STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA , presents you this homeless man , who just 3 months back,  was literally struggling to live on the streets , but today is fit and rocking. 

On 16.1.2021, Hubert Saldanha from Miramar,  requested us to get Mr Lal Bahadur , an elderly man ,  help as he was sitting outside Lawande Electricals Panjim, for over 6 months in a dirty and sad state. 

Our volunteers got him off the streets and into our home. 

The day we picked him,  he was all soiled in his urine  and his feaces with terrible smell around him .

Alcohol had overtaken his body and his nerves were very weak. 

For close to a month he was on a wheel chair and one man would massage his legs daily. 

Doctor played a major part In his detoxification and his recovery to an extent he can now stand,  walk,  have a bath,  use the washroom .

No trouble now. 

Attached a picture of him when picked up 

Also his picture as of today 

Watch the 4 min video of him walking that day and today. 

Enjoy the light music at 3 min 3 seconds👇 

Getting such men off the streets is very difficult and expensive as numerous blood tests have to be done to understand their medical history. 

Blood tests are very very expensive .

Per man atleast 6 to 8 tests within the 1st three months to understand what he is carrying in his body and what medicine is required to stabilize him.

With a good Doctor as our volunteer who even visits the home late night after his work ,  the recovery of our men are very quick and fast. 

♡♡ Thanks to Hubert Saldanha for following up with me those days to get Lal Bahadur off the streets. 

With Covid spreading quickly , alot of such helpless homeless people will require rehabilitation. 

Its going to be a very risky and dangerous situation picking up such homeless people. 

But we are going to get as many as possible off the streets. 

We @ Street Providence are committed during this very crucial stage of the pandemic  to help the old , sick , abandoned homeless street men in Goa .

Plus now touching any homeless person is risky due to COVID , but yet we need to show and live HUMANITY .

Your support is what we require

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 .

Website : https://streetprovidencegoa.com/

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.

God bless you 

24.4.2021  7 pm IST 

Gratitude to our FRONT LINE COVID WARRIORS. 

STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA stands with our front line covid warriors @ Mapusa Police Station by cleaning up their WASHROOMS.

Police personnel in Goa , are again this year started being the front line warriors in the fight against covid. 

Exactly 4 years back, we started our mission of working for the homeless street people and it was through MAPUSA POLICE STATION that we were able to start.

At that time the Dysp was Mr Dias & the PI was Mr Tushar Lotlikar.

Till date more than 160 + homeless men & women have been brought off the streets only through this Police station @ Mapusa.

Today there is a another Dysp but the PI is still Mr Lotlikar ( in between for many months the PI was transfered )

And believe me the staff of the entire Police station, under the command of 

PI Tushar Lotlikar has always been considerate and compassionate towards the homeless.

As a sign of Gratitude our homeless street men have decided to clean up WASHROOMS of THE POLICE STATIONS and the priority will be of those Police stations who have been active in getting the homeless of the streets. 

We started with Mapusa Police Station. 

Have you ever heard of anyone cleaning up WASHROOMS ?

Since most of our homeless men are picked from streets, where sanitation and hygiene is very bad,  cleaning of washrooms by them is not very tough. 

The men who basically are under going detoxification and rehabilitation,  can't just be fed and kept un occupied the whole day. 

Our homeless men are semi plumbers, mason's,  etc .

With such manpower,  why not allow them to put their skills to use .

Our homeless men  too wish to be part of this fight against COVID , and any front line warriors always wishes to enter into a clean and neat washroom.

Our homeless men a few months back even upgraded 2 toilets at Mapusa Police Station, one which is used exclusively for all the LPSI.

Quite often at this Police Station and other police stations we carry out fogging and sanitization which is done by these homeless men. 

If any other Police Station or outpost requires our free service,  the PI can always get in touch with us .

And mind you , we at Street Providence are here to serve the homeless as well as  those who support us in our mission of eradicating homelessness. 

May be once our free services of cleaning WASHROOMS are appreciated :

☆ 1. the Government may consider us on a small remuneration so that these homeless men can atleast earn a livelihood instead of begging on the streets. 

☆ 2. And we too can get few of our expenses met in running our homes. 

Rest assured this post is too encourage you if possible to go out there where ever you are and do something small for our FRONT LINE COVID Warriors .

No negative comments or criticism on this post about the Government,  as these are testing times for our FRONT LINE COVID WARRIORS. 

Each of these FRONT line covid warriors can be yours , ours or some ones brother, sister,  father,  mother, etc. 

If you can support the FRONT LINE COVID WARRIORS , please do , else relax. 

God bless you 

STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA , thanks MR. LEVIN FROM THE DEPT OF PLANNING , STATISTICS & EVALUATION,  PORVORIM , for assisting our NGO in conducting 3 Adhar Camps at our homes. 

♡♡ Also Big Big thanks to Mr Noel Fernandes from Saligao , a gazetted officer who certified our application forms of these homeless men.

♡♡ Thanks to our manager Sapnesh Salgaonkar for all the follow up and the other paper work in getting these Aadhar identification cards prepared. 

Running free shelter homes for the homeless is not an easy task. 

