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Drone Innovator Profiles
In 2016, UNICEF began testing the use of drones in Malawi to reduce waiting times for HIV testing of infants, by flying dried blood spot (DBS) samples from hard-to-reach communities directly to laboratories. The first humanitarian drone corridor was launched in collaboration with the Government of Malawi, as a c...

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Drones for a Sustainable Future
Ndapile Mkuwu was born in Malawi’s Mangochi District. As a young person passionate about science and the natural world, she enrolled in the University of Malawi’s geology department. Throughout her studies, Ndapile’s curriculum exposed her to the science of soil, minerals, water and natural resources. However, it ...

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From Learning, to Teaching, to Soaring
Memory Sadira was born in Rumphi, a district of northern Malawi. Growing up near the mountains and forests, at an early age, she decided to study forestry at the Lilongwe College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. As a young graduate, she was especially passionate about forest conservation and management. She e...

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Drones to Empower Young Women
Growing up in Malawi's Thyolo District, Deborah always knew she would pursue a career in the sciences after secondary school. While enrolled at the Lilongwe Natural Resources College, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Resource Management. There, she began to develop her knowledge of geospatial dat...

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Drones to Improve Malawi's Economy
As a young student, Alexander Mtambo was passionate about technology. Graduating with honours in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the University of Malawi, he gained practical experience working with Telkom Networks Malawi Limited in the Radio Access Network department. Working with the team that install...

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The African Drone and Data Academy
From flying dried blood spot (DBS) samples to upskilling a new technology workforce, The 4-year journey of UNICEF's drone work in Malawi In 2016 UNICEF started testing the use of drones in Malawi to reduce waiting times for HIV testing of infants, by flying dried blood spot (DBS) samples from hard-to-reach communi...

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From the Ground to the Cloud: Day 5
Since 2015, UNICEF and Arm have been seeking to unlock the life-saving potential of technology to solve the most complex problems facing the world’s children, now and in the future. In Malawi, Arm has taken action through funding UNICEF Innovation programming focusing on child development and emergency preparednes...

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From the Ground to the Cloud: Day 4
Since 2015, UNICEF and Arm have been seeking to unlock the life-saving potential of technology to solve the most complex problems facing the world’s children, now and in the future. In Malawi, Arm has taken action through funding UNICEF Innovation programming focusing on child development and emergency preparednes...

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From the Ground to the Cloud: Day 3
Since 2015, UNICEF and Arm have been seeking to unlock the life-saving potential of technology to solve the most complex problems facing the world’s children, now and in the future. In Malawi, Arm has taken action through funding UNICEF Innovation programming focusing on child development and emergency preparednes...

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From the Ground to the Cloud: Day 2
Since 2015, UNICEF and Arm have been seeking to unlock the life-saving potential of technology to solve the most complex problems facing the world’s children, now and in the future. In Malawi, Arm has taken action through funding UNICEF Innovation programming focusing on child development and emergency preparednes...

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From the Ground to the Cloud: Day 1
Since 2015, UNICEF and Arm have been seeking to unlock the life-saving potential of technology to solve the most complex problems facing the world’s children, now and in the future. In Malawi, Arm has taken action through funding UNICEF Innovation programming focusing on child development and emergency preparednes...

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Investing in the Malawian youth and the country’s future
Internet of Good Things has been running in Malawi for some time now, being distributed via Free Basics by Facebook but since Charlie Hartono came onboard with UNICEF Malawi some real momentum has been created. As the office prepares for a large launch on December 11th with mobile network operator partner Telekom ...