Emergency Flood Relief

Global warming causes flooding in The Gambia, Africa’s smallest country

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GAMBIA UNDERWATER

Learn about the tragic floods and how you can help.

The Situation

TRAGEDY AND AFTERMATH

We must prepare for the rainy season now, before the rains come again! The Gambia is the smallest country on the continent of Africa. Its population is just over 2 million. It is surrounded by water – on one side the Atlantic Ocean and on the other sides run the River Gambia. Due to Global warming, this small sub-Saharan West African country is experiencing continual rains during its rainy season for the first time. This is causing flooding and displacement in some of the poorest and oldest places in the country. Whole villages are under water. Families are scattered, seeking shelter and ways to feed their loved ones.

 

REQUEST $100,000.00 USD

The Smiling Coast Foundation has a vast network of volunteers ready to mobilize to bring aid to the people of The Gambia. During COVID19 we activated our international partners to give funds to distribute 30 days of food supplies to 100 families most in need during quarantine. We want to take this same model and support those families who have lost everything because of the floods by once again providing food bundles to each household. We are requesting support so that we might provide basic needs as the people of the Gambia work to recover all that has been lost and prepare for the next rainy season. To this end, we are requesting cash donations so that we might achieve the following:

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Our Plan
Food Distrubition
Food Security
Health Services And Resources

The

Gambia Needs Your Help

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We are tracking the forced migrations of displaced Gambians to nearby villages who can temporarily aid with shelter so that they might also serve meals.

Our target areas are:

  • Manduar
  • Darsilami
  • Marakissa

There are many others in need. We are starting with these three to begin.

Each village has around 100 households (families of approximately 3-5 members) for a total of 300-500 people.

GETTING FOOD TO THE GAMBIAN PEOPLE

Support The Smiling Coast Foundation today so that we can continue to work with village elders and local vendors to purchase food items so that our volunteers can then bundle and distribute food to each household.

Food bundles for each household will include:

  • 2 – 25 KGS bags of rice (5000D)
  • 2 – 5 Gallons containers of oil – 3000D
  • 1 – 5 lb bag of sugar (3000D)
  • 1 – 25 KGS bag of unions (2500D)
  • 1 portable gas burner (1500D)

The cost per household is 65,000D ($275 USD) for a total of = 19,500,000D ($82,500 USD).

Additional Costs

Safe drinking water is also limited. We do not have access to water trucks on the ground but our team is capable of drilling a well in less than 4 days.

Well system built at each village – 500,000D ($9K USD) x 3 village = 1.5MD ($27,000 USD).

NOTE – Senegal is our surrounding neighbour. We have friends there who can also bring things across the border as needed. If water trucks are available in Senegal, with resources, we can transport water trucks to the Gambia.

Distribution

We are working with 3 villages to start by connecting directly to their elders and volunteers to distribute resources.
Our volunteers will deploy local buses and vehicles to deliver the food.

● Ground Transportation = 100,000D ($2K USD)

Project Management

The Smiling Coast Foundation founder, Bubacarr Manneh will oversee the project lead. The Board of Directors will also provide administrative support, fiscal management and documentation.

$25 per household served = 400,000D ($6000 USD)

TOTAL PROJECT COSTS: 5,5218000D ($100,762.78 USD)

Timeline

Once funds are received into our Smiling Coast Foundation business account for our nonprofit organization at EconBank in the Gambia, we can implement these solutions and have food in the hands of the people within 48 hours.

We are ready to serve

Team

Bubacarr Manneh
President and Founder
Smiling Coast Foundation – Gambia

Email: info@smilingcoastfoundation.com

Charmaine Minniefield
The New Freedom Project – US

Sheikh Tijan Tunara
Board Treasurer
Smiling Coast Foundation – Gambia

Rayven Bryant
Project Manager
Sunbelly Foods – US

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