Annual Report 2020 MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL MAF Key Facts Mission Aviation Fellowship is a vision & purpose family of international Christian organisations whose mission is to use light aircraft, and other 60 technologies, to bring help and Aircraft hope to people in some of the world’s poorest communities. 539 MAF International oversees 5X-LDR at Bukavu airport, eastern DRC. destinations Credit: Jacob Steentoft programmes in Arnhem Land in Australia, Bangladesh, Chad, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, 998 Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, South Every 6 minutes Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste and organisations SERVED Every six minutes a MAF aircraft takes Uganda. Other members of the off or lands somewhere in the world MAF family include MAF Canada transporting people who live in and MAF-US, and various MAF 11,583 remote communities, and assisting affiliates. They also run a number hours flown missions, churches, aid and of programmes around the globe. development agencies, and other km groups to share the love of God. The life-changing work we enable 2,216,945 would not be possible without the flown dedicated support – people, finances and prayer – provided Vision & Purpose by resourcing groups in Australia, 37,800 VISION: To see isolated people Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, passengers physically and spiritually transformed Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, the transported in Christ’s name Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Singapore, South 1,096,785 kg PURPOSE: To share God’s love Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, through aviation and technology the UK and the US. OF cargo transported 558 Medical staff transfer a patient to the waiting medical evacuation ambulance in eastern DRC. Credit: Jacob Steentoft FLIGHTS MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 2 MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 Board Chair message CEO message We continued the connection of address the realities of a global pandemic, we have been reminded communities to critical services, the “It is now pandemic. of the stresses that come with provision of spiritual support and the isolation and separation. As a delivery of medical aid and our time to In nearly every country where MAF ministry, we address the physical and educational supplies. operates, we saw significant decline spiritual needs of those who truly live in our ability to serve the most their whole lives isolated from the The very stressful and uncertain build on the remote, isolated and needy, due to blessings we consider normal. We environment in which we operated the pandemic. However, when able, are preparing ourselves to meet even this year has highlighted the achievements our staff served safely and efficiently, more needs as the pandemic wanes dedication and commitment of the making the most of each opportunity and the reality of its impact remains talented staff who comprise MAF. to meet a need. We were able to play for years to come. Across the globe our teams enabled of Stuart and our part to address the pandemic by our organisation to, once again, flying medical staff, PPE and Covid-19 May those who follow us look back effectively deliver our mission. others...” test kits to remote villages. 75 years from now and give thanks for the work we have undertaken in Peter Curtis We are pleased that we were able to Dave Fyock We are very thankful for the many 2020 and beyond. Chairman continue building the hangar in CEO faithful donors who partner with us Liberia, commence earthworks at through their sacrificial giving, and MAF’s calling to reach remote the centre of excellence in Mareeba, We mourned the loss of Stuart King, Seventy-five years ago, as World for the MAF International resourcing A passenger is helped from the aircraft in Uganda. people, cut off from essential and move our staff in Cairns to a a key founder and visionary of our War II came to an end, a group of groups in 17 countries that work so Credit: Dave Forney resources because of geographical new office we had purchased. mission. From the end of World War II, visionaries merged their love of diligently to undergird our ministry barriers, conflict, natural disasters or until his death, Stuart remained deeply aviation with their love for God and through provision of staff, finances dangerous overland travel, continued As a response to the pandemic we committed to the work of MAF. We created MAF. Plans for 2020 included and prayer support. during 2020 with the complications paused the commencement of our celebrate his life and the enormous celebrating the rich history of our of a global pandemic. new strategic plan to ensure that the contribution he made, and we will organisation, giving thanks for those As Ecclesiastes states, there is a time immediate needs arising from the miss his wisdom, inspiration, and who have served in MAF over the and season for everything. 