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14Aug/22

REQUESTS FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP TO HELP THIS GOAN GIRL

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14.8.2022. 11am IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA requests for professional help to help this goan girl who is on the streets for over 6 years . 
Mother died at 6 years 
Was in government shelter home till 18 years 
Father died at 13 years
Brother desperate to help her but …. 
In the Last 6 years :
stayed in all the Homes for women in distress in Goa ,
Stayed with our NGO atleast 5 times in 4 years ,
Stayed in IPHB for atleast 2 full years in total of the last 6 years either through self admission or Police order ,
Stayed in homes of lady Police officers. 
But keeps running away and going to the streets again and again . 
Our NGO will be the only home ready to accept her again and again as she needs help and help very badly . 
Well known by :
All women activists who handle such cases
All Police stations in North Goa 
All NGOs dealing with women in distress
All hospitals. 
Usually found staying and sleeping at :
Cemeteries, 
Cremation grounds,
Bus stops,
Outside hospitals ,
Isolated and lonely hill tops, 
Rejected and turned away often by alot of shelter homes including ours as she just refuses to stay after 2 to 3 days of admission. 
Girl is from TIVIM & lets call her ” BLESSED ” & 
2 years back there was a social media post where she wanted some one to build her house . 
Lots of comments and ideas but I did not comment and within 3 days that euphoria died down and within 7 days she was forgotten by 100's of those who commented on her plight and back on the streets . 
Usually calls me ever alternate night after 
12 O clock  which made me block her long time back . 
She today and last 6 years requires professional help and not a house but a loving mother who can wipe off all that hurts, rejection and troubles. 
Till a few months back I too was avoiding taking back BLESSED into our home. 
Medicines don't work on her. 
She got many many other issues all rolled up and if any one is really keen to work with her then take this post & this back side picture of hers and show it to any CONSULTANT Dr at IPHB .
They will explain you her file .
She is that well know at IPHB.
No need to even ask or tell her name. 
Last few weeks I am thinking of how to help her. 
Like her there are a couple of other girls with the same symptoms ” medicine just does not work”. 
The freaking law is also complicated which adds more danger to looking after such cases . 
But they can't be just roaming on the streets and being vulnerable to danger . 
With Folded hands I request not for money but for help from ladies, aunties, nuns , brahma Kumaris , any females who can help . 
If we Crack this one case we can help atleast 4 more such cases where these ladies are unable to get medical help for their sickness. 
Today I am determined to go to any extent to help ” BLESSED ” who I did not like many years ago when I 1st took her in . 
I always thought negative about her . 
For me looking after Physiatric cases,  stroke cases,  broken bones and bedridden cases of homeless people is now easy. 
The challenge is now to get help to such people who no one wants and no medicine can be given. 
If I take in only cases which can be solved or helped then it's not right on my part. 
I have to swim against the tide. 
God will ask me ” why did you not take the difficult and complicated cases ” ? 
At times I feel only ” spiritual help can break her ” 
Please forward this posts to people who are professional capable and might be willing to help this girl ” BLESSED ” to over come her agony of being unwanted at this young age @ 23  years only . 
For parents like me and you reading this posts 
” please take care of your young girl children and attend to their little needs and requests “. 
The world is not what it used to be when you and I grew up 
Too much danger out there and once the damage is done then it's useless to cry. 
Please any communication on this post only through whatsapp only on 8380097564. 
Please prayer for this young goan girl and let's belive she is set free permanently from her troubles. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
12Aug/22

A MENTALLY DERANGED MIDDLE AGED GOAN LADY ADMITTED INTO OUR SHELTER HOME.

