From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Welfare pension.
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 03:27:41 +0530
Nasci, this is an assumption which isn't particularly true.
For instance, you can eat a free meal on Sundays at the (Sikh) gurudwara
at Betim, while Goa still doesn't have a Salvation Army soup kitchen ;-)
Nasci:
Free meals and soup kitchens aren't the type of 'Charities' that I am
talking about. For these free meals etc. the poor persons have to travel,
something they can least afford; so these are really not that helpfull, in
the ordinary lives of the poor.
The Charities which are doing a very good job, are 'Caritas' and 'St.
Vincent De Paul Society'; There may be more of the type operating in Goa.
The Salvation Army in Kolkotta for instance provides, clothes, food,
medicines and even accomodation. If there is no Salvation Army type Chaity
in Goa, then surely they can be approached to set up similar facilities in
Goa for the poor and not so poor like students and persons working away from
home, etc.
Then again it will be a great help if the Govt. can grant tax free status to
individuals and Companies donating help towards these worthy causes, like is
being done in advanced countries. However it should also be remembered that
the Income Tax structure iin India, is not really a burden on individuals
and corporations etc. as compared to Developed countries.
Fred:
Christians might be a bit more 'organised' than the others. But that's
little cause for looking down (or did I read your statement wrong?) on
others.
Nasci:
I am not looking down on anybody or community! However I do want other
Communities to 'wake up' and undertake to organise genuine Charieties or to
at least support them.
Nasci Caldeira
Melbourne
Fred:
Charity can also refer to the act of giving money, goods or time to such
a charitable trust or other worthy cause.
PS: Let's not turn this into another my-beliefs-are-better-than-yours
debate, though.
