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11Nov/21

PRESENTS YOU OUR VOLUNTEER MR. ORLANDO MESQUITA, FROM BENAULIM.

Updates
11.11.2021  7pn IST 
AVAILABILITY v/s ABILITY 
STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA , presents you our Volunteer Mr Orlando Mesquita, from Benaulim. 
Orlando has been associated with our NGO as a volunteer right from Dec 2017. 
I remember , when we just started our 1st home in Dec 2017, Orlando would pick men from the streets of Margao & Coastal area and bring them to our home. 
He would literally pick , clean and get them to have a bath,  put them in his car and drive quite often from Margao to Porvorim . 
This went on for 1 year and in Dec 2018 , when we started in Cavelossim our other men home he would drop men there. 
Always cheerful and AVAILABLE .
When we started another home in margao , Orlando was a big help in setting up and repairing the home 
A successful and honest Builder by profession , this is the only volunteer who has stood with our NGO from start till date . 
♡♡ Orlando is contactable on 9011057972. 
And he answers all calls . 
He never tries to work on his ABILITY but only on AVAILABILITY. 
Last 6 months,  Orlando is practically taking care of 25+ homeless men on a daily basis at our Cavelossim home. 
He comes every morning and every evening to the home all the way from Benaulim. 
He has started with these homeless men :
▪︎1. A small plant nursery 
▪︎2. Cultivated 3 different vegetable gardens.
▪︎3. Started Coco Peat manufacturing 
And thus kept all these homeless men , who majority are disabled totally occupied. 
He drives them to hospital , to doctors,  for checkups to health centres without a grumble . 
He never feels dirty or afraid of blood , urine smell or any other defects in these homeless men . 
He treats all men with the same passion and approach irrespective of their sickness or their disabilites. 
I at times wonder what makes this man want to help such people inspite of their disabilites. 
The answer which comes back is AVAILABILITY. 
ORLANDO knows their :
▪︎Medication, 
▪︎Appointments ,
▪︎Food habits, 
▪︎Internal issues. 
He is OUR NGO man for all situations in Cavelossim home . 
We employed many men with decent Salary in this particular home at Cavelossim but it never was easy for them to come with the feeling of AVAILABILITY like Orlando has shown . 
No complaints,  no murmuring,  no short cuts is how I can describe Orlando. 
Speaks softly, slowly and very quietly. 
But his work is extraordinary because of his AVAILABILITY & not ABILITY . 
When we started this home in late Dec 2018 , I often wondered how this home would be managed as the distance is 70 kms approx 1 way from Sangolda . 
But God had prepared this man ORLANDO MESQUITA even before we started the Cavelossim home. 
Orlando AVAILABILITY to reach out to the homeless street men was there right from 
Dec 2017. 
With much humility I can say , with Orlando on the job at Cavelossim,  alot of pressure and stress has been taken away from my shoulders as I sleep peacefully being assured any issue in CAVELOSSIM home , Orlando will take care . 
He has created his own team in this home from the homeless men itself. 
And today as we embark on another men's home in QUEPEM TALUKA,  where the renovation work is about to start , ORLANDO again has shown his AVAILABILITY. 
It's surely THE GRACE OF GOD & THE FAVOUR OF GOD which had brought such a man like ORLANDO to our NGO . 
AND HE IS NOT PAID A SINGLE RUPEE AS SALARY . 
When at times Orlando is occupied with his work,  his son steps in for his dad . 
If you reading this post are inspired by ORLANDO & believes in AVAILABILITY then we can connect through whatsapp only on 8380097564. 
Our NGO is always looking for Volunteers across Goa who share my dream of looking after 500 homeless people one day in Goa . 
It can be full time with a basic salary or
It can be part time or 
Free & voluntarily with any salary . 
But it's AVAILABILITY not ABILITY. 
Another good point about Orlando , is alot of his family members,  relatives & friends are today our benefactors and are often blessing our NGO 
I thank God, for the gift of Orlando :
to the homeless poor people , 
to me &
to our NGO 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
10Nov/21

