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26Mar/22

TODAY AGAIN WE TOOK INTO OUR SHELTER HOME AN OLD GOAN MAN.

Updates
26.3.2022  7pm IST 
Quepem Police Station gets an old goan man off the streets who was wandering endlessly in quepem area . 
Today again we took in to our shelter home an old goan man. 
♡♡♡ Thanks to LPSI Veronica , who used her presence of mind and contacted us and requested to rehabilitate him. 
LPSI Veronica was sure we would accept and such , she did the mans medical and other documents and very late night @ 11.50 pm reached our home in Quepem itself. 
Small video footing attached of 1 minute 👇
At her previous posting at old Goa , LPSI Veronica had brought many such homeless to our homes so she was aware of the procedures. 
Usually most homes don't accept so late any admissions . 
But our doors are always open especially if the paperwork is in proper order and complete. 
This old Goan man is Francis Dcosta as his papers state is either from RAIA or MARGAO and incase anyone recognises him please inform his family or the Quepem Police Station . 
We can't say much but only provide him a place to stay and look after him. 
He was not much dirty means he had just reached Quepem area that same day . 
My sleep got disturbed as the call came late night but we feel happy that after 3 months of starting this home in quepem , the local police station brought in the 1st such homeless into this home from this area . 
The quepem home is a men's home and it was started to take in homeless from the talukas of:
☆ Quepem
☆ Sanguem
☆ Canacona 
☆ Dharbandora . 
Other men's home in Cavelossim usually takes care of the homeless from the talukas of :
☆ Salcette
☆ Murmugao 
In this way , in entire South Goa we can accept any homeless men provided they are brought to our home by the Police. 
Once again you see , know or are told about any homeless requiring shelter , PLEASE GO TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION & inform them . 
It's the Police duty to help and pick the person. 
Attached a legal document with this post which the local police station has to implement when you report a homeless. 
We can't  go running around Goa when such requests come in as the costs and time and manpower is a big constraint. 
Its not easy task for us , so pls bear with me . 
Most police stations are quite co operative and understanding and should you not get a favorable reply,  then let me know . 
I will give you the higher up nos or other government officials nos but you need to call and follow up on such homeless cases in Goa. 
It's high time , the New Government addresses this issue of HOMELESSNESS in Goa and provides 24*7 contact nos where any homeless once spotted and in need to help is reported to . 
There is a huge no. of Men , ladies & children on the streets of Goa and its rising daily. 
I see alot of talks , seminars, etc on social media conducted by certain people last 6 months but I don't see any homes started to get these people & children off the streets. 
Without shelter homes started or encouraged and funded , these  seminars and talks are reaching no where . 
Action is what I believe in and that action is SHELTER HOMES . 
We are determined to end homelessness in Goa and are now ready to also accept homeless children . 
Your support is what we want . 
Please support our NGO. 
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
 
25Mar/22

CONSIDER HELPING LOCAL GOANS SUFFERING FROM VARIOUS DISABILITIES AND CONTRIBUTE GENEROUSLY TOWARDS THIS PROJECT.

Updates
25.3.3022  7PM IST ( Long Post Part 2 )
For as little as Rs 4000 ( $ 53 ) , you can help a poor fellow Goan acquire his disability certificate & his UDID card ( Unique Disability ID) 
As we go through the season of Lent ,  consider helping  local Goans suffering from various disabilities and contribute generously towards this project. 
Part 1 of this project upload on 14.2.2022
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Read on . ……. 
Any one suffering from Physical & Mental Disabilities is entitled to a life time aid from the Government and other benefits too 
But this requires the Disability to be certified and  a Disability Certifcate issued from the authorities, which is to be uploaded on the portal. 
After following all procedures a UDID card is digitally issued followed by the hard copy. 
Obtaining this UDID Card is a herculean task for poor, uneducated and underprivileged Person living in remote villages of Goa with little or no means of connecting to the digital Portal 
STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST has stepped in to bridge this gap and assist 300 such Persons complete this process and acquire the UDID Cards. 
The Social Welfare Department has  provided us data of 300 such Persons whose Cards are still not issued due to various reasons. 
We have a team of employees who are already working in rural Goa to help these 300 Persons. 
Following is the breakup Taluka wise of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs):-
South Goa  :-    
☆ 1. Salcette – 37
☆ 2. Canacona – 18
☆ 3. Murmugao – 10
☆ 4. Dharbandora  – 12
☆ 5. Sanguem – 9
☆ 6.  Quepem – 31 

