House of Norma Inauguration

It was a sweet moment of joy when our 12 bedded Hospice, “House of Norma”, was inaugurated at the hands of our Chief Guest Shri. Viswajit Rane, Health Minister of Goa on 7th April 2010, in the presence of Shri. Francis D’Souza, MLA Mapusa Constituency & Shri Pradeep Naik, Sarpanch of Assagao. Mel Huxtable, Chairman of El Shaddai UK Board of Trustees along with a few of our local & international supporters also graced the occasion with his presence. Shri. Viswajit Rane pledged his support to El Shaddai in all our future initiatives.

“House of Norma” will provide the much needed love, care, protection and dignity to children suffering from terminal and life threatening diseases. The hospice is well equipped and will be staffed by trained nurses round the clock. Using the support systems we already have in place, we will encourage the children to pursue education and bring a semblance of normalcy into their lives.


This ambitious project would not have been possible without the donations of our generous supporters and we, at El Shaddai, stand indebted to them. We are specially grateful to Mr. Christopher Hartnett, who sponsored the construction cost of the building. We look forward to the continued generosity of our supporters, as well as to the generosity of many more people, to sustain the running of the Children’s Hospice in the future.