Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a relatively small country with population estimates ranging between 8 and 11 million people. It is also one of the most culturally diverse countries with people speaking 840 languages. More than 80% of the population lives in rural areas, with …
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Imagine if your ability to receive emergency medical care was dependent on the weather. That is all too often the case for communities in the Ecuadorian rainforest served by Wings of Hope partner Alas de Socorro (ADS). Due Diligence Mission This past May, a Wings …
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“Being a pilot is more than a profession, it is a passion — and this may be the best way I can give back to the development of my country, Belize.” This past spring, Belize Emergency Response Team (BERT) — our partner for more than …
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Two new pilots will complete flight training on plane before heading to Papua New Guinea In September, Mark Palm, CEO of Samaritan Aviation, delivered a brand-new float plane to the Wings of Hope hangar. The plane, which will be the third float plane in Samaritan …
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Wings of Hope has a new partner in South Africa. Mercy Air, founded in 1991, uses four aircraft — a Cessna 310, a Quest Kodiak 100, and two Eurocopter AS350 helicopters — to provide humanitarian services to Mozambique and other South African countries. Relying on …
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Richard Ju is a Maasai pilot Wings of Hope supported with a scholarship to obtain his private pilot’s license and instrument rating in Florida. Richard grew up watching his mother work as a cook for Flying Medical Service (FMS) and dreamed of someday becoming a …
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Wings of Hope has been working with Flying Medical Service (FMS) in Tanzania supporting fly-in medical clinics — currently using two Cessna 206 planes — for Maasai communities for some 37 years. The clinics focus on pre- and post-natal health, and they vaccinated nearly 24,000 …
Students worked on plane during 2019 Soar into STEM program On Saturday, January 25, Wings of Hope volunteers, staff and supporters gathered around a Cessna 182 bound for Paraguay to deliver desperately needed medical and humanitarian aid to 20 indigenous communities in the rural northeast …
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Papua New Guinea In late September, Samaritan Aviation co-founder and President Mark Palm and Wings of Hope President and CEO Bret Heinrich gathered with Wings of Hope staff and volunteers for the blessing and sendoff of a new floatplane Palm is flying cross country on …
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Patrulla Aérea Civil Colombiana – a nonprofit in Bogotá, Colombia with 51 years’ experience in medical and humanitarian brigades for people living in extreme conditions of poverty, social or geographical exclusion, and victims of catastrophe. On …
