Category Archives: Updates

01Jul/20

Live From The Field

Updates
1.7.2020 6PM IST 
STATE BANK OF INDIA , MARGAO celebrates their founding day today by sponsoring under CSR the breakfast for the poor in front of DISTRICT HOSPITAL MARGAO.
We thank the AGM & the officials from SBI Margao for thinking of the poor and hungry by taking care of today breakfast as part of their bank founding day .
The AGM & the officials also donated 10 crts of biscuits towards our DRY RATION BANK .
Today being the 1st of the month we distributed 500 kits of dry ration like 
Rice , Sugar , Phova, onions and these biscuits .

Thanks to our volunteers who have distributed these dry ration kits in the following area :
▪︎1. Sapnesh 50 kits in KHORLIM area
▪︎2. Adv Caroline 50 kits in MAPUSA  cc           area 
▪︎3. Akash 50 kits in SAVORDEM area 
▪︎4. Roy 50 kits in QUEPEM area 
▪︎5. John 50 kits in MARGAO AREA 
▪︎6. Patricia 250 kits in various villages             of south GOA. 
We have observed that free breakfast service is picking up especially outside GMC & DISTRICT HOSPITAL, MAPUSA .
Poor people actually are waiting for this small meal which can at times be their only meal of the day . I don't know . But it can be .
It's good that SBI Margao took to celebrating their founding day of the bank in such a unquie way .
With the economic slow down, the daily wages labourers , the poor and needy, etc will be feeling the pinch. 
Our FREE BREAKFAST and our DRY RATION BANK is directly benefitting the poorest of the poor in different parts of Goa .
Thanks to our benefactors who have been supporting us through donations both in kind , cash and in Cheques / Neft .
You too can sponsor our breakfast .
You can celebrate your :
☆ Birthday 
☆ Anniversary 
☆ Special moments 
☆ Founding day 
     Etc 
By feeding breakfast through our food bank .
We accept dry ration by the 25th of every month. Nothing before that .
To know more click on our website :
We offer you 80 G Income tax exemptions on all your donations. 
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
25Jun/20

SOLAR WATER UNIT AT OUR ASSNORA HOME .

Updates
25.6.2020 5pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA Thanks Dysp Mr Edwin sir @ Goa Police for supporting us & arranging for a brand new SOLAR WATER UNIT at our Assnora home .
Big thanks to MR. YUVARAJ K. BANDODKAR who actually donated this SOLAR WATER UNIT to our Assnora home .
In fact about 8 months back we had put on social media a request for four solar water heaters for our 4 homes and Dysp Edwin immediately did the needful. 
For close to 8 months we struggled to install the same , and reasons were plenty .
Now with SAPNESH our volunteer taking charge of all operations in NORTH GOA , the installation was finally complete yesterday .
Sapnesh took the challenge ( where others including me failed) , broke his head, put the fabricator, technician , plumber, electrician together but got the job done .
Thanks to Mr RANADE from MAPUSA who made numerous trips up to ASSNORA trying to see the best way to install the same. 
A small video attached of the men expressing their gratitude for the same. 
(Dont miss the green background)
The biggest issue with homeless people is their bath .
After being on the streets for months/ years , they just refuse to have a bath .
And if these same homeless men are a bit unsound then a regular bath is totally ruled out as the water is cold. 
Care givers go crazy at times. 
Going thru alot of trouble treating them for health issues because of no regular bath.
But that all changed yesterday, as today and everyday henceforth they will be getting hot water to have a bath just because of this SOLAR WATER UNIT.
Also as most homeless people are mostly unsound mind, they have no control over their toilet habits. 
That means soiled clothes, towel , bedsheets are all an issue. 
Inspite of a washing machine, the germs or bacteria does not go off .
Only hot water is the solution .
We still have 3 more homeless homes, 2 are total priority where more such homeless unsound men are looked after and these homes too can do with a 
SOLAR WATER UNIT.
If you reading this post wish to help us with a SOLAR WATER UNIT even if its second hand, please let me know .
On All your donations we offer you INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS under section 80G.
Donations can be in cheque / NEFT / Cash but for income tax EXEMPTIONS we require 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 all
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
24Jun/20

