The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N'gourma's dusty airstrip is a game changer for the hungry communities in eastern Burkina Faso.

"Flying to transport food to those who need it is the most fulfilling mission I have ever done," said UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) pilot Christine Brown about her job delivering World Food Programme (WFP) support, along with humanitarian workers, to some of Burkina Faso's most remote, food-insecure and conflict-torn hotspots.

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