GEPADG is a voluntary grassroots organization based in the rural south –west coast of the Gambia, registered in Banjul as a charitable nonprofit making organization.

 It is non partisan, non cross-sectional and non denominational but a genuine Community Based Organization (CBO) geared towards the enhancement of local community livelihood, ecotourism development for sustainable use of natural resources, Community forestry scheme and Beekeeping, agro forestry and women vegetable gardening, rural micro-finance sub projects.GEPADG has been accredited by the Global Environment Facility GEF in Washington, USA and the UN. 

GEPADG are accredited by the Commonwealth human ecology council in London.