North Goa :-
☆ 1. Pernem  – 18
☆ 2. Bardez –   70
☆ 3. Tiswadi  – 21
☆ 4. Bicholim  – 47
☆ 5. Sattari –  2
☆ 6. Ponda – 26 
The expenses involved  during the next  6 months for completion of this  is attached with this post. 
1. Our back office team calls the PWD and takes an appointment with the PWD. 

2. The field officers visits the home of the PWD and checks the paperwork and updates the back office staff . 

3. Back office staff uploads the data into the PORTAL and follows up with the designated person for this project in the Social Welfare dept. 

4. From here the application goes online to the following hospitals 
South Goa : District Hospital 
North Goa : District Hospital,  GMC , IPHB 

5. The staff here again link up with our team and grants the appointment for their assessment. 

6  Once the appointment is given , the field officer confirms this with the PWDs. 

7. On the appointed day , our driver picks this PWD and takes them with their family members for their assessment and drops them back home. 
A lot of time, effort  and co ordination needed to ensure each PWD is taken care through this process . 
Actually Persons With Disabilities are required to acquire their own disability certificate & UDID. 
So why is STREET PROVIDENCE  doing this service ? 
Most of the homeless people in our Shelter Homes are PWDs. 
We  had a hard time acquiring these documents for them.  But we learnt a lot and now are well versed in this exercise. 
The Doctors who certify the Disabilities are know to our team members . 
But for a COMMON man who is a PWD it's very tiring and stressful as most have never ever been to the big government hospitals. 
And all these 300 are NIZ GOENKARS or POGO. 
So if you undetstand poverty and despair then I request you to support this project. 
The Calculation is simple 
300 pwds * Rs 4000 = Rs 1200000. 
That's the budget for 6 months for obtaining the UDID  for these 300 Pwds. 
If any company can support us under CSR  or any individual can support these bills on a monthly basis or if you can take up a couple of such Pwds , please do let me know . 
I have attached the list of the Pwds with their different disabilites for both North & South Goa. 
If more data is required feel free to connect with us . 
All data can be understood if you visit us in our office. 
But please do support this 
At the end of each month we will upload the work done so that you are aware of how many disability certifcates & UDID Cards are generated. 
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
 
23Mar/22

YET ANOTHER GOAN SICK ELDERLY ABANDONED HOMELESS TAKEN FROM THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL INTO OUR SHELTER HOME

Updates
23.3.2022  7pm IST 
Yet another Goan sick elderly abandoned homeless taken from the Government hospital into our shelter home . 
☆ Mr Chandrakant is above 60 years and had suffered a stroke a few weeks back. 
Was picked up by the Police and admitted into Chicalim H centre ( CHC )  on the 1st of March . 
Treated at GMC and sent back to  CHC as he was fit for discharge as he could walk . 
Yesterday Dr Anil from CHC did all his paperwork like :
☆ Police Noc 
☆ Hospital letter 
☆ Covid test 
☆ HIV test 
☆ Hepatitis B test 
And then got in touch with me and sent me his latest video . 
All through whatsapp only.  Dr did not call 
Its like just perfect. 
No rime wasting . 
Dr Anil in the last 1 year has asked us to help and rehab alot of such cases in his hospital and is well aware of the procedures and documentation. 
When the Dr or the Police do all the paperwork and keep ready it makes us happy as alot of time and efforts are saved . 
Chandrakant is a bit weak and is a little complicated man and it will take time to get him back to normal. 
♡♡ Thanks to John Baptist our long time volunteer from Margao who picked up Chamdrakant from Chicalim and dropped him to Cavelossim in our Ambulance. 
If any one recognises him or his any family members, please let me know through whatsapp on 8380097564. 
Documents states he is from Vasco/ Marmugao. 
He can stay with us along as he wants but surely he can't be without any family members in this world. 
At the hospital , he told the Dr he has no one to look after him . 
Your support is what we want . 
Please support our NGO. 
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
 
