Women And Drones Africa

Why Women and Drones Africa?We have seen the establishment of the world's largest drone delivery service, Zipline, in East and West Africa for the transportation of medical supplies. Other humanitarian drone corridors have been set up in Malawi and Sierre Leone in partnership with UNICEF. The Lake Victoria Challenge to address transportation challenges has grown into the African Drone Forum to include: flying competitions; business challenges; a regulators summit to promote the harmonization of drone regulations; unmanned traffic management showcases; and training opportunities. South Africa has seen the founding of the Drone Council to facilitate the expansion of the drone industry, with one of its objectives to promote a more balanced involvement of women. Flying Labs, which builds a network of local knowledge hubs for drone technology, data and AI is also expanding across Africa and currently has 19 Flying Labs focusing on a range of applications such as disaster management, agriculture, land use planning and disease management. The Kenya Flying Labs was the recipient of the Women and Drones 2020 Humanitarian Team Award for their work in developing a cholera surveillance program and providing cellphone coverage in refugee camps using drones. There are also a multitude of examples of champions for ‘drones for good' bringing the benefits of drone technology to farmers, town planners, conservationists and disaster management – many of whom are women. On these solid foundations lies the opportunity for inspiring more women and girls to enter the African drone industry by showcasing these pioneering women entrepreneurs, pilots, program managers and professionals from across the African continent. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for Fire Side Chat recordings: https://www. youtube.com/channel /UCbfS-OofzPFardfS_XEsSqw
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Keywords: aviation & aerospace