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Business acumen & social work recognised nationally
Domnick Mendes more popularly known as Dom, former president of Chandor Club was honoured at the national level when he was conferred the ‘Karmaveer Chakra’ Bronze award for being not only a businessman of repute but also for the social work he has been doing for the years. The Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship award is instituted by ICONGO along with the UN and were conferred on the winners at a function held at Shiv Nadar School in Faridabad in November 2023. Domnick was conferred the award because through his business he has generated...
read moreWalkathon through Guirdolim, ?Chandor
As Diwali was celebrated world over on November 12, 2023, Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott held a Walkathon through the twin villages of Chandor-Guirdolim to mark this festival of lights so that people may be enlightened to fight communal vitriol that is disturbing peace in the country. The 89 participants walked 6.5 kms in 77 minutes as they walked through the twin villages under the theme “For communal harmony, peace and harmony”. The partici-pants left at 4:22 pm and the last batch returned at 5:39 pm though some youngsters who ran were the first...
read moreVisiting 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...
read moreCultivating organic vegetables passionately
After working for 26 years on board a ship, Milton Gomes from Molla, Sailabhat in Cavorim is creating ripples in the village with his organic farming and has even succeeded in getting his cousin to also take up vegetable farming in the village. Fed up of working under someone for so long, and burning with a desire to be his own master Milton gave up his lucrative job and settled down at home. He took up gardening including kitchen gardening at his house originally and then went in for vegetable cultivation at his plot admeasuring 1,200 sq...
read moreWomen’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...
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....
read moreWhile being just, taking law to all
Sayonara Telles-Laad is the daughter of Alzemiro Telles and Maria Lena Estebeiro Telles who grew up in Jitlem, Guirdolim. After passing her SSCE from Guardian Angel High School, Curchorem, she graduated in 1984 from Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College in English and Philosophy and then joined the Kare College of Law, Margao and became a lawyer. Incidentally she was ranked second in the Law Exams amongst all those who answered their exams that year. Sayonara started practicing law on the day the world celebrates Goencho Saib’s feast i.e. 3rd...
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...
read moreChandorkann secures Ph.D in Sociology
Biula Cruz Pereira, a daughter of the red soil of Chandor, which was once the capital of the Kadamba dynasty, has earned the distinction of being the first woman with roots in this village to have obtained a Doctorate in Philosophy or PhD as it is commonly known, thus earning the title of a Dr. in Sociology. Daughter of Agostinho and Elsie da Cruz from Cotta who lived close to the St. Tiago chapel, Biula did her schooling at the village school, namely St. Joseph’s Educational Institute and then moved to Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College of...
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...
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