2020 Like others, our organisation was pandemic were managed. This dedication to learning. years and praising God for the brought the closure of our Mongolia forced to adjust to the pandemic. involved reshaping our budget, opportunities we have had to bring programme, a decision that had During this very difficult time we ensuring staff were safe and cared It is now our time to build on the help, hope and healing to isolated been taken in 2019. It also saw the were blessed with a leadership team for, and operating our crisis achievements of Stuart and others, people and communities. However, groundwork being laid for a new that quickly took action to ensure management team who helped so that people can look back in years it proved to be a year of incredible programme in Guinea, West Africa. our people and customers were guide our response. to come and say of the MAF family, challenge as we adjusted our plans, protected. we understood the times and knew along with the rest of the world, to Throughout these months of the what to do. MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 4 MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 5 Where we work MAFI Resourcing Groups • AUSTRALIA • DENMARK • FINLAND • FRANCE • GERMANY • INDIA • ITALY Other MAF MAFI • MALAYSIA • NETHERLANDS Programmes Programmes • NEW ZEALAND • ANGOLA • ARNHEM LAND • NORWAY • BRAZIL • BANGLADESH • PHILIPPINES • DEMOCRATIC • CHAD • SINGAPORE REPUBLIC • GUINEA* • SOUTH AFRICA OF CONGO • KENYA • SWEDEN • ECUADOR • LIBERIA • SWITZERLAND • GUATEMALA • MADAGASCAR • UK • HAITI • MYANMAR* • INDONESIA • PAPUA NEW GUINEA Other MAF • LESOTHO • SOUTH SUDAN OFFICES • MALI • TANZANIA • MEXICO • TIMOR-LESTE • CANADA • MOZAMBIQUE • UGANDA • US • SURINAME *IN DEVELOPMENT MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 6 MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 7 Working to help “ Covid-19 isolated people is one locked down to slow the spread Covid-19 of MAF’s key purposes of Covid-19. Budgets were swiftly for existence. It is re-worked for the year and measures put in place to ensure staff could why our MAF planes work safely, whether on site or from home depending on their role and and personnel are location. As borders closed and international flights were cancelled currently in countries by many airlines, our staff around the like Timor-Leste despite world experienced the difficulty of spending longer than expected in Covid-19 restrictions. A Covid-19 response flight in Liberia. programme and the uncertainty of Credit: Steven Biggs when they would be able to return Partnering with home, or take out-of-country breaks. In 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic organisations like spread across the world causing In a number of MAF programmes we disruption to normal life and ways of were able to carry out flights assisting Oxfam who have the working. The challenges brought by medical teams, the government and networks, information the pandemic were felt throughout NGOs with testing and education for MAF as our staff dealt with rapidly isolated communities. One of the resources and the changing situations, lockdowns, first flights we did was in Liberia on new regulations for flights, and 28 March, taking a medical team to equipment to promote much more. MAF flights, though Zwedru to test a patient with limited, were able to continue in suspected Covid-19. Without the health and good many locations and we had the one hour flight they would have hygiene is what MAF privilege of being able to serve the had a 40 hour road trip to reach countries we work in by providing the patient and carry out the test. loves to do. flights for medical teams, essential ” freight, and Covid-19 test kits. In Timor-Leste, the region of Oecusse was cut off from the rest Andrew MacDonald, In March and April we saw a Pilot, Timor-Leste significant drop in flight requests in Nawi Mabo disinfects the aircraft in PNG following programmes as governments CONTINUED a medevac. Credit: Mandy Glass. MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 8 MAFI ANNUAL REPORT 2020 9 Covid-19 of the country as the border with As governments put measures Indonesia closed and the sea ferries in place to slow the spread of stopped running. MAF, working with Covid-19, the work needed to Oxfam, was able to ensure that the prepare an aircraft for each flight people of Oecusse were not increased. Additional cleaning and forgotten by flying hand washing kits, STATS infection control procedures were soap and posters for 14,350 implemented in MAF programmes. households, providing vital sanitation The engineering team in Mareeba, supplies and education on Covid-19. 89 Australia, developed crew screens to Flights separate the pilot and passengers on MAF aircraft. Once the designs were km approved, the screens were 51,038 manufactured and distributed flown to programmes. 13,041 kg Mareeba’s crew screen in use in the aircraft. Credit: Ed Hawthorn by generous MAF supporters to our While our operational income fell Satish Moka receives donated masks in PNG.