton @ Sangolda ,
treat of them with complete care & compassion.
Its amazing how most of our homeless ladies & gents are improving leaps and bounds with Physiotherapy. 
♡♡♡ Street Providence is thankful to the Social Welfare Department,  Government of Goa for providing a grant to 2 of our Physiotherapy centre's ie Sangolda & Quepem.
Its a feeling of being supported by the Department that makes us take into our shelter home some of the most complicated cases of disabilites including stroke related people .
Our Sangolda center takes care of our inmates from our homes in the north:
☆ Guirim – 2  ladies homes 
☆ Calangute – 1 ladies home 
☆ Porvorim – 1 men's home 
☆ Assnora – 1 men's home 
Our Cavelossim centre takes care of our inmates from our  Homes in the south :
☆ Cavelossim – 1 men's home 
☆ Cavelossim  – 1 women's home 
☆ Our QUEPEM centre takes care of our inmates from the quepem home only .
It's with all humility I and my staff @ Street Providence thank Honourable Minister for Social Welfare,  Mr Subhash Faldesai for Innaugrating our Sangolda & Quepem Physiotherapy centre's and his Department for allocating two grants to 2 of our 3 Physiotherapy centre's. 
The entire department of Social Welfare, starting fron The Director,  asst Directors, officers, etc are very understanding & co operative in the entire last 6 months of we applying for the grants for the Physiotherapy centre's and seeing that the funds are given within the shortest possible time with the least amount of we running after the Department. 
With huge nos of old homeless people in our homes, it was necessary to have Physiotherapy sessions else the most of bed ridden people will rise quickly and its not possible to take in incapicated homeless. 
But these Physiotherapy centre's make everyone life comfortable and lively .
There is so much joy when we see how the homeless person say a few months/ year before was brought on a wheel chair/ stretcher but after Physiotherapy within say 6 to 9 months can stand, balance and walk with ease .
The short video will explain a little more .
Its these little moments of joy that make all of us @ Street Providence DREAM
WE DARE TO DREAM, that any homeless person with physical disabilities/ bed ridden or stroke related person, with Physiotherapy can and should walk again un aided.
Whatever I write looks easy and nice but belive me most of the homeless street people with physical disabilities when brought to the Sangolda Physiotherapy centre from our 5 north Goa homes have to lifted from the ambulance and Wheeled into the centre and then Wheeled out back to the ambulance. 
The Quepem & Cavelossim Physiotherapy centre's are inhouse centre's so the physical movement is very minimal.
We require your help in taking care of the Physiotherapist salaries as the Grant for the salary is Rs 10000 per month per centre which adds up to Rs 20000 from the Department but our combined monthly bill is Rs 60000.
We add Salt to the lives of these homeless people suffering from physical disabilities and bring them into the light once they complete their 6 to 9 months of Physiotherapy. 
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380p97564 / 7020314848
10Feb/23

ACCEPTS AND RECEIVES CLOSE TO 15000 KGS OF GOOD COOKED FOOD IN OUR FRIDGES INSTALLED ACROSS GOA DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JAN 23

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10.2.2023. 8Pm IST 
FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR, SANGOLDA GOA accepts and receives close to 15000 kgs of good cooked food in our fridges installed across Goa during the entire month of Jan 23 
If not for our fridges this food would have reached the bins.
More than 6000 kgs Have been deposited in our  fridges installed at the 11 police station with Panjim police station fridge alone accepting more than 2000 kgs in the month of January 23
Our Sangolda Chogm Road fridge Also received close to 3000 kgs food in the month of January.
Our concept which was conceptualized 5 years back of installing fridges in Goa at public places 
Is now giving the results and in huge abundance.
Many times a small section of society ridiculed me and passed statements that the food bank fridges are not receiving any food.
Yes that was true from 1.4.2020 to 31.12.21 during the Covid waves as there was no weddings, parties, etc .
And the entire system had shut down. 
During this entire period of 1.4.2020 to 31.12.21 we distributed dry ration worth Rs 80 lacs as we had numerous families depending on this dry ration. 
Last 1 year, our food bank is back on track and month after month the food deposited in our fridges across Goa is increasing.
The idea of getting fridges installed in major police stations turned out to be a blessings.
Easily accessible and 24 *7 open .
No questions asked nor any hurdles in dropping the extra food .
Our 8 shelter homes are comfortably taken care by these fridges bank fridges. 
All our inmates thank all of you who take the trouble of dropping your extra food in our fridges.
Also these fridges have saved tons of good food going waste in the last 5 years as we are the only NGO in GOA running food bank fridges continously last 5 years .
Not am easy service as food has to be picked up from each fridge,  checked thoroughly, stored at correct temperature and redistributed quickly.
Costs alot of time , energy and money as a fixed manpower & car  is employed full time to get these 500 kgs daily to people in need to food.
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
09Feb/23