GETS THIS MAN OFF THE STREETS OF ST. CRUZ, TISWADI

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10.11.2021  10am   IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA gets this man off the streets of St Cruz, Tiswadi on 8.11.2021. 
For the last 1 month, I received many calls requesting to get this man off the road. 
Location given was ” under pass of St cruz , Nr Niyaz restaurant “. 
But no one sent any pictures of him & the location , only calling and saying help him . 
☆ This man Dilip Mule , has been sleeping right in the middle of the road , on the divider, of the Cujira ( fly over ) underpass. 
The next underpass of Niyaz restaurant up the road to Gmc . 
Video attached. 👇
On Sunday, I was going to south goa and had to meet a person at Merces Circle. 
Person requested to come to Niyaz Restaurant & that meant I had to go on the service road and not the HIGHWAY. 
Finished my work and proceeded up the service road to join the highway up at GMC. 
At Cujira underpass I saw this mam sleeping . 
I proceeded to south goa and on my return , past 7 pm I came down the service road to panjim . 
Stopped by and saw Dilip exactly in the same place, covered up in all his bedding with plenty of thrash around that divider. 
If by chance he just slipped on the road while sleeping and some vehicle over went him then that driver would be in trouble. 
Monday our team agreed to pick him . 
On Monday , I informed the Old Goa Inspector about this man. 
Within no time,  the police got Dilip to get up and that entire divider was clean by Dilip himself. 
All his rubbish and stuff was packed and kept one side. 
Dilip was sitting on the other side in the bus stop. 
Initially he refused to get off the bus stop . 
But if left there , 100 % by evening he would be back at the same spot with his belongings. 
Police by force and convincing managed to get him into our car as by now he had walked away from the bus stop towards panjim . 
It seems he may be having some health issues. 
The Old Goa Inspector was really quick in getting his men to reach the spot before we reached. 
Last 2 days , he is quite in our home and getting detoxified as he was drinking to kill the agony of the dirt and swam of mosquitoes. 
Frankly speaking,  i was not inclined to pick him from the time the calls were coming for over a month. 
I may be getting Lazy I feel at times or I felt that he might require major hospitalization as the man was described to me by various calls making it look like some major case, but no one sent pictures or videos of him and I just ignored their calls. 
But God had different plans. 
If that person had come to Merces circle i would have gone over the flyover that day to south and not even known that Dilip was still there at CUJIRA underpass. 
He was all soiled,  unclean , dirty and tired. 
Not very old as I assumed but may be 50 or 55 years . 
If you know such people who require help in Goa, stuck up on roads, bus stops , hospitals, gardens, etc please reach out and talk to them and see what help they require. 
Always go to the nearest police station and complain. 
If our assistance is required,  pls whatsapp me on 8380097564. 
If we can help we will let you know on the spot , yes or no . 
Some cases are beyond our capacity. 
But we can try . 
We require your support and help to reach out to them who are HELPLESS & homeless. 
Support us in whatever way you can. 
Donate generously to our NGO. 
We offer you 50% exemption under 80G on your donations. 
Donations only through cheque /NEFT along with your pan card copy . 
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
Twitter : @streetproviden1 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
08Nov/21

