 
Contact Address:
Gambia
Red Cross Society
53 Mamadi Manjang Highway
Kanifing Municipality, Ksmd
Banjul area Head office
P.O. Box 472 Banjul
The Gambia, West Africa
Tel no: +220 4396989 / 4392405 / 4373568
Fax:
439 4921
Email: redcrossgam@yahoo.com
Telex: GAMREDCROSS BANJUL
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Information:
 The
Gambia Red Cross was established in Banjul during Colonial
times in 1948 as a branch of the British Red Cross and
became an autonomous national society in 1966. They
are a non-governmental organisation that is primarily
engaged in humanitarian relief work who are composed
of members and volunteers.
Such activities includes delivering first aid to disaster
victims, health
programmes immunizations and HIV/Aids, water & sanitation,
information dissemination, providing vital food
and medicines, shelter,
disaster management and response, assisting refugees,
finding missing family members etc.
The GRCS is also the major partner of the Government
in all emergency
relief operations being part of the taskforce of
the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). Their
work is often coordinated with the International Federation
of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) having
been recognized by the two bodies in 1975 and 1974 respectively.
There are 7 branches of GRCS in each of The Gambia's
seven administrative regions which allows it to more
rapidly respond to various local crises and other relief
issues. It is also able to draw financing from DREF
which is a source of un-earmarked money to ensure rapid
financial support is available for disaster response
operations.
Branches: 7
Directions:
Opposite the New Jeshwang Co-operative building at Westfield
Junction, Serrekunda. |
