Goan Organizations Around The World
ASIA (India)
Cortalim
Gymkhana
http://home.earthlink.net/~nsequeira
Goa Sudharop
www.gosasudharop.org or contact Goa
Sudharop's local representative Ibonio M.B. D'Souza at 2751002 or
ibonio@sancharnet.in.
'Association
of Componentes of Comunidades',
C/o Savio Herman De Souza,
1140, Maina,
Socorro, Gaunkary of Serula,
Post Porvorim, Bardez, Goa.
403501.
NRI-INFORMATION
CLUB
Post Box No. 145,
Ponda, Goa 403401, India.
Insaf Goa (click for more
details)
15 (3rd floor) Mahalaxmi Hsg Society,
Opp. Hotel Palacio de Goa, St. Inez
Panjim - 403001,
Goa
GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE (GDRC)
11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa. Goa. 403 507.
Tel: 252660. mailto:goadesc@goatelecom.com
Domestic Workers Movement,
104-A St. Mary's Apts.,
Nesbit Road, Mazagaon.
Mumbai. 400010.
INDIA
Tel: (91-22-)378 0903 / 370 2498
Fax: (91-22-)377 11 31 admin@hwm.ilbom.ernet.in
laborem@bol.net.in
Goa Red Cross
Governor Mohammed Fazal
President, Goa Red Cross
Raj Bhavan
Dona Paula - Goa
403004
Tel:0832 - 221336
Fax:0832 - 223398
E-mail: gov@goa1.dot.net.in
Children's Rights in Goa (CRG)
Anandi Apartments F - 2, ; Bablo Naik Colony,
Opp.St Inez Church, Panjim, Goa-403001, INDIA.
Email:crg@goa1.dot.net.in *Ph:0832-420141/222397
Website http://www.goa-world.com/crg/
Goa - Ugahi (click for more
details)
Silver Strip Bldg
B Block, Near ESI Hospital
Quepem Road, Margao
Margoa 403601
Goa
Goan Sports & Cultural
Club in Delhi.(click for more detials)
Leo Rodrigues
55, Ashiana Apartments, Rd 41,
Pitampura, Delhi 110034.
India
PAKISTAN
GOANS of Pakistan
A provisional events Diary
for the year 2002
February 24th AGM
March 23rd Visit to St Anthony's Church in Hyderabad
(Recollection Day)
April 7th Easter Lunch
May 12th Mothers Day
June Family Day at Sindbads Kids World
July An evening of fun and games for Special Children
August Whist/Tombola
September Communion Breakfast
October Halloween Evening
November Hi Tea
December Christmas Lunch
for further details
Deborah Santamaria
Deborah.Santamaria@lasmo.com.pk
Clubs/Associations in Qatar
DOHA GOANS SPORTS CLUB
Affiliated to the Indian Cultural Centre
(under the aegis of Embassy of India)
Post Box 15552, Doha Qatar
Bleep: 2293048 or Mobile 5510057
Goan
Overseas Association
P. O. BOX 22083
Doha, State of Qatar.
Contact Person: Mr. Simon D'Silva
TEL(OFF): +974-4670206
RES.: +974-4417965
MOB: +974-5550491
FAX: +974-4670703
E-MAIL:
goaqatar@yahoo.com
Clubs/Associations in Bahrain
The
Indian Club
P.O. Box 356, Manama
Bahrain
Tel: (973) 272442
Fax: (973) 255490
Konkan
Singers
P.O. Box 2650, Manama
Bahrain
Tel: (973) 243511
Shri
Gujarati Samaj
Manama,
Bahrain
Tel: (973) 274048
Bahrain Associations Worldwide
Clubs/Associations in U.A.E.
St.
Mary's Konkani Association
Dubai, U.A.E.
Contact person: Lawrence Fernandes
Cultural Forum Core Committee
Email:glenmar@emirates.net.ae
GOAN
CULTURAL SOCIETY,
P.O. BOX 23120, DUBAI, U.A.E.