FREE BREAKFAST OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

Updates
24.6.2020 10am IST 
FOOD  BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA has been daily feeding to those in need FREE BREAKFAST outside THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AT :

☆ IPHB & GMC BAMBOLIM 
☆ DISTRICT HOSPITAL MAPUSA 
☆ DISTRICT HOSPITAL MARGAO.
Attached a few pictures of the serving done today at all 3 locations all between 
7.30 an to 9.15 am .
These volunteers come daily be it rain or no rain .
In fact at BAMBOLIM , its 2 senior citizens serving the breakfast. 
Daily we send to all 3 locations, meals for 300+ people .
With the demand increasing as I am sure there are a lot of poor people requiring something to eat , we will be trying to double this to serve 600 people daily breakfast .
We would and keen to also serve lunch in the afternoon at all 3 above places and looking for volunteers in 3 different places who can drive and help in the serving afternoon.
The lockdown has taken away many people livelihood and this is the least we can do to help these poor people who might be getting their only meal at out van .
COME CELEBRATE YOUR :
▪︎BIRTHDAY 
▪︎ANNIVERSARY 
▪︎PERSONAL FUNCTION 
▪︎ETC 
by sponsoring a meal through our food bank .
Each breakfast meal is just rs 15 per person per day .
We offer you 80 G income tax EXEMPTIONS under section 80G. 
Donations are though cheques/ NEFT but with your pan card no .
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
18Jun/20

DRY RATION TO HIV INFECTED PEOPLE IN GOA

Updates
16.6.2020 8 pm IST 
We at STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA reach out daily to some section of society who requires help. 
We just can't sit quite.

Today its help in the form of dry ration to 50 HIV infected people in Goa .
Attached a small video .
We @ Street Providence were one of the 1st NGO way back in Dec 2017 to collect and buy ration and distribute to poor families who are suffering from HIV .
We have been supporting about 50 such families every month faithfully without missing a month. 
☆ In North Goa we donate 25 kits of               ration of which 50 % are purchased &         50 % are donated. 
☆ In South Goa all 25 kits of ration are           donated and taken care by our FOOD         BANK volunteers @ MARGAO headed       by Prof Joan and a couple of                       benefactors , month after month. 
Be Covid 19 or any any other situation , ration for these 50 HIV infected families will go on .
One point to conclude , non of us have actually seen any of these HIV infected families, but the people who distribute this ration , have been faithfully distributing this 50 kits of ration month after month. 
Big thanks to 
☆ Sr Deepti in North Goa & her team               from Nagoa Bardez &
☆ Reena & her team from Vasco 
Who month after month follow up with us to get the ration and give it ahead. 
♡ The cost of the ration kit is max Rs           1000.
We would like to do 100 kits but benefactors are required. 
If you reading this post , feel like me and are keen to be part of this program then get in touch with me on 8380097564 through WhatsApp only .
You can buy the kit also and give us by the 5th of every month. 
I am sure most of these 50 families are depending on this source of dry ration and we are determined to keep this programme going throughout the year.
We offer you INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS on all your donations under SECTION 80 G.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
▪︎Website :                                   https://streetprovidencegoa.com/
AND
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020414848
18Jun/20

DONATED AN AUTOMATIC HAND SANITIZING MACHINE to PORVORIM POLICE STATION GOA.

