Solidarity Travel during covid

SOLIDARITY TRAVEL DURING COVID

PANDEMIC AND NGOs. THE REINVENTION OF TUMAINI FROM OUR TRIPS SOLIDARITY 

A few days ago we were talking to Carmen G.arcia, the person in charge of Solidarity Insured, about how this pandemic was affecting non-profit organizations.

The first questions we ask ourselves are:I can travel during this pandemic?How to travel with the restrictions of the Covid?I can travel without the Covid vaccine?

Traveling in times of Covid-19, supposes to contemplate restrictions every day, evidence at all times and more formalities to travel:

• Will I lose what I paid in my travel If I can't travel on the dates I had planned?
• Will he cover me? cancellation insurance yes in me PCR Do I test positive before the trip?
• What happens if in destination I have to do quarantine and I can't go back in flight provided?
• What happens if I have to return early due to a hospitalization or death of a family member?

These are some of the things that many people ask us, now that they are reopening borders and SOLIDARITY TRIPS DURING COVID they are activated again.

In Viajes Solidarios Tumaini we have given it many turns. When the evidence arrived in March that the pandemic It conditioned everything, we didn't think twice when it came to canceling our usual trips, hallmark of our NGO. Our trips are the base and support of all our projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. At that time, we were clear that health safety came firstbut:

How were we going to get the necessary income so that the local NGOs we support do not collapse? what were we going to offer our little Tumaini Family for uphold our core value as to solidarity experiences?

Like all of us, it was our turn reinvent ourselves.

We kept the focus: trips that change your life, to be able to change it to the beneficiaries of our projects. We focus on the formations. with a course experiential about the ODS which ends with a solidarity entrepreneurship and with intercultural workshops, whose spirit is to offer the experience of a virtual trip without leaving home. 

At Tumaini we were always clear that, now more than ever, health safety comes first.

Now, little by little, we are seeing the light for continue with our trips with all the guarantees in the face of the pandemic, and we begin by thinking about what is needed to offer those guarantees with total and absolute security. There are many questions we ask ourselves about Covid-19, and in relation to our travels, we have all the answers, because, first of all, it is time to be responsible:

1. Especially solidarity trips, because in this pandemic context, each person contributes to make this situation a little better in the destination places of our projects.

With the women of the Fair Trade project in India.

2. Sawleave with confidence and a safe destination: We have decided to resume our solidarity trips taking Cape Verde as the first destination, since one of our compis has been there for several months, Marina, coordinator of Tumaini. Marina has incorporated Tumaini precious projects who work in the educational field, environmental and of Animal Protection. On the other hand, the country has a very interesting tourist attraction, and, most importantly in these times, it has a very low incidence of coronavirus.

Marina in a project in Cape Verde.

Why take out SOLIDARITY TRAVEL insurance DURING COVID? The coronavirus has made it completely clear how essential it is to travel with a good travel insurance that guarantees you the best toppings in case you need it.

So we have set to work very seriously con Solidarity Insured, our usual insurer, so that it is so: Expenses for cancellation of your trip, medical assistance abroad 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, theft and damage to luggage, unlimited repatriations, insurance for all types of accidents, one-way ticket and return in case of early return, legal assistance, extension of stay up to 15 days in case of quarantine or illness, in addition, refunds are made from the first euro and without excess.

and then there is Specific coverage for solidarity trips during Covid:

• Expenses of annulment of the trip in Spain for positive in COVID-19,
• PCR diagnostic tests (see annex at the end of this text**),
• transport sanitary, medical assistance and hospitalization,
• quarantine or extension of stay at destination due to positive in COVID,
• expenses of repatriation,
• prolongation of the stay at destination due to border closures or coronavirus quarantine,
• and if the flights were altered by the pandemic situation, Place reservations will be modified at no cost.

Thus, with this enormous backing and support, we have been able to resume with all our strength and enthusiasm as always, our solidarity trips, on this occasion, in addition, with the tourist attraction as an addition to its contents.

3. Protect the destination. Our projects come first. You can only travel with Tumaini who has made a PCR and its result is negative. 

4. take care of health and the safety of our travelers, with the maximum flexibility. 

Maximum security on our trips: travel guarantees with travel insurance personalized and specialized in NGOs, for whom the solidarity It is also a priority value, and in this case its services will be reinforced by a stay extension insurance due to Covid contagion. 

Given the changing situation, each person traveling with Tumaini will have official sources of consultation, such as consulates and embassies and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. And, of course, at Tumaini we are available through any of our communication channels, all of which are reflected on our website. 

5. Once there, what? 

We will faithfully and firmly follow the medical, governmental and specialized international entity recommendations, corresponding to each destination. And, of course, we will be very careful that both our travelers and people from each destination comply with the WHO health recommendations against Covid 19.

Tumaini travelers and travelers, always very well informed and cared for, wherever they are! 

See you very soon on the paths of international volunteering and solidarity.

** PCR test for travel

Now, thanks to the collaboration of Solidarity Insured with a great reference medical platform, it will be very easy for you to get yours. Once you access the platform from the following link, you can find the laboratory, book your PCR test and come to do it without an appointment when it suits you best. In addition, thanks to this great agreement, you will enjoy a discount and you will be able to get your test in the most economical way, from only €75.