Email: Glenmar@emirates.net.ae or
Email:Mafrene@emirates.net.ae
(Founded 11 years ago by prominent Goans based in Dubai)
http://www.goanculturaldubai.com
Saligao United - Dubai
Salvador Cordeiro
Tel : 9714 3312999; Ext.
401
Fax : 9714 3327151
Mobile : 97150 4580751
Email : salvador.cordeiro@weatherford.co.ae
Clubs/Associations in Kuwait
Kuwait-Goa Tiatristanchi Sonstha (KGTS)
- Formed on 20th February 2002, its first president and vice president
were Cajetan Pereira (de Sanvordem) and Jose Rod.
- Among the first good deed KGTS did was a collection of nearly one lakh
rupees to aid for the medical expenses of the veteran late Rosario
Rodrigues.
The committee members for the year 2003-2004 is as follows:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Jt. Secretary
Treasurer
Jt. Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Jt. Cultural Secretary
PRO
Auditor
Members:
Alex de Consua, Anthony Carr, Cajetan de Sanvordem, Comedian Nelson,
Damien D'Cruz, Filipe Pereira, Gracy Morais, Junifer Rodrigues, Joe
Frank, Jose Rod, Juliao Cardoso, Katty de Navelim, Marcus Vaz, Mariano
Lucas Deniz, Menino Fernandes, Milagres de Benaulim, Rafael de Majorda,
Remy Rebello, Xavier Furtado, Zorroaster Coelho, Caje de Benaulim
andSylvester Vaz
UNITED CLUB OF UTORDA - Kuwait
Managing Committee:
Chequinho Fernandes, PRESIDENT
Milagres Rodrigues, VICE PRESIDENT
Socorro Richard Rodrigues, GENERAL SECRETARY
Seby Fernandes, ASST. SECRETARY
Nicklas Rodrigues, TREASURER
Gaspar Silvera, ASST. TREASURER
Lino Dourado, ADVISOR
Laurente Pereira, AUDITOR
Benny Vaz, ASST. AUDITOR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Joe Frank, Marcus Vaz, Seby Mascarenhas, Salvador Antao, Edward Bernard
Estibeiro, Rudolf Carvalho and
Justino Barbosa.
CONCACT COORDINATES:
Email:
ffernandez@wataniya.com,
richierod@hotmail.com Telephone 131 EXT: 3521 (Chequinho Fernandes)
{United Club of Utorda-Kuwait is involved in promotion of Konkani,
cultural activities (tiatrs, one-act competition), etc.}.
The
Writers Guild a multi-lingual organization of poets
from different countries invites intellectuals, writers,
poets, translators to enroll on the Roll of Guild by
sending their bio-data on Fax: 5720716. The Writers Guild
P.O. Box 22070,
Salmiya, Kuwait
Fax:(965)- 5720716
Email:msjohar@hotmail.com
Kuwait
Indian Football Federation (KIFF):
Elected Managing Committee for the year 1998-99.
President: A.E. D'Souza (representative of Saligao Sports
Club)
Vice President: Jack Fernandes (representative of
Curtorcares United)
Treasurer: V.K. Vohra (representative of Youth Recreation
Centre)
Sports Secretary: Mario Carneiro (representative of
Navelim Youth Centre)
Members (6):
Fidelis Fernandes (representative of Goan Overseas
Association)
Milagres Pereira (representative of United Friends Club)
Venancio Periera (representative of C.R.C. Chinchinim)
Michael Fernandes (representative of United Goans Centre)
Edwin Pereira (representative of Bombay Boys Sports Club)
Justino Viegas (representative of Santos Sports Club).
The
Indian Football Referees' Association (IFRA)
P.O. Box 341, 15454 Dasman, Kuwait
President: A.E. D'Souza
Vice President: Peter S. Monteiro
Gen. Secretary: Diago F. Rebello
Treasurer: Sabino A. Anes
Contact person: A.E. D'Souza - Tel: 2409253/4
Peter S. Monteiro - Tel: 4316956 (R)
Diego F. Rebello - Tel: 5715906 (O)
Sabino A. Anes - Tel: 2422091 (O) / 2662071 (R)
Organizes coach/training classes for new referees as well
as updates members on new rules of FIFA, etc.