22Mar/22

TWO DAYS AGO WE ACCEPT TWO YOUNG MEN

Updates
22.3.2022  7pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA continues daily to help , pick,  accept and rehab abandoned people who are rejected and thrown out from homes or just on the streets in Goa as well treat and care for them . 
Two days ago we accept two young men . 
☆ Case 1
♡♡  Thanks to Mr Arjun from Living Waters,  Calangute who picked up this young boy from the Streets of Calangute. 
This young boy was sleeping just outside KFC , Calangute. 
Although he looks heavy and well fed , in reality he was starving for food and is very weak. 
Arjun did his basic medical and got the Calangute Police NOC and admitted him into our home  
This is how I like things to be done. 
We just can't run around such requests all the time as at times there is no time . 
☆ Case 2.
♡♡ Thanks to an elderly Goan lady who herself is unwell but yet went out of her way to help this young Goan boy who is suffering from disabilities. 
The young boy has family but is practically on the streets due to alcohol and rejection by the family . 
Quite often this boy is drunk and gets pasting , hammering and torture by others due to his disability which the old Goan lady could not bear to look at as her house is just where all this happens for years . 
The elderly lady drove this young man herself to the local police station and the young man requested the police himself to be rehabilitated to stay and get back on track . 
Hats off the elderly goan lady who just did not feel pity , but convinced me to help , then motivated the young boy thru counseling to start afresh life and then followed up with our team and the police as she was not convinced the police will help. 
Infact various times the people have complained about this nuisance created by the boy to the police and besides rounding him up and giving him a warning has been dropped back . 
We have enough space in our Homes to rehab homeless men who are in Need of rehabilitation. 
But we can't just run around daily . 
If you follow clear instructions without getting emotionally involved, then things get sorted our faster. 
We would like you to do your part in getting any homeless of the streets and in such a way the pressure is reduced on our team members . 
Both of these young boys once relaxed and 
de stressed will be taken to IPHB for a mental check-up to evaluate if they are suffering from any mental issues. 
Lots of lots of requests, appeals and cries for help are coming in daily. 
Life is getting very very difficult for those who are poor , handicapped/ persons with disabilities, the rejected etc. 
It's getting really difficult to take all into the homes at one time . 
But we are trying based on case to case basis our best to help those in need provided the paperwork and medical issues are sorted out . 
Your support is what we want . 
Please support our NGO. 
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
 