TODAY AFTER 3 YEARS + , SONI IS MUCH HEALTHIER AND CAN WALK AT TIMES WITHOUT ANY HELP IN THE SHELTER HOME

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9.2.2023. 7 PM IST
Paralyzed, abandoned, undernourished, lonely and unwanted, no family to fall back on, is what was the mental & physical condition of this non Goan lady SONI JADHAV as on 14.9.2019.
This is the link on that day when we accepted her into our shelter home from the Government Hospital.
Today after 3 years + , Soni is much healthier and can walk at times without any help in the shelter home.
Short video attached of 1 minute.👇👇
Last 6 months she has been put on Physiotherapy @ Dr Gail and Mrs Ditosa Memorial Medical Clinic Sangolda, which is showing much success and we are proud to have sheltered and cared for her.
There was times the care givers @ FMCK shelter homes where she stayed during these last 3 years went beyond their calling to get SONI to walk but without Physiotherapy it was always an uphill task. 
Speaks less or never speaks and never has she complained but always appreciates the service given to her.
But that pain of the stroke was always visible to me whenever I happened to see her.
The support of the Social Welfare Department towards a Grant to our Physiotherapy centre @ Sangolda is now giving us good returns and alot or most of the ladies from all our NORTH GOA shelter homes are now fit and fine.
Can u ever believe and remember any such shelter homes for the homeless accepting such ladies with so extreme health conditions and rehabilitating them for years ?
WE DARE TO DREAM that we can go beyond our call of duty @ our rehabilitation program for the homeless. 
Many times SONI gave up and refused to attend the Physiotherapy sessions as she had to climb down 20 steps at the shelter home, then struggle to enter the car as the shelter home & the Physiotherapy centre is 8 kms apart .
Then she had to struggle to get off the car to enter the Physiotherapy Clinic. 
And then again struggle to go back once the session gets over .
She felt she was useless and her confidence level was very low .
But this struggle has given SONI her self esteemed back and I am sure her stability will get better in the coming months ahead. 
Without PHYSIOTHERAPY,  Soni might get stiff and that would complicate her movements which could make her bed bound. 
Caring for the homeless look easy but those homeless who are suffering from both  physically & mental disabilities,  it's very challenging and tiring.
But end of the day,  the results are worth the troubles and issues we go through daily .
Its these little moments where our motivation level goes up and we can sleep peacefully at night knowing that we are giving our best to the least of the poor homeless people. 
We need your support in any way you can .
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
08Feb/23