Bombay
Boys Sports Club
P.O. Box 5571, 32041 Hawally
Kuwait
President: Francis Sequeira
General Secretary: Edwin Pereira
(Fields a regular football team since inception in 1995
and also organizes the September Fiesta Programme
annually).
Guardian Angel Club
(Sanvordem), Kuwait - (click
for more details-Photo Included)
Tel: (965) 2635690
Representatives: Cajetan de Sanvordem, Jose Rod.
Celebrates the Guardian Angel Feast in line with the
traditional village patron feast, and Get-Together.
Guardian
Angel Club-Sanvordem/Churchorem (Kuwait)
Contact Tel : 5753607 / 2635690 / 5636439 / 5623273
Email : cajdesan@yahoo.com
Kuwait Konknni Kendr - (click
for more details-Photo Included)
P.O. Box 23365 Safat.
13094 Safat
Kuwait
Email: mrebello@usa.net
Elvino Rodrigues Tel : 965-4345362
Anthony Veronica Fernandes Tel : 965-2413634
Mario Rebello Tel : 965-4764113
Goan Welfare Society - Kuwait (click
for more details-Photos Included)
To
contact GWS by email: acoelho@burgan.com.kw
http://www.goa-world.com/gws/
Fax : (965) 4830078
Tel : (965) 2429435
P.O.Box 1335 Safat
13014 Safat
Kuwait
The Kuwait Goa Foundation (click for more
details)
P.O.Box 1749
22018 Salmiyah
Kuwait
Tel : 965-4816133
Fax : 965-4810715
Saligao
Sports Club - Kuwait
Contact persons: C.Gaspar Almeida Email: gcalmeida@hotmail.com
Tel: (965)
4813622-5 Ext. 229 & 206.
Anthony D'Costa Tel: (965) 4735694 (Residence).
C.R.C. Chinchinim - Kuwait (click for more
details)
Organizes a 9-a-side football tournament, a Christmas
Tree function and a Get-Together every year.
President: Anselmo Furtado (also elected KIFF President).
Vice President: Venancio Pereira.
Manager: Kennedy Fernandes.
Treasurer: Bosco Leitao
Asst. Secretary: Felix Pereira.
General Secretary: Santos Gomes.
United
Friends Club - Kuwait
Contact persons: Cajetan Pereira Tel: (965) 2635690
Bernando Fernandes Tel: (965) 2452494
Navelim
Youth Center - Kuwait
P.O.Box No: 38280, Dhaiyat A. Salem
72253 Kuwait.
Email: agnello1@hotmail.com
Mobile: (965) 9629807
Fax :(965) 2437907
http://www.nyc.indianet.org/
Santos
Football Club - Kuwait
Organizes a 7-a-side football tournament - Daswin
Memorial Trophy- yearly.
President: Tony Dias
Manager: Justin Viegas
General Secretary: Victor Fernandes
Members: Tony Fernandes, Lawrence Rodrigues and Inacio
Faleiro.
Inacio Faleiro is elected as Treasurer to KIFF Managing
Committee. Contact person: Tony Dias Tel: 9602764 /
4843588.
United Goans Centre - Kuwait (click for more
details)
P.O.Box 21384 Safat
13074 Safat
Kuwait
Contact : Tel 965-5644637
Fax : 965-4715897
Goan
Overseas Association/Goa Maroons - Kuwait
Raymond D'Sa - President
P.O.Box 21390, Safat 13074
Contact persons: Julio Cardoso (Tel:965-4315425)
Colva United Center - Kuwait (click for more
details - Photo Included)
Aleluia Fernandes
Tel: 4739203
Email: alui_fdes@hotmail.com
Website : http://www.goa-world.net/colva/
Young
Goans Association/O'Coqueiro Sports Club - Kuwait
This association was established way back in 1985 and was
actively involved in football and cultural activities
until 1989. They organized a regular one day
tournament titled "Goan Cup Trophy" and the
Goan Fiesta event.
