Zipline, a company that specialises in on-demand drone delivery and instant logistics, has expanded its partnership with Rwanda for a new delivery service designed to promote economic development and wildlife conservation.
In partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Zipline will begin delivering products made by local artisans directly to guests at resorts and lodges.
The new partnership will help fund conservation of crucial ecological resources in Rwanda. Twenty percent (20%) of the fee paid for every delivery completed by Zipline within Rwanda’s tourism sector will go towards the expansion of Volcanoes National Park, an initiative to expand the protected habitat of Rwanda’s Mountain gorillas and other endangered species.
This initiative expands Zipline’s long-standing collaboration with the Government of Rwanda.
Since 2016, Zipline partnered with the Ministry of Health, the Rwanda Agricultural Board, the National Child Development Agency, the Rwanda Biomedical…