WE ALL DREAM AND WE TRY TO LIVE THAT DREAM

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8.11.2021  7pm IST 
This post has a poster attached which says by Dec 2020 I will be taking care of 500 homeless people. 
And now we are in Nov 2021 and I am only taking care of ONLY 100 homeless people . 
We all Dream and we try to live that dream, no matter how long it takes to materialize. 
My dream is still to take care of 500 homeless,  old , people with disabilities, etc in Goa . 
So why this type of dream in today's world. 
Read on 
From 2004 to 2012 , my life was a confusion. 
I am introduced to  this man in 2012 ( who is a bigger dreamer than me if I can call him a dreamer). 
But this man was strictly working ON THE WORD. 
I started volunteering with him in his work and learnt lots of things including rehabilitating alcoholic men. 
He had at that time about 50 men in his rehabilitation home but the capacity was about 200. 
And he went on speaking his dream whenever I met him during those 2 years . 
By 2014 , this man helped me to get over all my problems , WITH THE WORD and I decided to do something for the poor , abandoned,  homeless,  people with disabilites , alcoholic , etc . 
It is a gratitude towards God for helping me over come all my problems and giving me this blessed life of reaching out to the poorest of the poor in Goa. 
We parted ways in 2014 from his set up,  but kept in touch everytime he visited Goa . 
I attended his teachings and followed him on you tube  and realized that if he can rehab 50 men so can I. 
It took me a few years to get this dream into action . 
From mid 2014 till mid 2017 , God provided me resources to create so many projects as that time there was no NGO . 
After numerous small projects like the food bank fridges , Ambulance for the poor , free water taps, etc in Dec 2017 , our Ngo started our 1st home for the homeless street men . 
Some where early 2019 , our NGO got a massive building which could actually hold 500 homeless people under one roof . 
My dream was there right Infront of me . 
I was excited that I will be able to look after 500 homeless,  poor , abandoned goan men & women. 
But that dream stsrted getting shattered early Jan 2020,  but the poster had been made in Jan 2019. 
Some where late 2019 , this man who I follow , started a real dream to build and look after 500 men under one roof in the same place where I met him in 2012. 
20 % of the structure was up and I said to myself ” FANTASTIC, Praise God “. 
But like me,  his dream too collapsed and not the structure and by Feb 2020 , he moved away from that place . 
I understood his pain and brokenness of not being able to live that dream of his . 
Early Jan 2021 , we moved out of that big building just within 1 year of entering it and spending alot of money . 
Forgiven and moved ahead. 
In March 2020 , 1st wave and then May 2021 , 2nd Wave, but our NGO still was able to look after only 100 people as the was a space constraint. 
But I held on to my dream and went on posting this same poster at times just to remind me about my dream . 
And many wrote back to me saying,  bro ” we are in 2021 , but your poster is saying 2020.” 
Very soon  it will be JAN 2022, & we will be able to add another 100 , ie 80 men & 20 women as two more homes are starting. 
Men's home in Quepem Taluka  & women home in Salcette Taluka. 
So our capacity will be 200 , and not yet 500. 
But God has better plans and plans which are for my Welfare and not destruction. 
There are Two big homes ,  built in 2011 in Quepem Taluka , which is lying unoccupied & this is where God is taking me and we intend to rent these homes. 
1st home can hold 80 men and the 2nd home can hold another 100 men . 
When this 2nd home starts the capacity will be 300. 
Still not close to 500. 
Same compound both homes . 
But I will believe and live the dream what the poster says with this post. 
We were starting to renovate the small home 1st ,  which can hold 80 men , as it's a one month job costing Rs 1500000 to get going and running. 
This 1st home built strictly for rehabilitation with 20 rooms is able to hold 4 men per room with attached washrooms . 
I know deep down in my heart , I will one day live that dream of helping and rehabilitating 500 homeless people thanks to my Teacher who for those 2 years gave me an opportunity to learn and understand HOW THE WORD is to be lived and believed. 
I am sure My Teacher ( who is a bigger dreamer than me ) still has his dream . 
No one knows Gods Plan . 
So please don't mind reading a poster saying by Dec 2020 , we will rehabilitating 500 people . 
Looking forward to your prayers and support as I live my dream of taking in, many many poor goans suffering from depression , alcohol,  mental & physical disabilities , Homelessness,  those abandoned by their families,  the old and infirmed , unwed mothers and people suffering from Hiv, etc . 
Anybody homeless in Goa who requires a place to stay and two meals to eat along with medication will be accommodate , Subject to procedure and rules . 
And it's all FREE,  NO CHARGES for the poorest of the poor  . 
Approx 25 years back , one man changed my Teacher direction. 
Approx 10 years back my Teacher changed my directions and so many like me had their directions changed. 
Today I have an opportunity to reach out to so many homeless,  sick , old , abandoned   etc. 
I and you togther can step out of OUR COMFORT ZONE to MAKE OTHERS LIFE COMFORTABLE. 
If you are inspired like me to help the homeless and the poorest of the poor in Goa , then please get in touch with me through whatsapp only on 8380097564. 
No calling please as my phone is already having alot of traffic. 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
04Nov/21

