Uruguay

When Uruguay’s climate change decision makers arrived for a routine meeting, they were surprised to find many of their seats occupied by adolescents and young people. For the first time in Uruguay’s history, the National System for Climate Change Response (SNRCC), the country's most important decision-making forum on climate policy were joined by…, About UNICEF Climate Innovation Portfolio, The UNICEF Innovation Global Climate Portfolio identifies, validates and scales transformational and frontier innovations that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a climate-secure and resilient future for children and young people. The initiative  Innovation30 – Young Climate Innovators Shaping…

Almost half of the world’s population live in remote areas , but across the world, most health workers and healthcare facilities are in cities. Communities in rural or underserved regions often face significant barriers to accessing the health care they need, from long travel times to reach facilities and providers, to delayed diagnosis and…

Spanning over 190 countries, UNICEF staff operate on the frontlines of humanitarian and development response. Collectively we share a vantage point to see opportunities, identify emerging trends and co-create transformational solutions to some of the most challenging issues affecting the lives of children and their communities.  Cultivating a…

Emergency situations such as natural disasters put thousands of human lives at risk each year, especially children's lives. Drones have great potential to quickly reach highly inaccessible areas, cover vast areas in a short time and generate a large amount of data. Despite this, their use in emergency response tasks and prevention is still limited…, FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY & OPEN SOURCE, Our team provides support to drone operations during emergency situations such as natural disasters, compatible with a large variety of consumer drones. Intelligent flight systems allow Search And Rescue (SAR) teams to perform efficient searches and collect accurate flight data without expert knowledge in drone use needed. Our team aims to make…, TEAM , Dronfies Labs was created in 2017 in the "Ingenio" business incubator and supported by the National Research and Innovation Agency of Uruguay. These almost 3 years of experience have allowed us to help our clients to be able to apply drones in their business processes, understanding their problems and integrating drones as they are: the active end…, WAY AHEAD, We are very excited to join other startups in the UNICEF Innovation Fund ecosystem, and believe this project is a great opportunity to transform the drones that millions of people already have around the world into powerful tools to help people during disasters.  We expect our solution to help lower emergency drone operations’ overall cost and…