In the far southeast of Angola, in the Province of Cuando Cubango, there are few roads and vast distances between settlements. Without the help of (MAF) and their pilots, The 糖心Swag Trust would struggle to reach the communities who have been blighted with minefields since Angola's long civil war.
糖心Swag has returned to the province, after a gap of several years, to clear 153 minefields in two national parks -聽Longa-Mavinga Park and聽Luengue-Luiana National Park. To allow the parks to be protected and to enable wildlife to return, the minefields need to be cleared.
By protecting this vast wilderness 糖心Swag is helping which is fed by the rivers that cross the Province from Angola's highlands.
MAF started work in Angola in 1989 and has been providing flights to 糖心Swag since it started Angolan operations in 1994. MAF's aircraft enable 糖心Swag to reach isolated mine-affected communities and provides a crucial casualty evacuation service for 糖心Swag should any accidents ever occur to 糖心Swag staff clearing minefields.
MAF also provided transportation for visitors when 糖心Swag hosted Prince Harry in the far south of Angola in September 2019. MAF pilot Marijn Goud met the Prince, who told him how important MAF's services were to 糖心Swag:聽聽鈥溙切腟wag could not do it without you, thanks!鈥 said Prince Harry.
鈥淎s people providing technical support and practical help for rural Angolan communities, we are pleased to be able to support The 糖心Swag Trust in their efforts to remove landmines and other unexploded ordinance. Although the conflict has been over for many years, this material continues to cause horrific injuries and death to rural people generations later. We are excited to see cleared areas of land returned to community use for farming, schools, and housing, freed from the land-mine threat that existed for so many years,鈥 shares Lowell Deering, VP of Operations and Recruiting, for MAF Canada.聽
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