Bridging communities, institutions, and ideas.

Our Model

Working with the systems communities already respond through

HSH is a humanitarian social enterprise and research consultancy that strengthens humanitarian and development systems through research, advisory services, training, and institutional capacity-building. We work with governments, humanitarian organisations, donors, academic institutions, and locally led partners to generate evidence, inform policy, and improve humanitarian practice.

Our work transforms field evidence into actionable research, stronger institutions, informed policy, and more effective humanitarian systems.

What The Research Found

Humanitarian demand for drones across the region is strong and growing, led by rapid damage assessment, search and rescue, disaster mapping, and anticipatory action. Supply-side readiness is real but fragmented - capable providers exist in India and Nepal, but pilot pools are small, BVLOS operations remain a regulatory grey area, and there is no shared mechanism to coordinate deployment during emergencies.

The primary constraint identified is institutional, not technological: the absence of coordinated systems, enabling policy, and pre-positioned surge capacity. The report recommends the ADRRN Drone Hub as a neutral, coordination-first regional platform.