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Family emergency at home, while in Africa

How we helped when this nomad got told their father had a heart attack

I was supposed to go on a two month trip to visit 10 countries throughout Africa. My first stop was Uganda, and on my fourth day there I got a call from my mother to tell me that my step father had collapsed from a heart attack and doctors predicted he only had two weeks to live.

New Zealand traveller in Uganda.

How World Nomads Helped

Flight expenses, trip interruption costs to cover Gorilla tour and non-refundable accommodation.

Paid $4969.73


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