Where Most Needed When Disaster Strikes Remote Regions, MAF Already Has a Plan
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s the Somalian mother trudged east through the Juba Valley with six children—pushing her eldest (age 8) in a wheelbarrow because the girl was unable to walk—she likely wondered if anyone was thinking about her. To reach the nearest and most overcrowded refugee camp in the world, she would have to walk more than 20 days over dangerous roads, desperately searching for food and water as she went.
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Yet somebody was thinking about her and the many others like her struggling with the consequence of famine.
day about how the organization can help where it is most needed.
As disasters inevitably occur around the world, MAF is positioned to meet the needs of isolated people in dire circumstances. Strategic planning and key partnerships give MAF the unique ability to play an active role in many of our world’s most difficult tragedies. People within MAF are thinking every
Careful planning takes place long before a catastrophic event even happens. “MAF takes a mid-level approach to disaster response,” said John Woodberry, manager of Disaster Response and Security. “We are proactively building up our internal surge capacity to respond well. When
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