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12.8.2022. 8pm IST 
A mentally deranged middle aged goan lady who has been living on the streets in Goa for many years today admitted into our shelter home. 
Very sad state of affairs for the woman. 
The Disability Can be inherited ? 
Married many years ago , has an teenage son but something went terribly wrong which resulted her being back at her mother house. 
Very difficult to blame her or her husband. 
( So no adverse comments please ) 
What is very surprising to me and irritating me now is that ” this lady was a nuisance to a religious institution in the village “. 
Very sad that instead of just trying to shoo her away , she shlould have helped by this religious institution to get into a permanent shelter home. 
And this has been going on for the last 3 -4 years around that institution. 
To this lady blessings , the local unit of SSVP took up her matter with me with the consent of her family 3 months back . 
2 months back , this woman was picked up by the local police and escorted to IPHB Bambolim and the CONSULTANT Dr was kind enough to admitt her for over a few weeks without an attendant as we had assured that once discharged she would be rehabilitated in our NGO. 
Two ladies from the Local unit of SSVP accompanied her while admitting her into IPHB. 
Today we took her in and one SSVP lady member today along with her family member came to our office for admission. 
Not sure how much she must have been harassed on the streets as she used to be very destructive but then she has lost her mind . 
She must have taken alot of abuses, shouts , insults, may be even physical assault from the Locals as such people are defenseless and weak and society usually gets upset with such behavior . 
Can't speak very well and clear. 
Coming from poorer section of society . 
Such cases are really sad and depressing to visualize and think about, but today no one wants to take in such cases FREE of cost citing 
” costs can't be met if we take free “. 
Then how is our NGO admitting so many such cases FREE of cost. 
Like I said earlier ” God dwells in poor people and not in stone structures “. 
We are the only NGO in GOA taking in practically every alternate day one such homeless person either with physical disabilities or mental disabilities . 
And we as a very small NGO can do it free in the  last 5 years , so also the bigger institutes can take in atlesst 3 to 5 of such cases . 
It's my belief and my FAITH in God that our NGO can do this work even if there are costs and inflation is high . 
Just because the poor and marginalized can't afford fees does not mean they have to live a life on the streets in all the suffering and torture. 
And we are entering 75th year of Independence. 
But these poor people with disabilites are yet to get Independence from their troubles and society is turning their back on them . 
Today our NGO is filing that GAP all alone in Goa and its a big struggle to arrange funding for food, clothes,  medication, staff salary ,  rents of our homes, electrify & water bills , etc. 
But being a fighter, I will not give up . 
And then you get a small section of society which takes objection to our style of asking for donations especially since we use only  social media platform's. 
Our additional 3rd women Home should be ready before month end 
4th ladies home should be operational 1st week of September. 
Both togther we can accept 30 to 40 such ladies. 
Please look around in Goa and see if there are such poor abandoned ladies suffering from mental disabilities on the streets. 
Get in touch with your local police station and also update me through whatsapp on 8380097564.   No calling please. 
I assure you , our NGO will help to rehabilitate, provided you follow the instructions and system. 
We are not going to run here and there. 
The system is there,  all you require is to communicate and follow instructions. 
No ladies should be living a screwed life on the streets of Goa especially as we celebrate
75 years  of Independence. 
Please support our NGO. 
You get 50% deduction / rebate under section 80G of the INCOME TAX act, once you donate to our NGO. 
” Terms and conditions for availing this 50% varies on your Gross Total Income while filing your returns ” 
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
 
10Aug/22

OUR 2 UPCOMING SHELTER HOMES ANOTHER 30 HOMELESS STREET WOMEN.