GOA POLICE, PROVIDES HELP TO THIS HOMELESS LADY ON THIS DAY OF DIWALI

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4.11.2021.  8 Pm IST 
GOA POLICE , provides Help to this homeless lady on this day of DIWALI , THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT. 
STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA, wishes you all A Very Happy Diwali, the festival of lights. 
Today Mr Sagar , a Policeman from Vasco Police Station , brought light to this old abandoned women by making a call to me asking if we can help . 
Imagine if Mr Sagar, had ignored her and driven her away. 
Also without the support of Mr Hassan Khan,  this lady would be still on the streets. 
Read on. 
A few days ago , i received a call from 
Mrs Mona, Vasco city , asking to help this old lady , Mrs Parvati. 
Parvati is homeless and has lost her only daughter, a few months/ years ago , as I gather and is roaming around Vasco. 
Being a migrant , she has her own share of troubles in her old age. 
Mrs Mona gets in touch with the Government shelter home who complicates the issue by requesting a letter from the municipality stating she is from Vasco city . 
Mrs Mona approaches the councilor who agrees to give the letter but Mona does not receive the letter. 
In the meantime the lady must have been sent to the police station to request for help from Street Providence. 
Today morning , Sagar , calls me requesting for help . 
We agree. 
Immediately I call Mr Hassan our volunteer from Vasco. 
Inspite of being a holiday , Hassan volunteers to help &  we agree to hire the taxi & accompany the police. Etc . 
Finally all agree to get this lady off the streets. 
Since it's Diwali, we understand the Police will be patrolling so they can't provide their car. 
We hire a car as this lady needs treatment at the IPHB and our team at porvorim is on other duty so we can't send a car from porvorim . 
Parvati is under stress and is having issues with her mind. 
Moving Parvati directly into our home is not proper as she will disturb others . 
Vasco Police Station agrees to get a Magistrate Order but 2 problems occur. 
1. No extra police car 
2. Today courts are closed 
But its DIWALI and that lady requires to get off the streets. 
Goa Police, Sub Inspector Mrs. Santos E Fernandes PSI of Vasco Police station & 
Lady constanle Mrs. Shainaz Desai from Vasco PS & Hassan , drive to Margao , to  the Magistrate residence,  who is very kind to sign the order . 
Then drive back to Chicalim Health Centre for the medical & then drive to IPHB , Bambolim for admission and treatment. 
If we can do it as an NGO ,  what stops the Government shelter home which is suppose to do this work , from doing the same. 
Unwanted complications and unwanted  paper work . 
This Is the job of the Local Municipalities and the agency which is the authority to get such homeless people off the streets from all municipalities of Goa. 
Its way past 7 pm and her medical examination like CT Scan Etc is done at GMC before she is actually admitted into IPHB. 
Incase any one recognizes her and her family pls get in touch with us on whatsapp on 8380097564. 
Our team and our volunteers are covering entire Goa and our services are free. 
Thanks to Goa Police for the support in our fight against homelessness in Goa . 
It's a struggle where poor and homeless are concerned. 
We are there and everywhere in Goa with our team and our volunteers,  trying to help whenever there is a Request. 
God has brought committed and compassionate volunteers to our NGO who share my dream of helping people on the streets of Goa  
It's all case to case basis. 
The informant does his / her part and we do our part. 
We have a procedure to help the homeless and we use the support of Goa Police before picking up any homeless person as anything can go wrong and we would not like to be caught on the wrong foot. 
The support Of Goa Police for the last 4 years across major police stations towards our NGO in our fight against homelessness is very encouraging and well accepted. 
Please donate to our NGO generously. 
You get 50% rebate under section 80G of the 
INCOME TAX act, once you donate to our NGO. 
We accept only CHEQUES / NEFT with your pan card copy . 
For those who wish to know more about us you can follow us on social media 
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
          
Twitter : @streetproviden1 
YouTube channel 
and subscribe and if you agree with our work then please like and share 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 
Once again HAPPY DIWALI TO ONE & ALL 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
 
02Nov/21

NURSE REKHA, FROM DISTRICT HOSPITAL, MAPUSA GETS THIS MAN PAPPU INTO OUR HOME LAST WEEK.