20Mar/22

REGARDING A YOUNG MAN FROM PORVORIM WHO WAS MISSING FOR OVER TWO DAYS. WITHIN 1 HOUR MAX , HE WAS FOUND

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20.3.2022  8pm IST 
♡♡♡ GOD WILL NEVER ABANDON HIS CHILDREN ♡♡♡ 
Last night at 10.15 pm,  I uploaded a post regarding a young man from Porvorim who was missing for over two days. 
Within 1 hour max , he was found 
In a very swift operation , conducted and 
co ordinated between Goa Police @ Porvorim & Mapusa police stations strictly through Social media  plus God's Favour and all of you who Said that small prayer. 
In short , 
17.3.2022 , boy is in & around Porvorim P. St 
18.3.2022 , he walks away in the morning saying he is going Home at 8am. 
18th he is moving around in many places 
18th his bro uploads a poster searching for him but the picture is of an older time. 
18th afternoon the caretaker informs the cops 
18th evening , I get a picture from Mrs Adrinha Sinha , Ex Indian Navy , Porvorim asking if I spotted this boy . 
19th morning I get many calls from 
ASI Mr Dinesh Walawalkar @ Porvorim Police Station but I missed it due to a function. 
Later in the day ASI  Mr Dinesh calls again and I get the point that this boy is missing which is the same boy. 
19th Night 9.00pm Mrs Adrinha Sinha files a formal missing complaint at Porvorim Police Station. 
That's the time I decide to step in and find this boy who I have been daily seeing for the last 5 years on the road with his mum between Wellness Pharmacy & Cafe Bhosle. 
I understand the difficulty both the mother & son has and it's a really difficult,  sad & complicated matter. 
19th at 10.15 pm I upload my post but now with his latest picture and the last clothes worn with a RED COLOUR line saying REWARD . 
With few min ASI Dinesh @ Porvorim P St gets a call saying similar man is sitting just outside District Hospital Mapusa. 
Immediately Mapusa Police is contacted and it's the right man found. 
It's now close to 11.30 pm and numerous calls and messages are keeping me awake . 
Midnight Mrs Adrinha & her Husband reach Porvorim st to pick up the boy . 
The boy is a special case of Disabilty and cannot talk at all. 
Everything you ask him is a Yes . 
18th being HOLI festival , yet not a single mark of colour applied to him , 
19th whole day no one touched him or hit him or dirtied him nor did he get into any one bad ways . 
Usually I don't get involved with such missing cases inspite of many times posts and pictures coming to me . 
But this case was different as I am regularly for years seeing him. 
Slept at close to 3 am with satisfaction that just one post of mine to close to 10000 people on my whatsapp broadcast got the result In 1 hour . 
God :
☆ Protected that boy for two full days,
☆ Inspired Mr Dinesh , ASI @ Goa Police to call me,
☆ Motivated me to help Mrs Adrinha to file the missing complaint ,
☆ Inspired me to put out the missing post at 10.15pm last night . 
Now I feel in future , any missing cases , we will try to assist provided there is a current date picture . 
Most of the times , the missing person and the pictures are at times years or months apart and searching or attempting to search is quite a task. 
In this case I had a latest picture of just two days old which made the search much easy. 
Once again thanks to all who contributed in prayers, wishes , who forwarded my posts , the man outside district Hospital Mapusa who provided him a meal that day & the Goa Police . 
God's Favour is on SOMDEV as he is known. 
It's been a really long tiring last 24 hours . 
But worth the trouble , stress & tension . 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
18Mar/22

CELEBRATED THE FESTIVAL OF COLOURS WITH THE HOMELESS IN OUR SHELTER HOMES.

Updates
18.3.202  6pm IST 
A HAPPY HOLI TO ALL . 
We @ Street Providence celebrated the festival of colors with the homeless In our shelter home. 
Almost 70% People with Disabilities ( Pwd ) are in each of our homes and Sapnesh and his team brought a little extra colour to their life in one such home today . 
In this home , we had a very young boy max 25 years from Karna -Punjab , Mr Denni / Danny who about 3 years back was admitted into our home through Mapusa Police. 
He was all stressed , tired , frightened , 
un cooperative , totally silent. 
Picture and video attached. 👇
For over close to two years he just did not utter a word but was there with us in his body. 
We never knew what exactly was his issue . 
It could be drugs , alcohol anything. 
He started eating , doing small works in the house, cleaning and bathing the men who are incapicated,  taking up responsibility,  being available to help those in need in the house. 
But then slowly he started speaking and told us his details with his sister cell no. 
Sister has been begging not to send him back due to they being in extreme poverty and he might again reaching the streets. 
But coming week , Denni / Danny will be put on a train and sent back home, because as of date he is perfect fit and fine . 
Denni / Danny wants to go home , visit his sister, see his village and come back and work in our NGO taking care of the older men who are incapicated. 
We give him the benefit of the doubt. 
Who knows he just might come back to help and show his sign of appreciation. 
It gives us great joy to have been able to help and get back on track such a young HANDSOME boy who if not picked in time would have just withered away loitering around in unwanted places. 
Many times we ( including me and my team ) tend to walk away from such unclean street people or we tend to just ignore such cases . 
But once these same unclean people are scrubbed , washed , polished , fed , cared for and treated become SHINNING GEMS to light up the world. 
At times we at the Shelter Homes are just overstretched and over worked with so many such cases  
Our commitment is to end Hunger & Homelessness in Goa by helping as many as possible to get off the streets, hospitals , etc . 
It's a never ending Service but that's what we are here for ” to provide a place for those who are in need and on the streets “. 
This Service would not be possible without BENEFACTORS & THE GOA POLICE. 
Please support our NGO. 
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
 
