Kuma Academy

Kuma Academy is a Taiwanese non-profit civil defense organization which provides training to civilians on a variety of topics.

Overview
Kuma Academy provides civil defense training to civilians in Taiwan. Classes cover topics like first aid and media literacy to combat disinformation from China.

Kuma Academy has also provided training in open-source intelligence and cybersecurity. According to Kuma their goal is "to decentralise civil defence."

History
Kuma Academy was founded by Puma Shen and Ho Cheng-Hui.

Interest in the organization, and civil defense overall, dramatically increased following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In September 2022, the Kuma Academy had a waitlist of more than 3,000 for its classes.

In 2022, retired businessman Robert Tsao pledged NTD $600m to Kuma Academy.