Operation Auca

Mission Aviation Fellowship begins COVID-19 vaccine delivery in rural Lesotho

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Countries, Mission Aviation Fellowship, Operation Auca, LESOTHO, World, MAF

This past week, about 140 workers in Lebakeng and 60 in Kubunyane were vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been used exclusively in Lesotho.

Key Points: 
  • This past week, about 140 workers in Lebakeng and 60 in Kubunyane were vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been used exclusively in Lesotho.
  • Mission Aviation Fellowship has been serving in Lesotho since 1978 and is supported by five field staff families and 13 local staff.
  • The MAF Lesotho program already has more flights planned to continue providing transportation of vaccinations in other remote areas in Lesotho.
  • For more than 75 years, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been using aviation and technology to reach isolated communities in the farthest corners of the earth.

Mission Aviation Fellowship Lends New, Donated Citabria Aircraft to Prairie Aviation Training Centre

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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Aviation, Aircraft, Mission Aviation Fellowship, Operation Auca, American Champion Citabria, Regions of the United States, MAF, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

GUELPH, Ontario, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humanitarian organization Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has lent its brand new Citabria aircraft to Prairie Aviation Training Centre (PATC) in Three Hills, Alberta.

Key Points: 
  • GUELPH, Ontario, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humanitarian organization Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has lent its brand new Citabria aircraft to Prairie Aviation Training Centre (PATC) in Three Hills, Alberta.
  • This is the first straight-from-the-factory aircraft that PATC has received, and MAF loaned the aircraft to the flight school to support the training of future aviators.
  • The purchase, loan, and use in training of the Citabria aircraft is a gift that goes beyond what is seen immediately.
  • For more than 75 years, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been using aviation and technology to reach isolated communities in the farthest corners of the earth.

MAF Canada Responds to Hurricanes in Central America

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Mission Aviation Fellowship, Operation Auca, MAF, Aviation, Tropical cyclones, Human activities

GUELPH, Ontario, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Charitable organization, Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada (MAF Canada) was able to send one of our Canadian pilots at a short notice to aid in the disaster response happening in Central America.

Key Points: 
  • GUELPH, Ontario, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Charitable organization, Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada (MAF Canada) was able to send one of our Canadian pilots at a short notice to aid in the disaster response happening in Central America.
  • After Eta and Iota, two category 4 hurricanes, made landfall back to back in Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala in November, residents have been reeling in the aftermath.
  • Ten MAF staff from locations worldwide and four aircraft were able to respond quickly and begin delivering humanitarian aid and relief.
  • Since 1945, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been using aviation and technology to reach isolated communities in the farthest corners of the earth.