In a recent mission to outreach the Scheduled Tribal communities and empower them for development, ASAP Kerala in association with Kudumbasree District Mission has arranged an Executive Drone Pilot Programme. The programme will support 20 beneficiaries from the Koraga Tribes from the Kasaragod District.
The Koraga community, A tribal community found in the deepest forest areas in Kasaragod seeks growth and empowerment pursuits. Noticing their quest for knowledge and improvement to seek opportunities for growth and to make a living, ASAP Kerala funding reached out to the community to understand the ground realities in the challenges faced by them in getting skilled.
From the skilling programmes in our course bouquet, Kudumbasree & ASAP Kerala has decided to equip them with the latest and in demand skills of Executive drone training programme. The students from the Koraga community will undergo a 16 day programme where they will be familiarized with the scope and aspects of drone flying.
Post completion of the programme, the students will be given placement opportunities by ASAP.
The entire initiative is funded by the Jilla Panchayath Kasaragod with a total Estimate of 15 lakhs spent for the Special Project.
Thanking the LSGD Kerala & Malayala Manorama for featuring this initiative.