17Mar/22

RAJ BHAVAN, GOA TODAY LAUNCHED A FOOD PROGRAM TO FEED THE HOMELESS LALONG WITH THE FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR

Updates
17.3.2022  7pm IST 
RAJ BHAVAN, GOA , today launched a food program to feed the homeless , along with 
The Food Bank for the Poor , Sangolda , Goa, which is part of our Ngo ” Street Providence “. 
One of the many banks I run . ( without money ). 
Honourable Governor of Goa has volunteered to provide 100 freshly cooked meals once a week for our homeless people in our 6 + shelter homes from The Raj Bhavan. 
As part of our food bank Program of collecting extra food and feeding the hungry and homeless, we usually install fridges which gets us this extra food . 
Recently we started installing fridges in Police Stations which is doing just fine . 
In this thought , I decided to approach The Raj Bhavan to see if such a fridge could be installed right at the security gate . 
Was introduced to Mr Vishram Borkar, SP @ Goa Police who is currently the ADC to The Honourable Governor through an IPS officer. 
Down to earth , simple and humble man is how I conclude about Mr Borkar. 
He understood our request and worked on the idea and took it forward. 
ADC discussed with the Secretary to the Honourable Governor but due to security reasons the proposal was rejected of installing a food bank fridge at the Governor house . 
But here is Gods Grace . 
Something extra ordinary happened. 
The Secretary of the Honourable Governor , 
Mr R.Mihir Vardhan called me for a meeting which was arranged by Mr Borkar . 
Mr R.Mihir Vardhan is a no nonsense but yet kind hearted man who suggested that ” Raj Bhavan will provide freshly cooked food every week to our food bank Program @ Food Bank for the Poor ” instead of installing a fridge. 
And this meeting was on 15.3.2022 . 
That was more than what I could ever expect or ask for . 
Within two days The Secretary Mr R.Mihir Vardhan organized this ground breaking program and here we are today receiving the 1st such food for the homeless In our shelter homes. 
♡♡ I also thank Mr Harshad , Comptroller @ Raj Bhavan for taking up this responsibility of 
co ordinating these meals on a weekly basis starting from today . 
♡♡♡ A big thanks to those present today :
☆ Mrs Jyoti Sardessai , Director FDA, Bambolim 
☆ Adv Caroline , our Trustee 
☆ Mr Sapnesh , our Operation Manager 
☆ Prof Pai , ( Ex Goa University) our volunteer 
Our 5 years of running The Food Bank for the Poor , is now getting due recognition and support. 
For me , my trustees and my team it's more about Passion & Commitment towards the homeless,  disabled,  hungry and the poor than anything else. 
We also thank The Press who were present today ( more than 15 different media personel )
and who covered this event. 
I did not get an opportunity to click a picture with the Secretary ( as I said earlier, a Kind hearted man but a no nonsense IAS officer ) as he is a extremely occupied mam always on the move and short of time. 
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
16Mar/22