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2.11.2021  3pm IST 
♡♡ Nurse Rekha, from District Hospital, Mapusa gets this man Pappu into our home last week. 
Diwali Is a festival about light and Nurse Rekha has provided some light to this abandoned homeless man in the hospital. 
Pappu has been admitted through 108 for over a few weeks. 
Weak and can't walk well &  has a CATHETHER. 
Plus he is totally stressed and depressed lying in the hospital in a sorry state , but that's all his own fault . 
Has a family he says and wants to start life again. 
Nurse Rekha , shows Compassion by getting in touch with us requesting if he can be shifted to our home as he has been in the hospital for a very long time and the bed can be freed for another patient and getting his paperwork organized. 
We agree and last week we moved him to our home on certain condition agreeable to both , our NGO & THE HOSPITAL . 
Not going to be easy to handle this man as he is too weak . 
But our care givers will give it a try to provide care and rehabilitation . 
If any such homeless people are stuck up in any Government Hospital / PHC / UHC in Goa and require a place to stay and recover , we will accept for free . 
Conditions apply on case to case basis. 
If we can manage to look after and provide after care, then we will only accept. 
Otherwise that patient will need more time to recover in the hospital before moving them to our homes . 
If any Doctor , nurse , etc know such poor homeless men abandoned in any Government hospital and requiring help,  pls let me know only thru whatsapp on 8380097564. 
1st Priorty will be for homeless Goans and on case to case basis , provided the patient can walk,  use the washroom and not incapacitated besides other conditions 
Please donate to our NGO generously. 
You get 50% rebate under section 80G of the 
INCOME TAX act, once you donate to our NGO. 
We accept only CHEQUES / NEFT with your pan card copy . 
For those who wish to know more about us you can follow us on social media 
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
          
Twitter : @streetproviden1 
YouTube channel 
and subscribe and if you agree with our work then please like and share 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
 
30Oct/21

A BIG CLAP TO Dr GOPAL FROM GMC

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30.10.2021. 6 Pm IST 
A big Clap to Dr Gopal from GMC who for the last few weeks has been constantly requesting help to get this homeless man , treated at GMC . 
☆ Karan is a homeless man and was admitted a few weeks back for a broken hip / leg . 
Attached a 1 min video 👇
Also attached his picture incase anyone recognizes him . 
Dr Gopal understood that once Karan recovers he will need to go to a home for after care and rehabilitation. 
Due to many reasons we avoided taking him . 
But with Diwali around the corner, our team finally decided to accept Karan . 
If not for Dr Gopal constant follow up with us , karan would have ended up back on the streets In Goa . 
We are the only Shelter Home in Goa accepting homeless poor street people inspite of all our houses being full. 
Karan is totally weak and can't balance himself properly but in 6 months from now should be able to walk and work. 
If any such homeless people are stuck up in any Government Hospital / PHC / UHC in Goa and require a place to stay and recover , we will accept for free . 
Conditions apply on case to case basis. 
If we can manage to look after and provide after care, then we will only accept. 
Otherwise that patient will need more time to recover in the hospital before moving them to our homes . 
If any Doctor , nurse , etc know such poor homeless men abandoned in any Government hospital and requiring help,  pls let me know only thru whatsapp on 8380097564. 
1st Priorty will be for homeless Goans and on case to case basis , provided the patient can walk,  use the washroom and not incapacitated besides other conditions 
Please donate to our NGO generously. 
You get 50% rebate under section 80G of the 
INCOME TAX act, once you donate to our NGO. 
We accept only CHEQUES / NEFT with your pan card copy . 
For those who wish to know more about us you can follow us on social media 
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
          
Twitter : @streetproviden1 
YouTube channel 
and subscribe and if you agree with our work then please like and share 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
 
29Oct/21

TODAY ADMITS A YOUNG GOAN BOY MR. PAWAN INTO OUR SHELTER HOME FROM THE IPHB.

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29.10.2021  2pm IST 
Mrs Ruth Madeira e Pai , an Employeee , of DIRECTORATE of HEALTH SERVICES , based at PONDA health centre reaches out to a very poor Goan Mother & son who are practically homeless & penniless. 

STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA , today admitts a young Goan boy Mr Pawan into our shelter home from the IPHB. 
This young goan boy and his mother are so poor that their house is attached In this picture. 
18 months back approx,  Mrs Ruth , who works for DHS , and now based at Ponda , had admitted the mother in our home and since she was very very weak we requested Josephine from Amazing Grace to look after her . 
Nice of Mrs Ruth to follow up for 18 months on this mother son duo who have actually no one to fall back for help , medical and financial support. 
Josephine obliged and the mother is still being looked after and now much much better. 
We kept Pawan with us but he decided to go back to that small home . 
Over a period of time , Mr Pawan got very very weak and went into depression  . 
One day Mrs Ruth went to visit him and was shocked to see Pawan . 
Unclean,  dehydrated,  crawling on the floor,  full of dirt and rubbish and could not stand. 
Mrs Ruth again called me . 
We volunteered to help and got Anjuna Police to help us. 
Thanks to the Anjuna Police , who got a MO & admitted Pawan into IPHB about 3 months back . 
Thanks to the Dr's at IPHB for treating him for over a couple of months now. 
Pawan is a graduate but life is cruel. 
Father used to work for the electricity dept but expired without much saving. 
Mrs Ruth is trying her level best to get the husband pension . 
One of a very sad and pathetic case of our poor goan family. 
No other relatives I can recall. 
Only two of them mother & son , and being very very poor , no one will want to take them in . 
It's a long road to no where except being in a FREE SHELTER HOME. 
This time we will see that he stays permanently so that he does not go back into depression as that house is today Fallen down. 
It's going to cost money to rebuild. 
There is no point building his home as he will not be able to look after himself as he needs some one to live with . 
If you know such poor  GOAN  people  like Pawan please let me know . 
We will study the matter and understand the problems and then will try to help. 
Some cases are not easy to handle at times. 
Sometimes it requires treatment and specialized palliative care . 
But help is possible for such cases . 
Difficult but not impossible. 
We have mastered the Art of making our care givers and support team life UNCOMFORTABLE so that these poor peolples lives can be COMFORTABLE. 
At times I just wonder, where would such people end up , if we were never in existence as an NGO. 
GOD'S plans are not easy to understand at times. 
Looking after the mentally challenged , old , bed ridden , etc FOR FREE is not an easy task today when Petrol is @ rs 105 a litre and rising daily. 
If you know any such goan people ( 1st priority) either on the streets or in depression or mentally unsound mind or just abandoned , do let me know only thru WHATSAPP on 8380097564. 
No calling please 
We will study the matter and surely help if we can , but on case to case basis 
We require your support and help to reach out to them who are HELPLESS & homeless. 
Support us in whatever way you can. 
Donate generously to our NGO. 
We offer you 50% exemption under 80G on your donations. 
Donations only through cheque /NEFT along with your pan card copy . 
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
Twitter : @streetproviden1 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
23Oct/21

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES , ( DHS ) , PANJIM, GOA, TODAY VACCINATED 44 MEN WITH VARIOUS DISABILITIES

