Community Drone Corps for Last-Mile Resilience
Concept Note
Builds a rural workforce skilled in drone deployment for emergencies and development. Focused on local ownership, employment, and resilience. The program equips rural communities with drone technology and repair skills, ensuring that they can respond to natural disasters and perform development tasks such as mapping, medical deliveries, and surveillance. By building local capabilities in drone operations, the program contributes to long-term resilience and economic empowerment of communities vulnerable to climate change.
Highlights
Hardware labs, repair bootcamps, community response teams
Program Outline
Month 1: Drone safety, repair fundamentals, Month 2: Aerial data collection and disaster mapping, Month 3: SAR applications, delivery tech, Month 4: Field deployments and community drills
Expected Outcomes
Certified drone repairers, mappers, emergency responders
Target Audience
Participation
Duration:
4 months
Launch:
To be Announced
Format
Online
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