SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AUGUST

SUNDAY 20 ‘No one should be left behind.’ Praise God for MAF’s role in enabling the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Pray that, as we bring help, hope and healing to some of the world’s poorest nations, more goals will be achieved and lives transformed

MONDAY 21 ‘Zero Hunger.' Years of political and ethnic conflict have shattered South Sudan’s agricultural economy. Pray for peace in this wartorn nation, and for all the other countries currently experiencing turmoil. May farmers return to their land and people be freed from starvation.

TUESDAY 22 ‘Good Health and Well-being.' Give thanks for MAF flights overcoming the barriers preventing countless people from receiving basic healthcare. Pray especially for MAF’s medical safari work in countries such as Kenya, Madagascar and Tanzania, and the medical professionals using MAF each day.

WEDNESDAY 23 ‘Quality Education.' Pray for the MAF flights bringing accessible and culturally appropriate education opportunities to remote areas so children can receive the skills they need to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

THURSDAY 24 ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth.' The influx of more than a million South Sudanese refugees into Uganda has spurred an incredible humanitarian response. Pray for MAF’s partnership with Seed Effect. This Christian NGO offers refugees in northern Uganda the resources to start their own micro-enterprises. It also provides long-term skills training to help them support themselves.

FRIDAY 25 ‘Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.' MAF is using its expertise to rehabilitate and reopen airstrips in the countries it supports, making it possible for communities cut off from resources to be lifted out of poverty. Pray for MAF’s ongoing efforts to survey and repair more airstrips so more people can be reached.

SATURDAY 26 ‘Gender Equality.' MAF is assisting in the fight against female genital mutilation in countries like Tanzania. Uphold our partnership with HopeCo which is pioneering a project to provide shelter, clothing and food for young girls. Without MAF flights, teams of experts working to reach vulnerable women simply couldn’t make the journey.

ABOVE MAF plays an essential role in supporting the growth of Nomad Mougulu High School, PNG

BELOW In February this year, MAF Madagascar flew to Mahajanga to medevac a patient with kidney failure