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10.8.2022. 7pm IST 
No one understands the plight of homeless women on the streets in Goa better than Street Providence . 
In these difficult and testing times , when inflation is hitting the roof , our NGO has decided to accept and take into our 2 upcoming shelter Homes another 30 Homeless street women. 
We currently house 35 Homeless women in our two homes and are starting two more homes to take in another 30 women. 
This is a FREE service to the women who are :
☆ Homeless and on the streets, 
☆ abandoned by family due to poverty & old age, suffering from mental & physical disabilities , unwed mothers of unsound mind, 
☆ divorced women who are mentally unsound, childless and depressed women, 
☆ those abandoned by family due to petty crimes,  women tortured by husbands due to dowry, women suffering from severe Alcoholic issues & women consuming drugs ( mild cases only ). 
Women who are in need of Shelter, peace of mind, nourishing food , medication & security and who otherwise would be on the streets , will  be rehabilitated by us. 
Writing a post about this humanitarian practise looks easy but in reality, the task in rather complex and tough as most of these rescued women  are emotionally battered, have serious trust issues, are  sexually abused and have faced  rejection all their lives. 
We have collaborated with two religious congregation, one in North Goa & the other in South Goa to use their premises for these two Shelter Homes. 
( Support from a kind hearted government lady official has encouraged us to start these Shelter Homes & in due course of time I shall present her to you ) 
Since 90% of  such homeless women require psychiatric treatment after rescue, they are first admitted to the Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour ( IPHB), and once the course of treatment is started, and improvement is seen in their behaviour, they are shifted to our Shelter Homes. 
If you know of homeless and abandoned women  living at bus stops, railway stations, public gardens or by the roadside, and require shelter and care  in Goa only , now is the time to help them. 
We are  creating an awareness in this post  about  accepting an additional 30 homeless women in distress so please help these women get a new lease of life. 
You can get in touch with me through whatsapp only on 8380097564.  
Then, visit the nearest police station and inform them about the abandoned person. 
Keep me informed about your visit to the Police Station. 
Our volunteer will reach there or we can speak to the local police if need be . 
We also require resources to run such homes and  I will be sending out an appeal in a day or two. Incase you have any such items do let me know. 
More Shelter  Homes are the need of the hour to help these homeless women  and to prevent  suicides, deaths on streets,  alcoholism etc. 
In my daily prayer,  I ask God to use me and my team to reach out to the lost and lonely on the streets and I thank God for giving me a fantastic opportunity to do the little I can. 
Whenever I hit a bad patch or things are not working out ” I switch to prayer and worship music “.  
A smile on the face of the homeless is enough for me , I know my prayers are answered. 
Our NGO does not own any homes or property and yet we  prophesy that  soon we will rehabilitate 500 such homeless and abandoned street people in Goa 
On the flip side,  in Goa  there are many huge buildings/ houses / institutes, lying idle,  closed and decaying while their owners are only praying. 
Praying for what, I dont know? 
These buildings could  be used for the poor as Shelter Homes. 
I tell myself and many who I talk to ” God dwells in the poor and not in stone structures “. 
Survival on the streets is getting very difficult day by day and if we all get togther to help in  small ways, many lives can be touched, saved and changed. 
Mental health and depression is on the rise and its the biggest silent killer add alcoholism and drug abuse, you have a cocktail waiting to rip one off. 
We can save lives together and help bring a change in poor people lives . 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
07Aug/22

CONGRATULATES Sr FATIMA RODRIGUES , ON BEING re ELECTED AS SUPERIOR GENERAL OF FMCK CONGREGATION

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7.8.2022. 7pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA congratulates Sr Fatima Rodrigues , on being re elected as Superior General Of FMCK congregation for another term. 
For those who must be wondering who, why , how is FMCK & Street Providence connected well read on . 
FMCK is a religious congregation of sisters / nuns which runs educational institutes,  old aged homes etc in Goa, and other places in India. 
In June 2018 , FMCK collaborated with our NGO and togther we started a women home for the homeless street women . 
Usually a religious institute tying up with a small unrecognized  NGO is not heard of. 
But it was due to Sr Fatima ( who was the Suprerior General ) and Sr Vandana ( Provincial )
which made this project possible. 
The home for the homeless women is still functioning. 
Late 2018 , FMCK gave us a home in Cavelossim to use for homeless men. 
Till date this home is operational looking after 30 street and homeless men . 
Sr Fatima stays at Old Goa and their convent runs our food bank fridge right from early 2018. 
This is the one of the few fridges which is daily receiving food and daily feeding quite a no. of poor people in that area. 
Again due to the support of Sr Fatima who keeps an eye on this fridge. 
Kerala flood  in 2018  , Old Goa Convent of Sr Fatima was a big collection,  packing and storage place for our food bank for the relief material which went to Kerala. 
Covid 19 , first and second wave,  Sr Fatima and her team of nuns and apostolates stored , packed and delivered close to 2500 kits of dry ration , each kit worth rs 1000. 
I remember the crowds gathering outside her convent begging for dry ration and Sr Fatima did a fantastic job of giving away these kits only to the poorest of the poor . 
( Infact during the Covid 19., both waves, our food bank distributed close to Rs 1 crore worth of dry ration all over Goa without much publicity ) 
Sr Fatima is the person who I can call, meet, discuss,  share my ideas and she will listen and advice . 
But never takes any decision which is music to my ears . 
All the decisions are taken collectively by Sr Vandana ( Provincial ) & her councellors. 
A lady 1st , who understands hunger & Homelessness and then a nun is what I can say about her . 
Does not wear her title on her sleeve but walks the talk . 
In her second innings as SUPERIOR GENERAL , our NGO & her Congregation will be adding more projects towards the homeless and the poor sick people with disabilities ( PWDs) in a couple of their homes especially in the field of health care and palliative care . 
I am aware that Sr Fatima must be questioned by many to why and how FMCK is collaborating with a small NGO like Street Providence especially after early 2020 when our NGO was totally asked to vacate by force a home in Margao by another religious congregation. 
Usually when an NGO gets any bad publicity or something negative pops up, every one shys away from the NGO . 
No one wants to be associated with NGOs like what happened in early 2020 in Margao , but FMCK did not back out . 
Both Sr Fatima & Sr Vandana were clear that rehabilitation of the homeless would go on. 
Today our NGO runs 2 shelter homes for 35 women and the 3rd Shelter Home for women is starting end of this month. 
The 4th Shelter Home for women by the beginning of next month. 
And it all started by Sr Fatima who believed me 
5 years ago over a cup of tea . 
I once again wish Sr Fatima a Spirit Filled second tenure as Superior General Of FMCK . 
Looking forward to Sr Fatima continued support & care for the hungry , homeless and People with disabilities ( Pwds). 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
05Aug/22

