UNICEF Malawi Drone Test Corridor

This application form collects information required for the Expression of Interest to participate in the Humanitarian Drone Testing Corridor in Malawi. Please ensure that all the fields are filled. All submissions must be made in English.

Please note, that the participation in Malawi and the corridor must be entirely self-funded.

Please check the detailed guidance note for the Corridor participants here:
https://unicef-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/tjuskauskas_unicef_org/ESIS0QS63vJHiGKWixCFpNcBw1v9FBuYF5cNse9iiPmmCQ?e=UfFESF

Steps of application:

STEP 1

Checklist to ensure that your company and project meet all the eligibility requirements listed below:

Your proposed project, product, technology or activity has the potential to positively impact the lives of the most vulnerable children
Financial stability: your company assumes all costs involved in the testing and training
The company does not engage in military-related activities
A requirement for testing drones in the corridor is to build local drone expertise for Malawian students and engineers through the use of the corridor. It is recommended that this may entail conducting training workshops or other capacity-building activities with recognized institutions or initiatives such as the African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA).
The proposed project has the potential to include user centered design and path toward open-sourcing data.

STEP 2

Complete the template below
Submit your expression of interest by completing this form

STEP 3

Selection process: Applications will be reviewed by UNICEF Malawi Innovation section and Malawi's Department of Civil Aviation on an ongoing basis. Successful candidates will be informed.

Name of the organization:

Name of the contact person:

First NameLast Name

Email

example@example.com

Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Website:

Since when is your business operational in the drone domain?

What best describes your company's activity domain?

Other

Please provide a short bio for the key personnel that you plan to send to Malawi for this challenge (max. 200 words)

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Case Study Examples: Please list any relevant experience examples and for each provide the core information about the operation / mission (year carried out, country and context of operation, system used, payload, flight range, area covered, etc.)

Do you have an operator license / certificate of operation for VLOS?

Do you have an operator license / certificate of operation for BVLOS?

Please describe the project's purpose and expected results. Why would you like to participate in the drone testing air corridor? What results do you plan to achieve, and how will you measure the results? (Max. 3000)

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How exactly do you intend to contribute to building local drone expertise and capacity? Please provide with a brief plan and expected outcomes of the capacity-building activity.

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Global goals for Every Child Agenda - In which of the goals of the sustainable development agenda could your company or organization play a role?(https://www.unicef.org/agenda2030/files/Global_goals_for_every_child_2_pager_Sept_2015_.pdf)

Other

In case you are accepted to come and test in Malawi, how long (days, weeks, months) would you spend at the corridor testing and building local capacity?

What usage of drone technology are you interested testing?

Other

Technical specifications of the technology interested in testing:

Type of aircraft:

Other

Power / propulsion type

MTOW (in kg)

Maximum Payload (in kg)

Endurance without payload (in minutes)

Endurance with maximum payload (in minutes)

Maximum flight range (in km)

Maximum flight speed (in km/h)

Operation ceiling (in ft)

Data link options, incl. radio, cellular, satellite, other (max. 50 words)

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Recovery (tick options that apply)

TRL - Technology Readiness Level (select 1 - 9)

Click to here to download the applicable AIC "Technical Guidance on Operations of Remotely Piloted Aircraft in Malawi Airspace"

What safety protocols do you normally apply in your flight operations (VLOS and BVLOS)? (max. 150 words)

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Insurance: please upload your current or most recent liability insurance and equipment and/or operator insurance documents

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Licences: please upload remote pilot licenses/certificates of your staff that will be coming to Malawi

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Certificates: please upload BVLOS certificate issued to your company (if applicable)

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Please provide a copy of your Concept of Operations (and a copy of recent SORA if applicable)

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Please provide a detailed list with quantities of aircraft equipment and accompanying components/accessories (incl. spare parts, batteries, ground station equipment, etc.) to be imported into Malawi for the corridor tests

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Any other relevant links, publications, articles - please provide URLs ( incl. publications/articles on previous tests)

Please upload other relevant files

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What airframe, flight controller and avionics systems do you intend to use at the Corridor?

Are you using an ADS-B or any other tracker on the aircraft? Please explain.

What type of imaging sensor do you use (if applicable)?

Have you customized your aircraft or controller? If so, how?

What is your process for uploading flight plans?

What planning software do you use?

Do you plan flights on your desktop computer or through an app?

Other

Flight plan data format

How do you select which aircraft to fly each mission?

What software and hardware do you use to operate your aircraft while in flight?

What is the method and process of receiving the telemetry and sensor data to the Ground Control Station?

Flight log or trajectory data format

Self-funding: We confirm we are agreeing to self-fund our participation

Insurance: We confirm we are able to obtain equipment and third party liability insurance for operating in Malawi

Data sharing: We agree to provide to the Government of Malawi and UNICEF with operational, logistical and relevant data about the test results, including but not limited to equipment manifest, flight path plans, telemetry, payload specifications, any technical challenges faced, cost of operation. Submission of data shall take place no later than 30 days after tests have been completed.

Competence transfer: We agree to hold a capacity-building workshop for the African Drone and Data Academy students

PART I - General Information On Application

PART II - Information On The Organization

PART III - Project Proposal

PART IV - Technology

Part V - Technical specifications

Part VI - Safety, insurance and certification

Part VII - Flight Planning and flight tracking

Hardware

Planning flights

Operating flights

Part VIII - Declaration