Mogal Goenkar Bhoinino ani Bhavano,
We would like to introduce ourselves, the current and past office bearers are listed in the WHO IS WHO part of the webpage.
A brief HISTORY which explains how and why the GAG was founded and what our aims and objektives are.
The MEMBERSHIP part of the webpage explains how and why one should get involved in the GAG.
Dev borem korum.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thursday, December 26, 2024, 12:30 PM
Committee for the years 2016-2018
Avelar Nunes
President
Reginaldo De Sousa
Vice President
Audrey Cabral
Treasurer
Ashly Carrasco
General Secretary
Michael Mascarenhas
Joint Secretary
Melanie DeMelo
Public Relations Officer
Committee for the years 2013-2015
Jeronimo Simoes
President
Ashly Carrasco
Vice President
João (John) Martins
Treasurer
Ashly Carrasco
Interim Treasurer
Maria Joanita Franke
General Secretary
Sylvia Klafki
Public Relations Officer
Audrey Cabral
Public Relations Officer
Gordon Ferrao
Joint Secretary
Committee for the years 2010-2012
Vito Oliveira
President
Jeronimo Simoes
Vice President
Reginaldo De Sousa
Treasurer
Avelar Nunes
General Secretary
Michael Mascarenhas
Joint Secretary
Joanita Bach
Public Relations Officer
Committee for the years 2007-2009
Vito Oliveira
President
Gordon Ferrao
Vice President
Jeronimo Simoes
Treasurer
Michael Mascarenhas
General Secretary
Avelar Nunes
Joint Secretary
Joanita Bach
Public Relations Officer
The interim Committee for the years 2003-2007
Matano Gracias
President
Vito Oliveira
Vice President
Renjula Noronha
Treasurer
Mariano Pereira
General Secretary
Jeronimo Simoes
Exec. Committee Member
Brian Albuquerque
Exec. Committee Member
Michael Nazare
Public Relations Officer
History
How and why the GAG e.v. was founded
It was on 14th of Dec. 2002, a very cold and chilly evening, when a young and dynamic group consisting of Matano Gracias, Mariano Pereira, Renjula Noronha, Vito Oliveira, Brian Albuquerque and Jeronimo Simoes met at Matano´s residence. After the normal day´s discussions and deliberations, all spoke of a common topic and that was of the socio-cultural needs of the Goans. Here it was keenly felt to have an Association of its own to cater to these needs.
With a population of approx. 2000 Goans and those of Goan origin in Germany, mainly in the Rhein Main area, this young group took it in their hands to realize this very justifiable dream. Later Matano invited some 30 people at his residence for a very informal get-together with food & drinks. It was spontaneously decided to form an Association. A hat was passed around and an amount of €265.00 was collected in form of contributions.
We are proud to announce that on 31st Oct. 2003 GOAN ASSOCIATION GERMANY e.V (GAG) was formally founded. It is officially approved by the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main under registration number VR 12625
Aims and Objectives
- To strenghten the unity of the Goan community in Germany.
- To collaborate internationally with other Goan associations overseas.
- To promote and encourage the use of the Konkani language.
- To keep-up Goan traditions and folklore.
- To uplift Goan cultures and heritage.
- That the association be of secular nature and open to all.
- That GAG e.V. wishes to assure everybody very clearly that we will not celebrate another feast of `Goencho Saab` St. Francis Xavier, as that has been traditionally celebrated for over 5 decades by Goans in Rüsselsheim and will remain their exclusive event.
Membership
Become a member and get involved in your association.
The annual membership fee is € 10.00 for a single person.
The annual membership fee is € 15.00 for a family with children upto 16 years.
You can download a membership form in PDF format.
Benefits of becomeing a member of the association
Among several other benefits, the most important benefit is getting to know other Goans while celebrating Goa's history, language, music, cuisine, cultural heritage and traditions.