HUMBLY REQUESTS YOU READING THIS POST TO PRAY FOR A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL @ SOCIAL WELFARE

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5.8.2022. 6pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA humbly requests you reading this post to pray for a Government official @ Social Welfare who is sitting with one of our file last 1 month. 
But 1st see the 2 short  videos to understand the remaining post which I wrote . 👇
U will understand how much trouble and care goes daily into dealing with such homeless people who are either paralyzed or Pwds 
As an NGO picking up from the streets and hospitals & rehabilitating homeless people for free is not a joke especially if they are suffering from disabilities. 
Especially when these homeless are old, bed ridden , stroke effected,  incapicated , persons with disabilities ( PWDs) it gets very difficult. 
Pumping pain killers and other medication is not the solution to improving their mobility . 
The only solution is exercise and Physiotherapy. 
And the Government of Goa has a fantastic scheme suited for setting up such Physiotherapy centres for NGO having a Registration certificate from the Social Welfare Department. 
We fulfill all these criteria,  namely, :
☆ 1. Valid Registration certificate 
☆ 2. We have numerous such Persons ( PWDs) 
☆ 3. We have set up the infrastructure ( clinic ) 
And guess what, we have applied exactly 1 month back . 
But the issue here is the ” asst director “” has to do an inspection which is not done and neither has informed me whether it will be done or will get it rejected. 
The asst director informs me that the file is moving in process and inspection will be done. 
1st I was told in the same dept before applying that within 10 days everything will be done . 
Then after applying I followed up and was told  : 
☆ 1. Assembly session is on, then told 
☆ 2. Code of Conduct 
But in the last few days during the code of conduct , same dept conducted activities covering PWDs & what about Code of Conduct then ? 
If an NGO like Street Providence having close to 130+ such homeless people from the streets & hospitals is treated like this , then its a big discrimination on the part of this ” Asst Director ” 
The job of looking after and rehabilitating the homeless on the sheets ESPECIALLY the persons with disabilities ( PWDs ) comes under the Department of Social Welfare. 
Here our NGO is doing the Government of Goa a service free of cost and it's our right to get the scheme in the quickest possible time. 
Just because I am not politically connected, we get this treatment ? 
And why should I use political pressure ? 
Just look around in Goa and see the no. of homeless,  the mentally unsound people, the abandoned and those with physical disabilities roaming in cities , parks and everywhere. 
And rattle your mind to find out any NGO in Goa taking in such people. 
I am extremely disappointed at the approach of this Asst Director towards our application. 
One way the public accuses the police dept of not getting the homeless / abandoned of the streets. 
Which department is actually suppose to run these shelter homes for homeless & street people ? 
It's not the Police for sure. 
We are being pushed into a corner and it's irritating me alot . 
I can easily take close to 25 such bedridden and stroke related people who are  in my home and drop them back to the respective police stations and hospitals from where I picked them up from . 
Believe me,  there is a huge crises out there in Goa regarding Street people  and homeless and no one has a fair idea how to solve it . 
One should understand the word poor, old aged , homeless , shelter home, disabled, person with disabilities etc especially if the officer is having decision making power. 
We will all grow old and loose our strength. 
But the blessing of the work one does in the younger days will bring peace and happiness in the old age especially towards the homeless and the Pwds. 
Please pray for the Asst Director. 
Asst Director you need to move quickly to help us to help such Pwd and please give us the Grant for the Physiotherapy clinic. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
04Aug/22

