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Our Impact

Generous people like you fund the majority of MAF's work around the world.

You can directly meet the needs of isolated people worldwide and make an impact by giving towards specific projects and the people who make MAF's work possible.

Inaccessible Terrain

Flying onto desert and jungle airstrips, lakes and rivers, tracks and roads, MAF’s light aircraft and our pilots go the extra miles to provide a lifeline.

Disaster Relief

Cyclones, typhoons and earthquakes can devastate the world's poorest communities in climate-vulnerable areas like the Philippines, Bangladesh Brazil. Surveying the damage from the air is the first step in getting relief where it is needed, and MAF can be operational within hours, getting precious people and supplies where they are most needed so the rebuilding can begin.

Conflict Zones

When conflict arises, we evacuate NGOs to safety. Often the aftermath can mean there are thousands of people displaced. Living in fear, they face hunger and isolation. MAF flies in food, shelter and healthcare to those in urgent need of help.

Church Evangelists

MAF has had a vision to carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth since the organisation began in 1945. Today, MAF is still serving the Church and those who carry the Gospel, plant churches, encourage Christians in distant communities and translate the Bible into the 'heart' languages of different people groups. Every year there are celebrations as a new Bible translation is flown into a remote village by MAF.

Education

Education opens up a world of possibility and a route out of poverty for people in the developing world. Whether it's flying children to remote school in PNG, school teachers in Arnhem Land, supporting NGO projects that help keep girls in school in South Sudan, or ferrying text books and exam papers, MAF is helping to sow hope into the next generation and open up opportunities for children and adults in their own communities.

Peace-Making

MAF helps to facilitate the work of partner organisations in bringing together those with opposing views to rediscover their shared humanity - promoting forgiveness and reconciliation within communities. We're honoured to be part of the sensitive process of peace-making, through bringing together those who want to lay aside their differences, and the peace-builders who help them find ways to do so.

MAF multiplies the effectiveness of over 1,500 organisations

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“Without the vital services provided by MAF, RAM would be unable to reach the remote parts of PNG without huge difficulty. We, therefore, would like to give our thanks to MAF for a very long-lasting partnership which has greatly aided RAM’s ability to provide a service to the remote parts of PNG.”

- Tim Freeman, Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM), Papua New Guinea

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STORIES OF IMPACT

When cyclones strike, MAF responds

Cyclone Narelle: Evacuations and food relief in Arnhem Land When Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall in Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory earlier this year, MAF planes were kept busyRead more

Tanzania transformed: MAF begins a new chapter

As MAF begins to transition out of Tanzania in the coming months, the country today is in far better shape than when MAF first started serving there over 60 years ago. In 1963, life expectancy was aRead more

Light in paradise

For him and his wife Caitlin, a good weekend means getting in the four-wheel drive and going far beyond mobile phone coverage, sleeping in a tent, sitting by the campfire and looking at the stars. HeRead more

'The people laid down their arrows': A story of lasting change

“Before God’s Word came to Telefomin, the people here just thought about fighting. They were angry,” says ‘Mama’ Nunta Markis. “They would just get an arrow and shoot each other.”Read more

Education protected Mary from human trafficking and child marriage

“I’m happy that I am going to secondary school,” says Mary with a smile. Soon, she will take the next step in a journey she has dreamed about for years. Mary Nangiro is a dedicated student. SheRead more

The Sudan Crisis: 'For such a time as this'

Nearly two years ago, leaders from the entire MAF International family gathered to make a bold, and unanimous decision. We came together as a collection of MAF groups to create something new – anRead more

'We are Hurting Without Healthcare'

“I have come to get my baby checked,” young mother Elisabeth Moses said, holding a lively baby girl in a carry cloth among the crowd of people gathered in front of an unfinished building. The cliRead more

Getting to Work on Flight over Treacherous Waters

Winding rivers and mangrove-lined creeks carve the East Arnhem Land coastline into a maze of islands and convoluted promontories, requiring long detours by track for travellers driving betweenRead more

They Sold Everything to Follow God's Call

When Samuel and Marion Cusin married, they only knew the snow-topped mountains and French conversations of western Switzerland. Having grown up in Christian households, they found themselves at aRead more

Miraculous timing for mum and the girl she named 'Saved'

Access to healthcare is extremely limited in remote Madagascar. Living among the Mangoky River, one of Madagascar’s largest waterways, means travelling to the nearest hospital can take days,Read more

What It Takes to Reach a Clinic in Rural Tanzania

In Endanyawish, access to roads are not existent. The remote village is surrounded by rugged terrain. Instead, there are trails which take at least six hours travelling by boda boda (motorcycle) fromRead more

'God's work is in this': Helping church workers to bridge the digital gap

Not many people get to witness firsthand the many impacts of Mission Aviation Fellowship across remote communities in Papua New Guinea, but as a Communications Officer, it’s my privilege to do justRead more
 

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