The ASHA project for HIV positive kids and families in Goa

HIV positive

To be HIV positive is horrifying. All over the world, there are millions that have been diagnosed with this possible precursor to the dreaded AIDS. Some can last for years and not show any symptoms, while others pass away in a matter of months. It’s a disease for which there is no cure. What does […]

The Street Providence Scheme Bank is helping the poor in a big way

Scheme Bank

It’s important to be educated. Goa has the distinction of having one of the highest literacy rates in the country. But being educated and being literate are two different things. And there are a lot of people that are still neither. Which means fending for themselves and handling their day-to-day activities is almost non-existent. And […]

Destitute women in Goa have a free home thanks to Street Providence

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The status of women in India has changed over a period of time. While a majority of women in towns and cities can now study, vote and even hold jobs, in the interiors of the country, they have no rights, only serving the purpose of procreation and nothing more. A lot of women also still […]

One year for the Food Bank for the Poor in Saligao

food bank

They say charity begins at home and this is completely true. Everyone is urged to do their bit in society but not all do. This is not true of Donald Fernandes and all the good work he has been doing since 2013. From cooking for the poor, ferrying them to the hospital when needed with […]

Street Providence, a big-hearted NGO in Goa

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In a country of over a billion, more than 20% of the population lives below the poverty line. The smallest state in the country, Goa, has the third lowest percentage of people living below the poverty line. While there is any number of NGOs struggling to help the poor, one stands out more than others […]