Updates
♡ PEACE BE WITH YOU ♡
15.6.2020 6pm IST 
STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA DONATES AN AUTOMATIC HAND SANITIZING MACHINE to PORVORIM POLICE STATION GOA.
Thanks to Dysp Edwin sir , SDPO of Porvorim who allowed us to donate this machine to the Porvorim Police Station.
Thanks to our trustee
☆ Adv Caroline 

      & our volunteers 
☆ Sapnesh & Napoleon 

     & activist 
☆  WALTER LOBO 
who were present for the inauguration .
POLICE personal are 1 of the frontline warriors in this fight against COVID 19.
We are aware of how police personal have got affected in Mumbai due to Covid 19 .
The video will explain the benefits of the machine .
The 1st half is in konkanni and the other half is in English. 
It costs Rs 20000 and its fully automatic .
No negative comments please as it's a small gesture from our Trust towards 
GOA Police @ PORVORIM police station. 
We are keen to install another 25 such automatic hand SANITIZING machine in the remaining 25 police stations across Goa .
Your help and support financially through donations is what I humbly request. 
All your donations are granted INCOME TAX EXEMPTION under 80 G.
Incase you can donate please get in touch with me through WHATSAPP on 8380097564.
We can put your name on the machine if you wish. 
You can contribute either as an Individual, as a friends group, as residents of a housing co operative society, as workers from a company, etc.
You can even contribute partly and be proud that you too stand In support with our Police in Goa .
This is not time to criticize or judge or condemn. 
It's the time to cheer up our front line warriors through such gestures and donations. 
There is a God above who is keeping an eye on everything.
Once again it's an initiative of STREET PROVIDENCE GOA .
Log in to our website to see the work we are undertaking daily
▪︎Follow us on twitter : – @streetproviden1
▪︎Follow us on Facebook:
As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.
God bless you all 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564/ 7020314848
18Jun/20

COMMSCOPE CO. VERNA OFFERED US EXTRA FOOD.

Updates
13.6.2020 5pm IST 
FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA thanks COMMSCOPE COMPANY VERNA for offering us their extra food daily enough to feed more than 100 meals daily.
On 8.6.2020 , we had posted on social media, requesting factories to give away extra food to the food bank instead of returning it to the canteen contractor. 
COMMSCOPE COMPANY @ VERNA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE , replied through their Directir Mr RAVI REBELLO and from 9.6.2020 we have started picking up food .
Food Bank installed a fridge in CommScope canteen. 
Every afternoon we pick up hot food from the factory , which is partly used in our rehabilitation homes at Margao & Cavelossim for dinner and partly served on the streets in Margao to homeless people. 
Night food is dropped in the fridge which is in the factory and at 9 am we collect this food which is used for lunch for our homeless street men .
Thanks to the management at CommScope and Mr Ravi Rebello , We are now saving money because of the food as well as we are getting a variety of veg food .
From 21.3.2020 till 9.6.2020 , both these homes were cooking plain Rice & Dhal .
But that has now changed. 
From 1.12.2017 till 21.3.2020 , food bank had so much of food coming in that non of our homes ever cooked any meals. 
In fact for the lockdown period most unsound men refused to eat plain food .
If you are working in a factory/ industry and you are aware that the extra food is taken away by the canteen contractor or is being thrown then please give it to the food bank .
As usual there are always costs involved in feeding the poor as well as looking after homeless street people. 
We offer you INCOME TAX exemption under 80G on all your donations. 
Donations in CASH / CHEQUE/ NEFT but with your pan card copy if you want 80G exemption certificate. 
I operate strictly thyough WhatsApp only on 8380097564.
Please visit our website 
Open the link and you can understand the amount of FREE SERVICES we offer to the poorest of the poor only through donations from benefactors throughout the year.
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848
13Jun/20

OUR VOLUNTEERS

Updates
13.6.2020  7.30am IST 
FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA with our volunteers :
☆ Napolean & Sanghamitra at District Hospital Mapusa, 

☆ Edward & Retd. Prof Pai ( ex Goa University) at IPHB & GMC ( both senior citizens )

☆ John & Asim at District Hospital Margao 
Serving free breakfast all between 7.30 am to 9.15 am
Rain, Shine , no problem. 
Our volunteers are there full off enthusiasm and commitment starting their day by feeding a hungry or a needy person .
Support us in this cause by sponsoring a breakfast .
You too can join in to serve with prior appointment if you pass the criteria .
WhatsApp 8380097564 Donald
13Jun/20

COMMITMENT TO SERVE IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS..