President: Denis Salvador (Canacona)
Clubs/Associations in Saudi Arabia
UNITED
GOANS' CENTRE - JUBAIL, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
Mr. JERSON VAZ/ Mr.JOHN RODRIGUES
TEL. NO. 00966-3-341-8008
Email address: vazjerson@yahoo.com
UNITED KINGDOM
Goan
Welfare Association
6 F South Park Road
Wimbledon, London SW 1 9 8ST
Tel/Fax 0 1 8 1 - 5 4 4 0 6 3 5
Email: Godigest@aol.com
Publication: Goan Digest. Quarterly.
http://www.new-diaspora.com/
Cortalim Union London-
UK's premier Goan Village Union
http://home.earthlink.net/~nsequeira
Email:cortalim@yahoo.com.
South
East Goans Sports & Social Club (UK)
For more Information contact Lloyd D'Souza on 0208 301 5242
or email southeastgoans.d-souza@virgin.net
Goan Community London
http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.50/chapterId/727/The-Goan-community-of-London.html
Moira Association - London
United Kingdom
Tivimneses
Association
21 Collette Court 150 Selhurst Road London SE25 6NE United Kingdom
Telephone: 020 8771 4457 Fax: 020 8406 8364
Norma Menezes-Rahim Email: menezrahim@aol.com
GOAN CULTURAL SOCIETY UK
36 Morley Crescent East STANMORE
Middlesex HA7 2LH
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: ++44 (0) 20 8907 0545
Mission: Committed to promoting the Goan heritage of Arts, Music and
Drama Address:
E-mail: gregg.carvalho@gb.abb.com
Website: http://www.goanculturalsociety.com
NETHERLANDS
Goans In the Netherlands
http://www.goacom.com/gin/
PORTUGAL
Casa de Goa
E-mail:
casa-de-goa@mail.com
Goan Overseas Association of Vic Inc.
GPO Box 963G,
Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~goavic/
http://www.goacom.com/goavic/
mailto: goavic@hotmail.com
Or to web master: nascycal@iprimus.com.au
Australian Goan Association, Inc
PO Box 2102 LPO
Rowville Vic
3178
Email:carocido@alphalink.com.au
http://vishwa.net/1022/1022frms.html
GOAN
OVERSEAS ASSOCIATION NSW INCORPORATED
GPO Box 4572
SYDNEY NSW 2001
President for 2004/05: Mr Victor Nazareth
E-Mail:
mygoansw@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.our-goa-nsw.org
Canada
Calangute Association, Toronto
Anton Mascarenhas 905-270-9773
Olavo Ferreira 905-845-3800
Michael Lobo 905-820-9970
Email:Olavo Ferreira olavoferreira@hotmail.com
Goan
Overseas Association - Ontario
Contact: Joan do Rosario 905 829 1580;
Ludovic DeSouza 416 945
6324; Hema Pereira 905 615 9236; Ida Gomes 905 275 6022; Kevin Pereira
905
275 5944
Edmonton Goan Association (click for more
details)
P.O.Box 68059,
70 Bonnie Doon Mall Post Office,
Edmonton,
Alberta, T6C 4N6,
Canada
Canadian
Goan Association:
C/o 5251 Cranbrook Ave.
Richmond, B.C.