RESCUED A GOAN LADY ABANDONED BY HER FAMILY FOR MONTHS IN A HOSPITAL

Updates
16.3.2022  7pm IST 
A goan lady abandoned by her family for months in a hospital, rescued and now looked after by our NGO in our associate  ladies home. 
Mrs Kalpana  ( Name changed) has muscular issues with her lower part of her body and has no control over her toilet movements. 
Attached a 30 seconds video of her today condition. 👇
She was brought into the house on a stretcher. 
Her daughter's and son's abandoned her in a Government hospital and refused to take her home citing various silly reasons. 
She was moved from the rural hospital to the district Hospital and back and this went on . 
Mid November 2021 , during my visit to a rural Government hospital , I was informed about this matter. 
Being poor , illiterate and unwanted by society , this lady was just living for many months in the corner of the ward , where she was cleaned once a day by the servants . 
Thanks to a Senior SP, @ Goa Police , who got the local PI where that rural hospital was situated to do the required paperwork , before the lady was moved. 
Before the SP intervened , the local PI refused to understand the gravity of this lady suffering. 
Took a few calls and mind storming decisions to get her out of that stench and mess and provide a little better life for her . 
Then I Realised that she requires a full time nurse and professional care as she was too complicated to handle in our two womens home . 
Could not even eat by herself as her fingers are bent.  
Had to fed , cleant,  bathed , etc . 
Admitted her in another associate home where we requested the nurse to look after her for which we pay Rs 5000 monthly plus pampers. 
The lady was absolutely unclean,  long untidy nails , totally weak , malnourished and stressed. 
In short a Dried vegetable . 
To top it all she just could not sit at all and heavy cataract in one eye . 
Totally on the bed.  Could not move at all. 
Just like paralyzed. 
This evening I inquired and was amazed at the report given . 
The report was like this :
▪︎Mrs Kalpana ( name changed ) 
▪︎Eats by herself ,
▪︎Sits on a chair ,
▪︎Trys to do her own things ,
▪︎Moves her legs and hands ,
▪︎Much better that last 4 months when admitted
▪︎But still incapicated. 
Badly requires a cataract operation as her one eye is totally blurred. 
This lady can be a permanent case in our NGO as her family just refuses to take her back. 
Like I said earlier, many such cases are existing at times in hospitals and their living condition is beyond human beings . 
The system fails such poor human beings most of the time. 
Most Old aged homes usually don't admitt such cases as they are homeless,  poor and penniless. 
Next stop might be our NGO or just abandoned where they are, in hospitals. 
Or may be some other shelter home might take in. 
We as a society should take up such cases and provide help and comfort to such women. 
Financial support is the most important . 
Men no problem as we can handle and do accept all types of men irrespective of their medical condition provided the paper work is proper. 
Government through the W&CD should support NGOs like ours which is constantly picking up and rehabilitating such women. 
The Director of W&CD is a woman and I hope this message reaches her ears. 
Funding has to be given in time by W&CD else such cases will keep piling up in hospitals. 
Being a woman, the Director should understand better such issues. 
If you are a Government Doctor , nurse   brother or medical worker in Goa and come across such abandoned women & men in your hospital,  do let me know through whatsapp on 8380097564. 
Our NGO will surely help, incase of man, with rehabilitation and care. 
In case of lady , we will try our level best depending on the medical condition. 
But we will help . 
Please support our NGO. 
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
 