Updates
23.10.2021   11am IST 
DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES , ( DHS ) , PANJIM, GOA,  today vaccinated 44 men with various disabilities in  two of our Shelter  Homes. 
As India crossed the 100 crore mark in vaccinations against COVID 19, I realized that support towards vaccination of the homeless and disabled was non forthcoming. 
I got in touch with  the Revenue Minister last month and Mrs Jennifer Monseratte connected us to  the concerned officials and constantly followed up through her staff. 
STREET PROVIDENCE is grateful to DHS , and  the  entire team of Doctors who vaccinated 44 men with physical and mental disabilities . 
♡♡ Thanks to Dr Nixon and his team from Chinchinim PHC , who vaccinated 11 such men at our Cavelossim home . 
♡♡ Also thanks to Dr Yogesh and his team from Colvale PHC , who vaccinated 33 such men at our Assnora Home . 
Having vaccinated the residents of our Shelter Homes, few are still remaing in the other homes, Street Providence is  now looking forward  to helping upto 10,000 People With Disabilities get vaccinated  incase they have not done so. 
Physically and mentally challenged,  disabled , bed ridden  and home bound persons and residents of Old Aged homes, Rehabilitation homes and Shelter Homes who have not been  vaccinated till date, or cannot go to the vaccination centre , due to lack of transport or support , may contact me on 8380097564. 
Street Providence NGO has tied up with DHS , thanks to Dr Rajendra Borkar , Chief Medical Officer, District Immunisation Program , DHS , for providing vaccination to  People with Disabilites and otherswho are yet to take the vaccine and might not yet be vaccinated . 
Our job is to mobilize those with disabilites who are yet to take the vaccine and inform the PHCs etc. 
Dr Borkar has instructed all the PHC , UHC , CHC and Government hospitals in Goa to consider vaccinating such people  in case they are  not vaccinated. 
♡♡ Very grateful to Dr Borkar and his team at DHS for the support including Dr Lalita & Dr Anu. 
Our NGO will provide the transportation cost incase there is a need for transportation especially in far flung and remote places in Goa. 
No one understands People with Disabilities like our NGO as we  have close to 100 of them living in our 5 Shelter Homes. 
Surely there will be People With Disabilities in Goa who due to genuine reasons might not be able to receive the vaccination  . 
Please look around your locality , city , village and  incase you know anyone left unvaccinated. inform your local  PHC , UHC , CHC or the government Hospitals  or contact me at  8380097564. 
Please motivate the unvaccinated people in your locality  in case they are reluctant to take the Vaccination for various reasons. 
We thank The Foundation for releasing a Grant towards this project of Vaccinating The Disabled ( if required at their homes ) and help  bear the cost of the Transportation . 
This is an initiative by Street Providence to help the Disabled and Home bound. 
Join us in our fight against COVID 19. 
We are giving back to Society especially the poor, people with disabilities , bed ridden,  thru this drive,  what we have received from our benefactors. 
For all clarity or queries pls whatsapp me on 8380097564. 
God bless you so much 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
21Oct/21

HOW WE @ STREET PROVIDENCE GOA CAN PUT USE THE MANPOWER IN OUR HOMES ( 70% ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES)

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21.10.2021  7pm IST 
This post is about how we @ STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA can put use the manpower in our homes ( 70% are people with disabilities) to the best possible use. 
Read on 👇
☆ 1. We have grown Oxygen Generating Plants in our men home in Cavelossim and are selling the same. 
Last month we did a small trial and all plants got sold within a few days . 
You can only order thrrough whatsapp on 8380097564  and we deliver at your door step. 
Not possible to visit as the men are suffering from disabilities and we can't take any chance in this home with Covid around. 
Prices attached in the poster 
☆ 2. We are selling COCOPEAT / COCONUT FIBRE. 
It's a natural fibre extracted from the husk  of the coconut . 
Used in the growing of plants and trees. 
Our men with disabilites, physically do this on a small machine/ scrapper  by scrapping the coconut husk on this small machine . 
Keeps them healthy, active and occupied. 
Price Rs 100 kg with door delivery. 
All natural and no mud mixed . 
☆ 3. We had taken a field for Vegetable Cultivation in Carmona , and again the men with disabilities from 8.9.2021 have been leveling,  cleaning and planted the field under the supervision of Our Volunteer Mr Orlando Mesquita from Benaulim . 
And this is a few of the Vegetables harvested today. 
☆ 4. In our ladies homes , paper bags in 3 sizes are made and ready for sale. 
▪︎Small size  .50 paisa 
▪︎Medium  .75 paisa
▪︎Big rs 1 
They are also making rugs / door mats of cloth for the door steps and other items of cloth which will be sold later . 
☆ 5.  Few of the homeless men with mental disabilities are so used to collecting and handling dry garbage  while being on the streets,  we understand that without that dry garbage, they can't be happy or rehabilitated. 
Its like a natural therapy for them. 
So to cater and tap these men capabilites and keep them active and happy,  we are collecting dry garbage as specified below :
▪︎Hard plastic 
▪︎Soft plastic 
▪︎Pet plastic 
▪︎Cardboard 
▪︎Newspapers & magazines 
▪︎Aluminum 
▪︎Metals 
But we are not going to come to your home to collect only dry Garbage . 
You need to order / buy either :
☆ Plants 
☆ Coco Peat 
☆ Vegetables 
☆ Dairy products ( this is what I do for a living )
( Poster attached with prices ) 
And we will take Upto 5 kgs Dry Garbage from you per order from your home . 
The dry garbage needs to be clean and not wet , soggy and in dirty surroundings that we have to collect it individually  . 
Needs to be packed and kept ready in one place. 
PLEASE DONT BRING ANY DRY GARBAGE TO OUR HOMES & OUR OFFICE . 
Inflation, high fuel prices , drop in donations , coupled with other issues puts pressure on me running our NGO where 99% inmates are looked after free . 
Food, stay , hospital trips , medicine , clothes , toiletries, etc ALL FREE, NO CHARGES 
We are already having 100 such ladies and gents and very soon adding 3 more homes to take in another 200. 
Funding is required on a daily basis and its best to make all these inmates work for some economic benefit to our NGO. 
Please don't compare prices as it's like your donation towards these men & ladies with disabilites who are 50% Goans and either totally homeless or families are too poor to look after them at home. 
Balancing my Job with the NGO is not an easy task with everything rising daily. 
I am sitting with huge lady power & manpower in our homes. 
If anyone got a project to implement IN OUR HOMES ON JOB BASIS pls let me know. 
We too can earn a few Rupees and the men & women can be engaged and occupied. 
Remember these are mostly 70% people with mental disabilites and high mood swings . 
One day they will work next two days excuses. 
But life has to go on. 
We require your support and help to reach out to them who are HELPLESS & homeless & poor people with disabilities. 
Support us in whatever way you can. 
Donate generously to our NGO. 
We offer you 50% exemption under 80G on your donations. 
Donations only through cheque /NEFT along with your pan card copy . 
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
Twitter : @streetproviden1 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
18Oct/21