YOUNG GOAN HOMELESS BOY STAYING ON A STREET / BUS STOP SECURES 67% IN THE 1st TERM SSC EXAMS

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8.2.2023. 8pm IST 
Young goan homeless boy staying on a street / bus stop secures 67% in the 1st term SSC exams just declared today in Goa.
There is this young goan homeless boy studying currently in 10th std but till 10.11.22 was practically living on a street / bus stop with his unwell mother and attending school.
We took him & his mother into our shelter homes on 12.11.22  and the very next day was his 1st term 10th std exams .
This boy secured 67% in his 1st term SSC exams which was declared today which is only by The Grace of God and the boy's commitment to study and go ahead in life.
We had put out an appeal on 28.11.22 asking for donations to support this boy and we thank the benefactors who sent their donations. 
Attached that link of 28.11.22 with this post .
The boy when in 9th std was in another village school .
Middle  9th std and after the covid 19 , he joined this school and the teachers were not accustomed to him and being on the streets naturally he was not up to the mark. 
No friends, lonely, lost , untidy , not attentive in class, no motivation, basically unwanted by all but then he had to sit in a class and pass the day.
But today after this result, even his principal could not belive the results. 
Believe me I too never expected 67%.
This boy is picked up from the shelter home daily in the morning by a motorcycle pilot and dropped to school and then this same pilot drops him back to the shelter home. 
The shelter home and the school is 25 kms apart and there is no direct bus between the school and the shelter home .
We even tried admitting him in the nearby Schools surrounding the shelter homes but that did not work out due to many legal and technical issues concerning the education rules as its only 4 months more for the school to end and being in 10th std everything is already finalized by the education board. 
Since he was weak in 3 subjects we wanted him to go for tuitions and we approached through our local volunteers many tuition teachers.
Even the school principal tried to get a good tuition teacher for him .
But which tuition teacher will take in a weak student middle of the year and that too a weak and complicated student staying in a shelter home ?
God hears the cries of the poor and the weak. 
To this boy's blessings, our volunteers searched and persisted which got us a tuition teacher who agreed and showed compassion to this boy .
His weakness is Mathematics and if we can fix this subject , 75% is achievable once his final exam is over and the final marksheet is out.
This same motor cycle pilot drops him in the evening for tuitions and picks him up.
We thank The Local Pilot for all the punctuality and commitment in taking this boy daily up and down and that too dot on time &  also keeps an eye on this boy and reporting any untoward things such young student might do as a school boy .
Last 2 weeks I was asked many times when the results will be declared as my critics wanted to know whether the effort we are putting into this boy is worth the money.
I went through anxious moments. 
Believe me even if he had got 35 % I would be happy. 
But he secured 67 % which is all more satisfying and relieving to me 
Thanks to all the care givers and staff in that shelter Home for keeping an eye on him and motivating him.
We had to get him to study and pass , hook or by Crook as they were many waiting to find fault just because we asked for donation to fund this boy and he was sent to school on a pilot which these critics assumed was a luxury & utter stupidity.
Today he has a target set. 
75 % is what I want . Nothing less .
We DARE TO DREAM even in times of the worst and unimaginable situations and circumstances.
Last, non of us @ Street Providence including me did anything great nor did we do him a favour
We just are doing our SERVICE .
The boy is in our mens shelter home and his unwell mother is in the womem shelter home.
Mother is on psychiatric medication as well as suffering from a life threatening disease with no cure and I am determined to keep both of them together as long as I can .
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
07Feb/23

WE MUST BE THE BIGGEST SHELTER HOME IN GOA REHABILITATING MORE THAN 120+ PERSONS WITH MENTAL & PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AFTER IPHB.

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7.2.2023. 7pm IST
Running shelter Homes for the homeless who mostly are suffering from mental disabilities & rehabilitating the people with mental disabilities is quite challenging and we are talking about 120+ patients in our homes.
We must be the biggest shelter home in Goa rehabilitating more than 120+ persons with mental & physical disabilities after IPHB.
90% are totally treated free of cost.
Initially it was difficult fitting the system but with a solid 5 years experience and fantastic team of caregivers and staff , & good support from IPHB & government hospitals,  we accept and take in all types of people suffering only from mental & physical disabilities. ( intellectual disabilities we are yet to venture into ).
Schizophrenia patients is one of the most common mental disabilities we have in our homes starting from mild, medium , severe & chronic symptoms. 
But few weeks back we were requested to take into our shelter homes a PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA lady. 
We accepted the request and today it's about 7 days that patient is in our home. 
Paranoid Schizophrenia with commanding hallucinations are one of the most dangerous form of Schizophrenia..
Symptoms :
☆ Easily offended 
☆ Find relationship difficult
☆ Believe in unfounded conspiracy theories
☆ Be hostile, aggressive & argumentative 
Not able to compromise 
Causes are unclear but theories include:
☆ Genes 
☆ Brain chemistry 
☆ Traumatic life events 
☆ Stress reaction 
☆ A combination of factors 
Diagnosis may include:
☆ Medical history 
☆ Physical examination 
☆ Assessment of symptoms 
☆ Physiological arears 
◇ Treatment
◇ Medication
◇ Therapy 
◇ Coping skills 
◇ Hospital admission.
Middle aged Goan lady. 
Our homes are more like family atmosphere and all inmates mix up with each other and live as a family and belive me the recovery or stability or improvement of all these patients in our homes are a welcoming sign .
Lady can get better but medication if missed will again disturb her recovery process.
Not easy to handle such PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA Cases but then finally she is a lady and she has a right to live a secure life without being harrassed on the streets or without being kept in the hospital. 
Nothing is impossible without trying. 
WE DARE TO DREAM & we take as a challenge such difficult cases to help more people with disabilites lead a peaceful life .
If we only take the easy cases , then life is not challenging. 
The program we run in rehabilitating the people with mental disabilities is giving us results and we are Today capable of even going up to rehabilitating another 100.
But the main issue is funds, manpower and homes.
Its getting very very difficult to raise resources but at the same time huge no of goans are in need of free care and rehabilitation failing which they are ending up on the streets and we keep calling them OUTSIDERS / GHANTI.
Today of the 160 + people we rehabilitate,  close to 90 + are goans ie 65 -70% which is a huge no and 90% are cared and treated without any single charge.
Families can't look after 1 person and here we are having close to 160 + and ready to accept another 100.
But we need your help through donations.
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
04Feb/23