OUR NGO TOOK OFF FROM PANJIM CITY WITHIN 1 HOUR, THREE HOMELESS YOUNG MEN WHO WERE ALL TOTALLY LOST AND LONELY

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4.8 2022. 7 pm IST 
Early in this week , our Ngo Street Providence took off from Panjim city with 1 hour,  three homeless young men who were all totally lost and lonely  
☆ The 1st man in white shirt is Venkatesh . 
Says he is from Andra Pradesh and his parents are dead and his family members are all dead . 
He has been literally living and begging at the main panjin bus stop for over two months. 
Some shop keepers and passer by would give him some food. 
Very weak and malnourished but not alcoholic. 
☆ 2nd man on the wheel chair is Deepak Harijan . 
Too weak to stand and too weak to walk . 
Brought to my attention by Saish Gandhi who spotted him living on the footpath of panjim 
Looks to have been drinking alcohol to fight off the pain in his leg. 
☆ 3rd man is Sahil who last just month we had picked from Dempo building, Panjim Market through Saish Gandhi and few days back slipped out of our home saying he is going to his native place. 
Sahil was so weak that we had to use the stretcher to bring him to our shelter home . 
But once he gained little strength , the urge for alcohol took him not to his native place but back to the streets where he was begging. 
1st of all he is all bones due to alcohol and yet he wants to live in the same mess . 
It's just getting bad to worse regarding the homeless and Beggars on the streets. 
We are beginning to get stretched as inflation is hitting us badly . 
We can't help everyone but at the same time these are young men just lost due to poverty or alcohol or substance abuse . 
If we give any excuses saying we can't rehab , people take it as an offense and condemn saying your NGO is making all excuses . 
Today we are at 130 homeless men & women in all our shelter homes. 
We need your help and your support. 
Please support our NGO. 
You get 50% deduction / rebate under section 80G of the INCOME TAX act, once you donate to our NGO. 
” Terms and conditions for availing this 50% varies on your Gross Total Income while filing your returns ” 
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
 
03Aug/22

WE COMING FORWARD TO DONATE BLOOD AND BE A PART OF THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN A UNIQUE WAY

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3.8.2022. 4 pm IST 
On the occasion of India 75th Independence day, our homeless in all our shelter homes @ Street Providence Goa , are coming forward to donate blood and be a part of this Independence day in a unique way . 
We have planned many drives in our 6 shelter homes between the 4th to 12th of August 22. 
Our trustees and Staff will also be donating blood in this drive . 
Something unique when one thinks and hears about homeless people donating blood. 
This is a small gratitude from our homeless people to all our Benefactors, Government of Goa and all the different departments of the Government who has been supportive to our shelter home rehabilitation program. 
For many months I was contemplating getting these homeless people to give back to Society. 
I had emailed Director of DHS inquiring whether they could blood group all our homeless people but no reply . 
I then decided to approach Mr Varun Albuquerque who responded quickly 
We thank Varun Albuquerque from Victor Hospitals for responding to our request open heartedly and got the grouping done of all our homeless people. 
Most of the times we look down,  condemn , ignore , curse , abuse , walk away,  deprive the poor and homeless street people as we consider them not contributing towards society. 
But very soon the homeless In our shelter homes will be life savers from 1.11.22 by donating blood . 
Once this blood drive gets over , for 3 months these homeless can't give blood . 
But on completion of 3 months time period , from these blood drives & with an expected capacity of 200+ homeless in our NGO , our homeless people will be ready to save many many lives Subject to their health parameters. 
Am excited to introduce this unique service of gratitude and thanks giving from our homeless shelter home people to our benefactors & various Government departments, who have supported our rehabilitation homes project for the homeless street people. 
All human beings including HOMELESS are  having certain amount of value and self respect. 
Just because some one is dirty, unclean, hungry, sleeping on the streets we should not ignore and condemn. 
Give then time and encouragement and they will come back to bless you . 
Once again HAPPY 75th Independence day . 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
01Aug/22

