Afghan dreamers defy the odds

A group of six girls left their families in Afghanistan and travelled for the first time to Canada in January with a dream and a hope.

They were determined to build the best robot they could and compete in a variety of robotic competitions including the Ontario District North Bay Robotic Competition held this past weekend at the Robert J. Surtees Athletic Centre at Nipissing University.

Speaking very little English they struggled to understand their mentors. The team worked alongside another all-girls team from Oakville – SWAT771 from St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School.

Sarah Sils, a faculty member and SWAT771 robotics team leader, said last summer the Afghan dreamers were denied entry into the U.S.

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