Protect your volunteer trip with coverage for medical emergencies, trip interruptions, and more.
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At World Nomads, our travel insurance* plans allow you to participate in a range of volunteer activities and vacations, from summer teaching programs to clean water projects. We're strong supporters of paying it forward and giving back and what better way to strengthen communities, forge meaningful connections and open your eyes (and arms and hearts) than contributing to a worthy purpose?
Whether you are planning to volunteer for a week or for several months, our travel insurance plans can protect you while you are doing good in the world.
If you’re planning to volunteer your time while traveling, a World Nomads travel insurance plan may cover you for many issues you may encounter, such as medical emergencies, baggage theft or delay, and trip interruption.
Our single trip plans (Standard, Explorer or Epic) cover trips up to 180 days in length. Our Annual Plan covers you for 12 months, but with a maximum individual trip length of 45 days.
Want to step out into the world and volunteer your time? World Nomads plans can provide cover for:
At World Nomads, we do our best to support volunteers, whether it's protecting endangered turtle hatching grounds or teaching school children in a faraway village. If haven't yet chosen a volunteer program, you can find inspiration in our article about choosing ethical volunteer programs.
We offer four plans Standard, Explorer, Epic and Annual each with different levels of coverage for various volunteer activities.
All our plans cover these volunteer activities:
Our higher tier plans (Explorer or Epic) cover these additional volunteer activities:
Be sure to check out the activities list to make sure your specific volunteer task will be covered. If you don't see it listed or have questions, give us a call.
As a global citizen contributing to good causes, we can only assume that you’ll act responsibly and within your limits. But just to be clear, we won't cover any incidents related to:
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Whether you need medical or dental assistance or advice, emergency evacuation or travel assistance, our team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year before and during your trip.
Wherever you are, we’re here 24/7 to help you in any emergency.
Are you in need of emergency assistance right now?
Contact Generali Global Assistance:
Telephone:
+1 954-334-8143 (Collect outside the US)
+1 877-289-0968 (Toll-free in the US and Canada
Here are our most frequently asked questions about volunteering and travel insurance. You can also find the answers to other questions in our Help Centre or you can ask our customer service team.
Before your trip, check the latest government advice for any travel alerts for your destination.