Experienced engineer flies in to support maintenance effort in Liberia.
Peter Mburu finds deep fulfilment in the life-saving impact of MAF’s mission. Whether it is MAF aircraft transporting an expectant mother to a safer hospital or ensuring a critically-ill patient receives urgent medical attention, he is driven by the tangible difference MAF makes in people’s lives.
“What I like most is the impact. An expectant lady that would have had difficulties delivering in a certain rural hospital being brought to a place that she can deliver safely or seeing somebody who requires medical attention,” he said. “Maybe surgery or such kind of things. Seeing that person being brought to a place where their life can be saved.”
As an experienced aviation engineer, based with MAF’s operation in Kenya, Peter takes great joy in seeing others develop their skills, grow into leadership roles, and even serve in other countries, just as he has.
“I can say that I enjoy mentoring, coaching, and seeing other engineers come up and grow in their career and especially as the time progresses, I want to see other young people coming up and taking up other roles, I really enjoy, and I like it,” he said.
An expectant lady that would have had difficulties delivering in a certain rural hospital being brought to a place that she can deliver safely.
Peter’s visit to Liberia included detailed maintenance tasks, ensuring aircraft safety and reliability at MAF’s hangar in the capital Monrovia.
MAF engineers Gift Mposi expressed deep appreciation for the support he received from Peter .
“Peter is very patient and passionate when it comes to mentoring,” said Gift.
“He introduced to me some approaches to maintenance that makes work safer and easier."
Peter is very patient and passionate when it comes to mentoring.
“A growing programme like ours really need the vast experience of people like Peter. The impact he has left is so big that we now see a bigger view of the program`s maintenance and maintenance administration from a different perspective. He has sown the seeds of oneness to us as a team,” he said.
“What I enjoyed most is the time he took to impart to us his vast knowledge and experiences he got through his long and exemplary service in MAF. We learnt a lot through these conversations with him.”
Peter sees great value in the work of MAF’s engineers, helping to keep aircraft flying to isolated communities where every flight has the power to change lives.
“We are involved in humanitarian aid, like when we take medicine to people who you know are sick,” he added. “That impact, touching that person is what drives me. I know that the work I do will save a life somewhere, it gives me more morale to do it better and to do it efficiently.”