Canada V7C 4K8
Tel: (604) 515 9300
President: Mr. Ernie Fernandes
The Goan Association, Calgary
now has a website at:
http://www.goacom.com/goa-calgary/
(Info courtesy: GoaNet-UK)
G.O.A. Toronto
CONTACT NAME: Sharon Braganza 905-607-2674/
Elena Mascarenhas 416-544-9714
Goan Association Calgary -
Alberta
Contact any G.A.C. Committee member for details
E-mail: goa1@telusplanet.net
UNION OF NAVELIM
Loraine Joanas (416) 299-4347
Kurt Fernandes (416) 530-1853
Jude Dias (416) 761-1270
Domingo Barretto (905) 566-0814
Chris Martins (905) 683-8188
The Goan Charitable Organization
Ref #: (BN) 11923-5315-RR 0001
Contact Address:
GCO, P.O. Box 5667, STN A,
Toronto, Ontario M4W 2N8
Canada - Tanzanite 2001
http://www.tanzanite2001.homestead.com
Email : tanzanitecommittee@yahoo.com
Q8 CANADA
Committee Members: June DeMelo - Scarbrough Sabrina Concessao -
Scarbrough Shirley D'Mello - Scarbrough Prescilla D'Souza - Mississauga
Tony Machado - Scarbrough Basil D'Silva - Mississauga Alban Mascarenhas
- Mississauga William Alphonso - Scarbrough Greg Noronha - Mississauga
Manuel Pereira - Scarbrough
Permanent Committee Members: Alwyn & Celine D'Silva Jerome &
Precilla Pais Jean & John Fernandes Alex & Jenny Fernandes
Contact: Orlando deMelo <orlandod@usa.net>
U.S.A.
Cortalim
Online USA
http://home.earthlink.net/~nsequeira
G.O.A. (Goans of America) - Los Angeles
Maria Mehegan
Email: dmehegan@ix.netcom.com
Tel : (714) 630-1847
Goan
Association of USA - New York
P.O. Box 525234
Flushing, New York 11352
Tel: 212-545-0622
Fax: 212-614-4396
Publication: Spirited People. Annual.
The Goan
Association of New Jersey, Inc (click for more
details)
P.O. Box 335,
Cranbury,
NJ 08512
U.S.A.
Contact :Valerie Moniz at 732-885-3330
Cleta Lobo at 732-572-9038
Email : goanj1@hotmail.com
Goan Overseas Association, Inc.
(Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC)
Contact: Sheila Ribeiro Phone : (301) 260 - 9374
E-mail: goa_khobor@yahoo.com
The
Goan Association of the Washington
Metropolitan Area
Contact: Conrad J. Ribeiro
Phone: (301) 924-5129
E-mail: conrad_ribeiro@hotmail.com
Chicago
Goans
Goa Chicago
is a non profit community organization who'se mission is
to facilitate interaction among the Goan community in
Chicago and to increase general awareness of Goa's unique
culture in the community at large. This is accomplished
by Organizing several social events throughout the year
Publishing a community newsletter and maintaining a
community website Supporting community initiatives to
improve social conditions in Goa.
http://goacom.com/community/schools
Visit
us at http://www.goacom.com/goa-chicago/
Email:dmartyris@hotmail.com
Goan
Institute, San Francisco, California
Vist http://www.goacom.com/goa-sf/index.html
Email : goa-sf@goacom.com
New
England Goans of Boston Massachuttes
Contact Benny Pereira Tel: (603) 673 3762
Email : cammot@empire.net
Goan
Association of Florida
Mr. Raymond Fernandes
332 NW 69 Ave, Apt.# 294
Plantation, FL. 33317
E-mail:idcosta@hotmail.com
Phone: 954-441-3172
Mediaring no.: 954-441-6976
Visit us at http://floridagoa.goacom.com
Texas Goans
http://sdf.lonestar.org/~fernande/tga/
India Catholic Association of Central
Texas
Contact: Brian Fernandes
Location: Austin, Texas USA
Email: indiancatholic@catholic.org
Website: http://www.geocities.com/ica_centraltexas/
Goan Association of the Deep South/
Atlanta Indian Catholic Association
Contact: Christopher Pereira
Location: Atlanta, Georgia USA
Phone: 404-367-5305
Email: clpereira@usolympicfan.comport.com
Website: www.atlantaindiancatholics.homestead.com
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