Co-founder and Executive Director
Omar is a Gambian by Nationality. After graduating from college, he decided to go into the field of environmental friendly and biodiversity work. He was a Red Cross volunteer and then also a youth activist. From there he came up with the idea of setting up an Organization to protect flora and fauna, also degraded mangrove restoration and environmental protection. Today much efforts is concentrated on sea turtle protection.
Helping to Protect Sea Turtles
Smile For Life has a volunteer network throughout the southern coastal area of The Gambia. These volunteers assist our conservation efforts out of an appreciation for nature and desire to protect sea turtles and marine life for future generations. We hope to be able to offer the most committed volunteers some form of permanent livelihood opportunity within the organisation in the future.
