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Tony & Sally are trekking through the rainforests of the Virunga Mountain Range and encounter endangered species on this once-in-lifetime gorilla tracking adventure. Through valleys, lush vegetation and local communities, with chances to see golden monkeys. A breath-taking boat ride across the volcanic Lake Mutanda in wooden canoes, then, it's time to go ape! Venturing into Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to track the amazing Rushaga Gorilla Family Group! Encountering the magnificent and sadly, critically endangered, animals in their natural habitat is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that few will ever get to experience.

Cladceil Ltd are charity partners of NF2 BioSolutions UK & Europe and support Jo & Oscar (family of Managing Director Pete Ward) who have NF2. Both live with 10+ brain & spine tumours. Oscar has 4 weekly infusions of Avastin immunotherapy treatment to keep his tumours stable and retain his hearing. This followed major foot surgery at the end of 2022 caused by spinal tumours.

There is a massive unmet need of treatment options and we need to take action to change the lives of those with NF2 before the tumours grow and take the nerves one at a time. It really is like playing Russian roulette.

Nf2 BioSolutions UK is a fully volunteer based charity with no staff costs or premises costs, every penny of any support received from you goes towards NF2 research. NF2 BioSolutions UK & Europe continue to raise awareness of NF2, connect patients for support and offer hope to patients and their families and ultimately to fundraise to develop treatments or a cure for NF2.

NF2 is a rare genetic disorder that affects approximately 1/35,000 individuals globally. NF2 uniformly results in the growth of multiple tumours throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems. The cause of these tumours is a defect in the NF2 gene. The NF2 gene encodes for a protei

       

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Day 1 & 2

Wednesday 09th & Thursday 10th October 2024

UK – Kigali – Gahinga 

Day 3

Friday 11th October 2024

Mount Gahinga – Amajambere Camp

Approx. 8-12 km 

Day 4

Saturday 12th October 2024

Amajambere Camp – Lake Mutanda

Approx. 18.5 km

Day 5

Sunday 13th October 2024

Lake Mutanda – Chameleon Hill - Nkuringo

Approx. 8 km 

Day 6

Monday 14th October 2024

Singing Gorilla Projects 

Day 7 -8

Tuesday 15th – Wednesday 16th October 2024

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

8km – 18km depending on where the gorillas are!

Day 9 & 10

Thursday 17th & Friday 18th October 2024

Nkuringo – Kigali – UK 

Updated on Thu, September 5 2024, 10:54 AM

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NF2 BioSolutions UK Manchester Research - NF2 BioSolutions UK

Funding research at the GeoffreyJefferson Brain Research Centre & University of Manchester

180%

£900.00 raised of £500.00 target by 20 supporters

£785.00 donated plus £115.00 in GiftAid

When

From the 5th September 2024 until the 31st October 2024

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