Capacity building

Acing the drone obstacle course

After the successful training workshops in Mozambique and Madagascar in 2018, Ethiopia is the third African country to take part in the WFP drone capacity building.

Matthew Cua offers hands-on technical assistance. Photo: WFP/Elizabeth Millership
Matthew Cua offers hands-on technical assistance. Photo: WFP/Elizabeth Millership

 

On a bright May morning, the Addis Ababa Golf Club looks like it is readying for a children’s birthday party with red flags and yellow cones arranged in circles, squares and lines. Balloons fly from yellow tape along a broom handle balanced on two chairs. Landing pads dot the grass. Thirty participants from Civil Aviation, the Geospatial Information Institute, the National Meteorological Agency, Somali Regional State, and other government agencies arrive for the ‘Let’s Fly’ two-day workshop.