12Mar/22

GETS OFF THE GOVERNMENT DISTRICT HOSPITAL MAPUSA THIS ELDERLY KERALITE MAN, MR VARGHESE

Updates
12.3.2022   7pm IST 
If any one recognizes this old man please inform me . 
STREET PROVIDENCE gets off the Government District hospital Mapusa this elderly Keralite man , Mr Varghese . 
Mr Varghese was admitted , not sure by whom a couple of months back into GMC hospital. 
Since he recovered and had no place to go and being old , he was transferred to District Hospital Mapusa . 
Thank God that he did not reach the streets. 
Since the Government Dr's & nurses are constantly referring such homeless people to our homes , Mr Varghese too reached our homes. 
Few days ago we picked Mr Varghese from the hospital at Mapusa Goa. 
Can't see , too weak and quite old. 
But got a big attitude and a big mouth . 
Infact he does not want to stay in our home and wishes to stay on a street. 
Video of 3 min attached. 👇
We told him he can walk away whenever he wants from our home . 
Says he has alot of customers as he used to cane chairs in his prime days . 
But in reality he is not wanted by anyone . 
That's why incase anyone knows him pls come and take him . 
To tell the truth ” 6 months back I had received a call from a man in porvorim whose late father was helping him. ” 
I cant recall that cell no nor the name of that man 
I refused to take Mr Varghese because of his background and attitude . 
But God has different plans and different ways and God found a way to get him into our home. 
Today if I throw Mr Varghese out or drop him back on a street in my car ( which he is asking us to do ) then I will be going against the Will of God . 
I tried 6 months back to avoid taking him , but i did not succeed. 
God did not allow Mr Varghese to be on the streets. 
Many times I have experienced such instances where I am reluctant to take in such men with attitude but some how they reach our home and we are looking after them even today. 
Feel sad that such type of people are not wanted by anyone in their old age  but are used in their prime with no provision thought about for the future once they grow old and can't work . 
Besides Mr Varghese , I am aware that there are quite a no of such people in Government hospitals abandoned and not going anywhere. 
Just transfered from this hospital to that hospital. 
I know one such case , where a goan lady is currently living inside a hospital for the last 16 years . 
One goan man in an Institute is there last 30 to 35 years . 
There is a Supreme Court order a few months back to an Institute to move out close to a 100 such people abandoned, into a Shelter home, but nothing happened. 
They are still there . 
We have volunteered to shelter them provided we are taken care of the expenses. 
Awaiting for the authorities to respond. 
We are trying to help as many as we can . 
Health care in Goa for the poor , homeless and abandoned is taking a huge back seat especially those suffering from Disabilities. 
I have a dossier of many such cases which will bring tears to your eyes. 
But who cares ? 
It's getting really tight as expenses are going thru the roof . 
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10Mar/22

A MAGGOT INFECTED MAN WAS RESCUED TODAY FROM GOA VELHA MARKET GOA , TODAY

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10.3.2022  7pm IST 
A maggot infected man was rescued today from Goa Velha market Goa , today by Street Providence. 
A Very very complicated case as well as a case of those from that area not concerned about the man whose leg is totally shattered and should be amputated. 
The man has been literally loitering around for months if not years in that same locality and has been literally crawling on his buttocks. 
Mind you , that area is a very frequented area with numerous establishments and religious houses in that area and no one saw him . 
A good Samaritan Mr Agnelo Fernandes, a former coach of Vasco Sports Club and now Match Commissioner , from Goa Velha drew my attention yesterday to this homeless man. 
And Agnelo followed up today non stop on how and when we can pick this man up. 
At 3 pm today , Douglas & Asim reached the spot . 
The man has not had bath for over a year,  100%. 
Full of flies hovering over his body and in terrible pain and bad smell with maggots hovering in that foot . 
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With great difficulty,  Asim cleant and bandaged the leg and then he was picked up and taken to our home . 
Absolutely nothing on that leg , flesh is just hanging and bone exposed . 
It's going to be extremely difficult for any one in our home to treat him. 
The care givers had to bath him numerous times today just to kill the smell . 
Tomorrow he will be taken to the hospital and then numerous trips up and down to fix his leg. 
There is a big crisis across Goa of homeless people – men , ladies & children just roaming and living on the streets, signals , cities , beaches , everywhere. 
With the New MLAs,  now elected , I hope each of these MLA try and attempt to clean the streets up in their constituencies of these homeless people before it becomes a crisis and the issues increases. 
We can take in, into our home such cases if need be on case to case basis. 
Priority men . 
Women we are not that comfortable as our 2 homes are over loaded . 
Too many requests daily , some times it's impossible to help . 
Please when you see such cases , go to the local MLA and inform him . 
Also contact the local Police station and get in touch witn me through whatsapp only on 8380097564. 
I will advise you how to get help . 
Only our one shelter home is Government funded and we have in total 8 such homes with very very complicated people from the streets. 
Requests to pick and rehabilitate the homeless are mounting so also are the expenses as everything is getting very very expensive . 
Please support our NGO. 
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