Very Frustrating and huge paper work involved. 

☆ 1. With the new Disability Act being passed and ready to be implemented, all shelter homes looking after disabled people require to be having a license or a registration certificate from the Dept Of Social Welfare.

☆ 2. To get this registration certificate, each disabled person requires to have an individual disability certificate issued by GMC or IPHB.

☆ 3.To get the individual Disability certificate  the individual needs to have an identification  ie AADHAR CARD .

☆ 4. To get an AADHAR CARD , these homeless people require to have their documents. 

How many such disabled homeless street people do you think have any papers?

NONE have papers. 

Thanks to the Government of India , which has kept an option open in the system,   today we have managed to acquire basic identification ie AADHAR CARD for our homeless street people. 

Now with their identification in place,  these poor homeless people,  can avail of

▪︎1. Covid Vaccine

▪︎2. Treatment at hospital

▪︎3. Government benefits like ration 

▪︎4. Dignity and sense of being recognized as an registered Indian .Etc.

The last 2 months has been very hectic with tons and tons of paperwork acquiring these Adhar cards and the disability certificates for these individuals. 

Many many times I thought of giving up and quitting this service. 

Initially we were frustrated by officials,  doctors,  etc as we tried to get the AADHAR CARDS & THE DISABILITY CERTIFICATE done. 

It's only through our commitment towards the homeless, that kept us following up with the paper work, numerous hospital trips,  etc  and yes, a few SOS messages to the concerned Ministers that we have manged to reach this far.

Looking forward to our  Registration Certificate  being issued ASAP.

Today most Government officials & Doctors at both IPHB & GMC understand that these homeless people are not my own relatives but are homeless and lost and they consideration and wlingness to help our NGO and for this I am grateful.

Paper work kills you .

And it's not just 1 or 2 application , its more than 80 + homeless people we are talking about. 

Small piece of advice :

For those providing service to people with disabilities,  please do get their individual disability certificates as well as the organization Registration Certificate done with Dept of Social Welfare. 

Government of India through the Social Welfare Dept has many many schemes available for these individuals with disabilities as well as the homes which provide shelter to people with disabilities. 

Starting the paperwork is killing but once the Grant / Scheme is allocated then the organisation saves alot of money on infrastructure and other expenses involved in running shelter homes for the disabled.

Lastly, I once again thank Mr Levin & Mr Noel , both who supported our dream of providing basic identification to the homeless people at Street Providence. 

God bless you all

♡♡ Suzette Advani from Dona Paula , puts in alot of effort to convince me to help this very fragile man , totally undernourished and suffering from bed sores from the streets of Bambolim , Goa . 

STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA , picks Mr Silver / Silvan ( who says is from Kumta Karnataka ) just outside the hospital in Bambolim today . 

The 2 short videos if you see will tell u all. 👇

On the footpath,  in the heat and sun , covered by the traffic barrier , near an open drain,  close to the main road having continuous traffic for over 10 days . 

We picked him today at 4 pm but after cleaning him realised he has many many BED SORES and that too a very very big one just above his b..b 

Now this is going to be a very difficult case to handle as he cant walk, cant sit on a chair , not sure about his toilet habit and plenty of dressing and treatment with endless trips in the heat from Assnora home to the hospital in porvorim. 

Let's not forget the cases are rising and we have to pay for all medical treatment in GMC as we get nothing free inspite of doing the government work of looking after these homeless street men who come with all and sundry medical issues. 

At 25 kgs weight , not sure how he survived in this inhumane conditions on a NATIONAL HIGHWAY in the vicinity of GMC hospital . 

Thank God he did not fall into that open drain . 

The most easy part is requesting to pick the homeless which we try to comply with. 

The difficult and the toughest part is the wounds which constantly require dressing , keeping a check on their pressure and sugar levels and when one is incapacitated. 

Your support is what we require. 

Medication, hospital trips and dressing is what takes away ones resources and time . 

Should there not be some way out to help and assist such homeless,  sick,  street people ? 

Are their lives not important in this world ? 

Cant the authorities support and encourage more NGOs to open their doors to these homeless men who are literally living and dying on the roads especially the old and infirmed. 

You support to us through your donations both in kind and cheque is what makes us go back to the streets searching for the lost , those in alcohol , the drug abused , the sick  the lonely & the hungry . 

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 

Website : https://streetprovidencegoa.com/ 

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

          

https://www.facebook.com/streetprovidence/ 

Twitter : @streetproviden1 

https://youtu.be/4TIlMYNzr3I 

and subscribe and if you agree with our work then please like and share 

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 

God bless you 

 

STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA thanks all the wonderful people, benefactors , religious institutions  and a 101 year old lady who generously donated kitchen equipment to our shelter homes. 

Early March 21 , we had uploaded a post on social media,  requesting for second hand or new kitchen equipment for all our shelter homes for the homeless street people. 

As our shelter homes are close to 3 years old ,  most of our kitchen equipment was either falling apart or was getting rusted,  broken or not giving the expected output . 

