A Scuba Diving Event for Persons with Disabilities in the Maldives - They are Capable too!

Conquer Land Air Water Global Adventures LLP (CLAW) is an organization dreaming big. In collaboration with persons with disabilities they aspire to establish world records in three different countries. In this regard, a skydiving event has been planned to take place in the United Arab Emirates, a mountain climbing event to take place in India and lastly, a scuba diving event set to take place in my homeland; Maldives! Needless to say, CLAW has definitely come to right place considering the vibrant underwater beauty one can experience here.

A team from CLAW is currently at Maldives for meetings and negotiations with local stakeholders regarding the event. Accordingly, an agreement has been signed between CLAW and Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) for the purpose of the event. According to MITDC, the event will help portray disabled persons as capable and skilled persons of the community in addition to being a remarkable success for the Maldivian tourism industry after a slum.
Prior to the event, all participants will be trained by former Special Forces instructions and other qualified persons volunteering. Interested locals have the opportunity to participate in the event whereas the hosts encourage the participation of as many as possible. The event is scheduled to take place in the month of February or March in the upcoming year, however, preparatory activities is set to commence at a near future date.