Gambia: Red Dolphin Lifeguard Volunteers

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

Finally the Red Dolphins are getting the recognition they deserve.

22/04/2026

Seedy and Omar rescued these two Belgium lads recently. Apparently dad, mum and son's went in to swim in front of Senegambia, the parents managed to get out but the boys couldn't manage it, so its luck our wonderful boys were there. 👍

20/03/2026

Iʼm raising money to Support the Red Dolphin Ligeguard Volunteers in The Gambia. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

19/03/2026

Great Quiz again tonight. Thanks to everyone for support this year.

19/03/2026

Hi. Last quiz of season tonight at Patta Patta. 7pm. Thursday 19th March. Proceeds to Red Dolphins

16/03/2026

A big thank you to everyone who has actually made a donation to the association since my last post. We are up to £470 now, do I'm pretty sure we will hit our target of £500 soon. Link to Just Giving at top of our fb page. Gambia Red Dolphins Lifeguard Volunteers.

15/03/2026

The Red Dolphins (RDs) are unpaid volunteers, they keep the tourist beaches clean and safe. They must provide their own uniforms, whistles, flags, tip boxes, signboards etc. In addition, they need food and somewhere to sleep at night. These needs cannot be met without help. The RDs are victims of their own success, when this executive committee started their tenure there were about a dozen RDs, now there are over fifty working across ten bases.

There are three main funding streams. The money put into the tip boxes, goes into their pockets and is used for fish money (fresh food) and personal needs.

The money raised from the quiz and donations, go towards uniforms, printing, flags, food (staples e.g. rice, oil), medical bills, signs for boards etc.

Any remaining money, and the money raised via Just Giving is put towards ‘Summer Cover’. This is when schools break up, the beach is crowded with locals and very few tourists. It is a difficult time for the RDs because they get hardly any tips. There is a Just Giving target of £500, so far, about £60 has been raised. They always hope that the Gambian Tourist Board will contribute but cannot rely on this. The RDs have many FB followers, so are hoping that some of you may consider donating. Please help the RDs continue to do the fantastic job they do.

There is a link to the ‘JustGiving’ page and to the new ‘wave’ account at the top of the RD page - Gambia: Red Dolphin Lifeguard Volunteers

Iʼm raising money to Support the Red Dolphin Ligeguard Volunteers in The Gambia. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

09/03/2026

Carole didn't forget the RDs when she was home in UK last year. She worked really hard selling second hand clothes on Vinted so she could make a marvellous donation to them this year. Well Done and Thank You..x

09/03/2026

Great quiz at Patta Patta last Thursday, one more to go this season on 19th March. Two teams tied for winning place.