FEEDS 1000 MEALS TO THE HUNGRY ON WORLD FOOD DAY ACROSS DIFFERENT PARTS OF GOA

Updates
16.10.2021  7 pm IST 
FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR, SANGOLDA, GOA feeds 1000 meals to the hungry on World Food Day across different parts of Goa ( in addition to the 500 meals we feed daily) 
♡♡ Thanks to our Hard working Volunteers who did the needful on our behalf :
☆ 1. Mr Akash & his team , 250 meals covering Savordem , Curchorem , Sanguem  
☆ 2. Mrs Anita , Udant NGO , 100 meals covering Old Goa 
☆ 3. Sr. Deepti , Presentation Society, 200 meals covering Vasco & Baina 
☆ 4. Mr Mahesh & Mr Hassan , 200 meals  covering Zuarinagar 
☆ 5. Mr John Baptist & his team, 250 meals covering Margao , Benaulin . 
Small video of 90 seconds attached and few pictures attached. 👇
♡♡ Thanks to  NAVTARA  group of Restsurant , who inspite of their busy schedule,  accommodated our order for 800 meals. 
Balance 200 meals were taken from Vasco itself. 
♡♡ Big thanks to our benefactors for donating online donations/ coupons for 1000  meals :
▪︎Sonia      100 meals 
▪︎Zerico     250 meals 
▪︎Nadine    100 meals 
▪︎Shreyas    12 meals 
▪︎Anita         50 meals 
▪︎Pamela   100 meals
▪︎Basil         75 meals 
▪︎Karla        25 meals 
▪︎Aurita     250 meals 
▪︎Doreen       8 meals 
▪︎Dolrich     15 meals 
God provided and met my Expectation. 
We could not get involved as our daily 500 meals needed to be taken care too,  besides our daily rehabilitation work is a 24×7 operation. 
We always use our volunteers to take care of our projects especially feeding the hungry as they do such a wonderful service at their cost, with their own transportation,  without any grumbling or murmurs. 
We all need to reach out to the poor and hungry . 
Food wastage needs to be Channelised to the hungry. 
More Food Bank fridges are the need of the hour if hunger is needed to be addressed in India. 
Laws need to be implemented where excess food is given to Food banks to feed the poor . 
We are trying our level best to collect excess food and feed the hungry in Goa last 4 years . 
Pandemic is making things very slow in the Food bank program. 
Once again we thank all our benefactors for supporting us in all our projects consistently over the last 4 years . 
Support us in whatever way you can. 
Donate generously to our NGO. 
We offer you 50% exemption under 80G on your donations. 
Donations only through cheque /NEFT along with your pan card copy . 
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
Twitter : @streetproviden1 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848