Visiting the sick & elderly in March
Continuing with their practice of visiting the sick and elderly people Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott members visited 56 such people from the twin villages of Guirdolim and Chandor Cavorim in the four weeks of March 2023. With Philomena Rodrigues and Francis Caetano Antao Ansecao Antao and Estella Antao On 5th March, GBE members visited 12 households from Colloss ward of Guirdolim Village besides visiting GBE member Sita Antao at her residence at Molla in Cavorim as she had returned home after undergoing a surgery. With Sebastiana Avelina Antao and Joana Antao Those visited in Colloss were Francis Antao aged 57, Avelina...
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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 MoreGBE interacts with PPC on garbage management
In keeping with its commitment to keep the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim neat and clean, Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott interacted with the members of the Nossa Senhora de Belem Parish Pastoral Council on 5th February 2023 with a fervent plea to permit them to participate with the Basic Christian Communities more commonly known as Somudais to educate the villagers on need for cleanliness. GBE President John Fernandes in his introductory speech explained GBE’s commitment to maintain cleanliness and later GBE’s proposal to give an award of Rs. 5,000/- twice a year to the Somudai whose area of jurisdiction is cleanest was told to them. A 8-minute audio-visual presentation on how to manage household waste, how to segregate it and problems caused by...
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...
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