Updates
12.6.2020  7pm IST
FOOD  BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA , GOA , through our volunteers Rajesh, Orlando & Asim have distributed cooked food in bulk in Margao , to a couple of homeless labourers and poor street people inspite of heavy rains .
It's a commitment to serve in all weathers.
12Jun/20

WE SERVE FREE BREAKFAST DAILY

Updates
12.6.2020  7am 
We serve Free Breakfast daily
inspite of the heavy rains today , we still served 
Hats off to our volunteers who serve with commitment. 
3 sets of volunteers &
3 different vans at 4 hospitals 
All between 7 30 am to 9.15 am 
▪︎7.30 to 8.15  DISTRICT HOSPITAL               MARGAO 
▪︎7.30 to 8.15  IPHB BAMBOLIM 
▪︎8.30 to 9.15 GMC BAMBOLIM 
▪︎7.30 to 8.15 DISTRICT HOSPITAL                 MAPUSA 
You too can make a part of this feeding .
08Jun/20

THOSE WORKING IN COMPANIES AND THOSE OWNING BAKERIES to kindly watch the video AND SUPPORT US IN FEEDING THE HUNGRY .

Updates
8.6.2020 8pm IST 
FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA requests those working in companies and those owning bakeries to kindly watch the video and support us in feeding the hungry .
From May 2017 till early March 2020 , we never had a problem for food. 
Every day all our fridges and our daily collection would be approx 2000 kgs of food .
Because of the food bank program we started rehabilitation of homeless street people as food , cake , bread, toasts were in plenty. 
Daily we had so much food coming that we were able to feed about 5000 meals worth of food across Goa though our 40 fridges and 300+ volunteers. 
But the COVID 19 & the lockdown changed all that .
With everything shut I was forced to feed the men in our homes just plain rice and dhal as costs were going through the roof and donations taking a dip .
For the hungry on the streets , we were buying food for the last 3 months and we were feeding daily 1000 to 1500 to 2000 meals a day .
But now about 10 % of that earlier food has started coming into the food bank .
Watch the video. 
The only place today that has plenty of EXTRA food is FACTORIES.
It's like this 
☆ 1. Canteen food for the staff is bought           from outside by the factories. 
☆ 2. Whatever remains is taken back by             the contractor .
☆ 3. But that food had been paid for by               the factory.
☆ 4. So basically that extra food is profit             to the canteen contractor who might           be giving it to his staff or etc.
☆ 5. If the factory can give the FOOD                   BANK that extra food , we can feed             alot of hungry people like before                 across Goa .
Big thanks to 
▪︎COLGATE INDIA LTD @ kundainm
▪︎DECCAN FINE CHEMICALS @ Corlim 
▪︎CREAMUX BAKERY @ Corlim .
▪︎NAVTARA group of restaurants
Who have been extremely kind for the last 3 years and post COVID 19 to share that extra food with the FOOD BANK .
Please share this message with those who work in factories in GOA like 
HR MANAGERS 
MANAGING DIRECTORS
CANTEEN MANAGERS 
CANTEEN CONTRACTORS 

Also to those who own big 
BAKERIES & FOOD CHAINS .
Besides supporting the food bank, wet garbage is reduced and no stale food will be served back to the customers. 
We are now across entire GOA and logistics is not an issue. 
We will install fridges in factories like we have installed at COLGATE & DECCAN and collect that extra food daily .
Your support is what drives us @ FOOD BANK SANGOLDA. 
As usual I operate through WhatsApp only on 8380097564. Strictly no calling. 
God bless you 
Donald Fernandes 
8380097564 / 7020314848