A GOAN HOMELESS ABANDONED WOMAN IN OUR SHELTER HOME TODAY SMILED AFTER 4 LONG YEARS

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1.8.2022. 7 Pm IST 
A smile says it all . 
Rajini Shirodkar a goan  homeless abandoned woman In our shelter home  today smiled after 4 long years of what I know her and seen her . 
Rajini was  brought to our shelter home by Anjuna police exactly 4 years back . 
Quite moody & complicated. 
Always aggressive due to her being abandoned by her family which I could always sense. 
Has a family in Arpora – Nagoa area but no one is searching for her I can state and no one is Keen to take her back. 
Today was the day for Physiotherapy session for women and this elderly abandoned lady Rajini was treated failing which her joints would be getting stiff . 
Rajini had a fall in our ladies home a few weeks back and had a broken hip. 
GMC was kind enough to admitt her , treat her and look after her inspite of being poor & homeless and without an attendant at her side. 
I am visualizing the pain she must be going through after the fall. 
Rajini today felt much better once her physio session was over. 
Today our NGO is trying to put up a full fledged PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE @ Dr Gail and Mrs Ditosa Memorial Medical Clinic, Sangolda, Free of cost for the poor , bed bound , homeless people and those witn disabilities along with transportation of a full fledged fully loaded Ambulance donated by SBI. 
But the Physiotherapist don't come free . 
We pay them a charge per person per session a little less then the prevailing market rate . 
And that's a huge bill per month to take care off . 
Rajini is surely a mother to 2 of 3 children. 
Would any of us reading this post like to see their own mother suffering from pain . 
I come without emotions and feelings towards people in our  shelter homes but I will not deny any homeless person medical aid and facilities just like I would provide to myself and my family. 
I pray and hope the SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, Goa who is sitting with my application moves the file and gives me the grant which is a State Government scheme for NGOs like us who are looking after close to 60 such PWDs and old abandoned senior citizens. 
And we have license/ Registration Certificate from the Social Welfare Department to look after PWDs and yet so much of time delay,  excuses and discrimination. 
And we are celebrating 75 years of Independence. 
Poor , homeless, bed bound and Pwds care nothing about any celebration but they want basic health care facilities in their old aged and the Social Welfare Department is giving me all excuses. 
Infact on Wed 3.8.2022,  our NGO will be sitting outside the Social Welfare Department panjim for one hour with 5 wheel bound homeless PWDs highlighting the pathetic approach to our application for a grant for the state scheme to set up a Physiotherapy centre . 
Remember when u sit on a Chair in a Government office you are there to serve the poor and needy. 
Not to just take your Salary and make the others dance up and down. 
Karma will catch you and your family. 
If the CM of Goa is really having time to celebrate India's 75 years of Independence them please CM , clear our file and release our grant which is for the benefit of such poor homeless abandoned old citizens & Pwds. 
Once again it's really happy to see a smile on the face of Rajini Shirodkar with just one session today of Physiotherapy. 
Within this month end I cam assure you that RAJINI will be back to walking upright by herself. 
You can help us to help such old abandoned homeless people. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
31Jul/22

HELP OUR NGO TO RAISE FUNDS to TREAT THIS GOAN HOMELESS ABANDONED SENIOR CITIZEN MAN FROM LOSING HIS ENTIRE LEG .