☆1. SSVP of Navelim Church , who within 24 hours of the post , bought new plates,  spoons, utensils etc worth more than rs 25000 if I can put a figure , ( Can be more ) under the guidance of our old supporter Mrs Roseline & the entire team 

☆ 2. Parishioners of Rosary Church , Caranzalem who generously donated more than Rs 1 lac,  both in equipment and through cheques , under the initiative of Mr Alfwold who is a senior citizen and a PPC member . 

☆ 3. An elderly 101 year old lady from Margao who sent us a very very big cheque and asked us to buy the items which we did not get from others. 

☆ 4. Various families &  individuals who bought small small things as well as gave us good second hand equipment from their homes which are currently being used in our shelter homes. 

☆ 5. To all our benefactors who donated through cheques / Neft for this cause. 

Sorry if I did not name all those who donated to our shelter homes. 

We are starting 2 more shelter homes soon  and I am sure we have received all the necessary kitchen equipment for these 2 homes as well . 

We even have given some kitchen equipment to poorer families which we had received extra . 

I must thank God and the ever growing list of benefactors,  that during the entire last accounting year 2020 – 21 , inspite of the pandemic , we met all our budgets because YOU ,  yes,  You the benefactors have blessed us @ Street Providence generously without doubting us , inspite of messages circulated in a city in south Goa . 

Those who know “CONCERNING WORRY & FEAR  ” will understand , THAT GOD PROVIDES ALL OUR NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY . 

Infact after the messages were circulated in early Jan 2021 , from a City in South Goa , we experienced even more donations and blessings from these many people who received these messages on their phones through WhatsApp,  and called me and told me , we are with you and will always help Street PROVIDENCE . 

I even tracked these messages through our sources and was on the verge of filing a case through the CYBER Crime branch , when a very senior Goa Police Officer , told me LEAVE THEM. 

He told me ”  GOD WILL BLESS YOU MORE , these are all frustrated elements who cant digest the work being done “. 

It's like you cheat me and then try to spoil my name through your henchmen & henchwomen. 

You are all forgiven . 

And mind you these messages were all from my community and from volunteers who in the past worked with me , served the poor on the streets through our food bank fridges  , ran the kerala flood relief with me , and ……. 

If any time any one wants any clarification about Street Providence always be free to contact our Trustee Adv Caroline Colasso , a practicing High Court Advocate and a well known activist across Goa. 

Cool and calm lady who will always give you the truth and the truth . 

You support to us through your donations both in kind and cheque is what makes us go back to the streets searching for the lost , those in alcohol , the drug abused , the sick  the lonely & the hungry . 

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 

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Website : https://streetprovidencegoa.com/ 

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

          

https://www.facebook.com/streetprovidence/ 

Twitter : @streetproviden1 

https://youtu.be/4TIlMYNzr3I 

and subscribe and if you agree with our work then please like and share 

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 

God bless you 

 

Today on Easter Sunday , STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA has started a Free medical clinic for the poor & underprivileged at Communidade Ghor , Saligao , till 31.8.2021 

☆ Cold , cough , fever . 

Our Volunteer Doctor , comes with 26 years of experience and is an MBBS , with specialization in orthopedic & a practicing psychiatrist . 

The clinic will run on 

¤ Wednesday  : 6.30 pm to 8pm

One needs to get an appointment on the phone through our volunteer Mario Venacio Cordeiro on 8007568100. 

15 patients per time only. 

One can also contact Ramesh Ghadi & Eknath Oraskar for appointment. 

Big thank to the SALIGAO Communidade for allowing us to use their space for this worthy cause . 

Thanks to Our Saligao MLA , Jayesh Salgaonkar for cutting the ribbon and gracing the function. 

Attached a few pictures. 

Thanks to FR. John Dsilva for blessing the clinic. 

Special thanks to our oldest volunteer,  Mr Mario Cordeiro for accepting the responsibility to run this clinic and taking  the load off , from my shoulder. 

Big big thanks to our  DOCTOR who has volunteered to offer his services FREE OF COST . 

This facility is open to all irrespective of caste   creed and religion . 

We intend to start such free medical clinics across other villages of Saligao Constituency as well across other villages of Goa . 

Looking for Doctors , nurses , pharmacists and volunteers to move these free clinics across Goa. 

Once this free medical clinic settles down and is working to our plan , we intend to start a FREE pathology lab , scanning , Xray and other facilities in a convenient location , for the poor & underprivileged homeless people. 

We thank God that in the coming future , God through his kindness and Goodness, has blessed us with a full fledged hospital to serve the poor & underprivileged FREE OF COST . 

Today we @ Street Providence thanks God for his wisdom and favour to spread into new projects serving the poor & underprivileged. 

I in a very special way thank our consistent benefactors who support us @ Street Providence month after month faithfully. 

You support to us through your donations both in kind and cheque is what makes us go back to the streets searching for the lost , those in alcohol , the drug abused , the sick  the lonely & the hungry . 

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 

Website : https://streetprovidencegoa.com/ 

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

          

https://www.facebook.com/streetprovidence/ 

Twitter : @streetproviden1 

https://youtu.be/4TIlMYNzr3I 

and subscribe and if you agree with our work then please like and share 

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564. 

God bless you