Women’s Day Celebrated
Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott (GBE) celebrated International Women’s Day on 11th March 2023 with a short programme at the St Joseph’s Educational Institute hall where the school management, two women hailing from the twin villages and a well-known social activist were felicitated. Students from 7th, 8th and 9th Standard along with some of the staff members attended the programme. GBE President and General Secretary with the persons felicitated and the citation and shawl that were presented to them GBE President John Fernandes welcomed the gathering where he specially hailed the women members of the organization for its success. St Joseph’s Educational Institute was felicitated for bagging the Wipro Earthian Programme award for the...
Read MoreVisiting the sick and elderly
Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott revived its programme of visiting the sick and elderly people living in the twin villages of Guirdolim and Chandor-Cavorim. The sick and elderly living in Cotta area were visited on 12th February while on 19th February those living in Culsabhat ward of Cavorim were visited and on 26th February such residents from New Township in Guirdolim village were visited. Among those visited on 19th February were GBE founder president Rui da Silva who was hospitalized due to an illness and also GBE member Agnel Fernandes. Incidentally, GBE member Domnick Mendes’ father Cyril was also visited on this day. Others visited were Caitana Fernandes, Jerald Fernandes, Timothy Pereira, Aurea Braganza, Deodita Fernandes and Sebastian Mendes. Incidentally, the...
Read MoreVisiting the sick & elderly in Cotta
As part of its commitment to improve the quality of life of those living in the villages of Chandor, Cavorim and Guirdolim; Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott members visited the sick and elderly people living in Cotta portion of the Chandor-Cavorim Village. The project managers for this visit were Antonio Colaco and Fiel Babazinho Dias who is also a member of the Chandor-Cavorim Village Panchayat. Visiting the 93 year old Tereza Telesand the 83 year old Roque Antonio Pereira With the 73 year old Jose Antonio Faleiro and 82 year old Concecala D’Souza In all 13 GBE members visited the houses where these sick and...
Read MoreFounders Day Celebrated
For the first time since its inception in 2008 Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott celebrated Founders Day on 21st January 2023 mainly to give its members and their families an opportunity to interact with one another and understand the aims and objectives of the organization thereby creating a Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott family. “Our members are always doing something or the other for the organization and hence we thought it was apt to give something back to them through this programme where they would just relax,” said founder member, former President and main benefactor of the organization John Douglas Coutinho. GBE President John Fernandes welcomed the gathering. While he initially spoke in English following a strong demand from member Anthony Pereira he then spoke in Goa’s...
Read MoreFulfilling year for GBE
Two years after the lockdown due to the pandemic which affected activities, Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott had a truly fulfilling year as revealed at its Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) held on 4th December 2022 at its regular meeting place. Some of the projects taken up after a break were a resounding success and the organization organized some projects for the first time since its inception in 2008. The enthused members including new ones also suggested a plethora of projects to be taken up next year thus promising another eventful and memorable year for GBE. The Managing Committee in general and Francis Coutinho in particular were accorded a standing ovation for the tremendous work done in the year gone by. At the last AGM held on 23rd October 2021 a new managing...
Read MoreGBE initiates MLA Yuri Alemao felicitation
Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao was felicitated by his constituents from Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim at a programme held on 2nd October which is observed as Gandhi Jayanti. The felicitation done by Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott (GBE) along with Guirdolim Club, Chandor Club, Chandor Seamen Association and Guirdolim-Chandor Veterans was held in the premises of Chandor Club. He was basically felicitated for remaining loyal to the Congress Party and not betraying the trust his voters had placed in him whiler ting for him as a Congress candidate or “in recognition of your integrity, loyalty and honouring the people’s mandate” as inscribed on the plaque presented to him. He was also felicitated on being recognized as the Leader of 0Opposition by Goa Speaker Ramesh...
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