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31.7.2022  6pm IST 
Help our NGO, Street Providence Goa , to raise funds to this treat this goan homeless abandoned senior citizen man from losing his entire leg . 
Francis Alfonso is from panjim and he has a very complicated story which is very difficult to believe and understand.
His left foot has 4 toes amputated and the gangrene is threatening to move up if not treated properly and quickly. 
Few weeks ago there was a video of him on various social media platforms. 
He was is at that time in an old aged home in St Estevam. 
2 months ago as the lady who called me LUIZA sounded suspicious and not very open and I knew there was more than what meets the eye and I did not feel like helping him which made LUIZA get Francis into that old aged home. 
But GOD had different plans for FRANCIS ALFONSO @ Street Providence. 
Well Francis himself abandoned his wife , mother & 2 children for over 10 years . 
4 months ago he landed in Goa and LUIZA admitted him into GMC as that leg had gone bad. 
After discharge he was sent to LUIZA sister house for a few days. 
But then he needed a place and LUIZA was trying her level best but no one entertained her requests including me as the presentation what LUIZA was showing was not matching with reality . 
Fr ABREU gave a letter and LUIZA admitted this man FRANCIS into the old aged home at 
St Estevan but did not sign the admission papers. 
And went back to PUNE . 
Now it's a very expensive matter to treat such people and some one has to foot the bills . 
For 30 to 45 days the old aged home tried their level best but the wounds were beyond repairs in a old aged home . 
I had sent a message to the old aged home thru Adv Gawas to admitt him into a Government hospital but they did not pay heed. 
10 days back , Francis was given a few Rupees put in a rickshaw and asked to leave/ go /vacate the home as the wound were beyond liveable in that old aged home . 
Remember Street Providence is the only NGO able to take in such horrific cases FREE OF COST 
So once Francis was on the streets, what will he do? 
Goa Police @ Margao police station found him / or he reached the station. 
Seeing his pathetic condition,  PSI Yash Raikar @ Margao Police station was kind enough to listen to him and attempt to help him . 
Psi Yash called me and with the 2nd sentence of describing the man I knew it was FRANCIS. 
I requested Psi Yash to admitt him into district hospital margao as that leg was oozing and assured to accept him into our home once stabilised. 
District hospital Margao was kind enough to keep him inside for 5 days and treat him and did a good job. 
Now on the phone sitting in Sangolda if I could coordinate and convince the police to admitt FRANCIS into the hospital then the same thing a few days earlier the old aged home could have done. 
John Baptist our volunteer @ Fatorda was daily following with FRANCIS in the hospital. 
Yesterday we discharged him and took him home, thanks to Akshay who did the needful. 
You reading this conclude and let me know who is at fault here ? 
Francis told me today on the phone he made a mistake and he is totally at fault and is not interested in troubling his family any more . 
Francis will be looked after for the rest of his life free of cost . 
None of our shelter homes have in-house nurses or professional care givers like how old aged homes have. 
Nor do we charge fees or expect any fees from such abandoned people. 
But we accept many such cases through the police/ hospitals  with cuts , wounds , amputated, incapicated, insane,  etc . 
We require your help through donations to get medical help as there are daily dressings to be done for FRANCIS at Margao and he is housed at Quepem and he can't be sent on a bike or bus as that leg is oozing . 
Also there will be medication , dressings , hospital trips , consultations,  diet , etc to attend to Francis to avoid loosing his leg . 
You small donation can play a big part  In helping this lost, rejected  confused, abandoned , elderly senior citizen goan man to start life again. . 
He realised his mistake. 
We are the one stop last home for such highly complicated cases and we accept but thru the police or if the truth is told while admitting . 
I tried to avoid taking Francis in but God was sure he would be cared for at our NGO . 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
29Jul/22

HELP TO THIS INJURED, HOMELESS AND HUNGRY YOUNG MAN FROM THE SUBWAY JUST OUTSIDE OF GMC .

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29.7.2022. 8pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA gets help to this injured,  homeless and hungry young man from the Subway just outside of GMC . 
KRISHNA as he says his name  has been staying for over 5 to 6 days in the subway outside GMC Bambolim. 
2 days back the usual SPOTTER , Mrs SUZETTE ADVANI ( who has a eye for spotting such people in this subway ) informed me that a poor homeless man is there in the subway. 
Our team member investigated and confirmed the same but due to other prior works we could not get him off that sub way . 
Yesterday we stopped our other works and got help to KRISHNA. 
108 was quick to respond. 
Gmc was kind enough to take him in and treat him . 
We requested to keep him for a day on drips as we are really up to our necks . 
Gmc agreed but looks like late last night KRISHNA again sneaked out of GMC . 
Today at 11 am we went to discharge him but he was not on his bed. 
Douglas searched around GMC and spotted him . 
By that time he had completely dirtied himself again. 
Without wasting time he was picked up and taken to Assnora home where he was cleant and bathed. 
The wound is a huge one on his buttocks / thigh . 
Attached a small video of 2 min 👇
At 1 min 17 sec in the video you can see his big  wound on his thigh 
Looks like from BANGALORE as he keeps mumbling I want to go to BANGALORE. 
It's going to be a long road for him and a complicated case for us to treat . 
One is the wound , then is his toilet movements, then is his mind which needs treatment. 
Possible, but difficult, both requiring manpower to look after him and endless trips to GMC for treating that wound & IPHB for his mind . 
Going to be an expensive case for our NGO with numerous trips to hospitals. 
Its a non ending service 24*7 ,  30 days a month,  365 days a year . 
Too many homeless & too many losing their mind either to alcohol , drugs , depression,  stress , family issues, love affairs . 
Every single day we get requests . 
Some we attend,  some we ignore as we just can't be every where all the time . 
Public too needs to do their part by calling the 108 & the local police. 
Please support our NGO. 
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God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848