ONCE LIVING ON THE STREETS, THIS GOAN LADY WHO IS MARRIED BUT ABANDONED, HAS THE DETERMINATION TO GO AHEAD AND LEARN COMPUTERS.

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4.2.2023. 7Pm. IST 
Once living on the streets,  this Goan lady who is married but abandoned by her husband and rejected by her own family , has the determination to go ahead and learn computers.
A small video attached. 👇👇
There is a big increase in people losing their mind and reaching the streets in the last few years.
Well about 5 months back I received a call from a police station saying ” a goan lady has lost her mind and wandering around, please help “.
We responded and took her in and got her assessed at IPHB and started her treatment.
In the last 4 months good improvement.
From being disoriented when picked up to being back to normal is a big achievement for this goan lady. 
Suffered at the hands of her husband and rejected for being unable to bear children to being disowned by her own brother due to poverty to being unsure where she will sleep at night and where the next meal will come from.
All these troubles of a lonely woman on the streets will surely lead to mental disabilities.
But once in our home , that love & care of our caregivers and staff , coupled with Physiotherapy sessions to ease those pains and troubles, to warm food and a warm bed , to a warm bath daily and change of clothes daily coupled witn timely medications and daily activity in the home.
These all activities above will and have to bring change in any ladies life.
This particular lady is incharge of the kitchen and does her part well .
Quite by nature and responsive to all correction and suggestions.
One day I discussed with Sapnesh why not bring her to office and teach her basic office work.
She was taught how to use the printer and xerox machine which she picked up .
Now I am determined to teach her WORD & EXCEL on the computer.
Problem is her motivation levels are very low due to her being rejected and believes nothing good can come our of her .
But I know she can be taught and she will learn.
Imagine living on a street for years and now sitting on a chair in an office on a computer.
It's not easy for her.
But I am determined to get her taught computers by the office staff. 
The problem is we are 4 staff in the office and only 2 laptops & 1 desktop are available. 
And because she is brought to office, other ladies in our homes too are looking forward to learn computers.
It's just next to impossible to bring so many to office and teach them.
If you reading this post are having any old and usable laptops to give away then we will accept.
We can keep the laptops in the ladies home and get the care givers to teach them Word & excel.
I feel happy and satisfied just sitting and looking at the changes so many people with mental disabilities in our shelter homes are experiencing
It's not something you can buy or get just like that.
It's these homeless  people good wishes and prayers which add up to our spiritual account which makes us believe that we can go beyond our capacity.
WE DARE TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE. 
If you know such goan ladies suffering from mental disabilities and living on the streets, please do reach out and see if they can be assessed at the IPHB hospital bambolim.
If they are really homeless we can attempt to try to rehabilitate them on case to case basis. 
We have mastered the art of rehabilitating people witn all sorts of mental and physical disabilities irrespective of their medical conditions.
It's not an easy service to provide caring for 
150 + people witn disabilities and at times the medications are not cheap.
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848