The Afghani all - young woman robotics squad that made headlines in 2017 when they were brieflybanned from locomotion to the US , beforewinning silverfor courageous accomplishment at the FIRST Global Challenge in Washington , DC , are now " tap " to be allowed to move to Canada , face with a grim and uncertain future under the deal of the Taliban .
The robotics squad – named the " Afghan Dreamers " – has come up with unique inventions since their beginnings four years ago , including a scurvy - cost , hand - operate ventilator for coronavirus patient role , using parting toss out fromold Toyota Corollas , a common car in Afghanistan . The young women looked to have long and successful career in STEM ahead of them , but following the dip of Kabul to the Taliban , they are said to be " terrified " .
" What ’s been happen to little lady friend over this last workweek is that the Taliban has been literally conk out from room access to door and literally taking girls out and forcing them to become child Saint Brigid , ” human rights attorney Kimberley Motleytold the Canadian Broadcasting Corp ( CBC ) on Sunday . “ We are very , very implicated of that find with this Afghan young woman robotics team – these girlfriend that require to be locomotive engineer , they require to be in the AI residential area and they dare to dream to succeed . "
The attorney go on to say that they are " literally begging " the Canadian government and Prime Minister Trudeau specifically to let the squad to come to Canada , where they met Trudeau following their victory in another robotics competition in 2018 .
" They want to be school , " Motley recite CBC . " They want to be in a safe position . They want to make Afghanistan majestic , and they need to make the populace proud and to continue on with their robotics dreams , their A.I. dream . "
" They believe that Canada would be an astonishing billet to cover to essentially have a future . ”
The message is starkly different to a oral communication given by team captain Fatemah Qaderyan at the Oslo Freedom Forum in 2018 .
“ Everything in a child starts with imagination , ” Fatemahsaid during the talking . " After a while , mental imagery arise and becomes a dream . Once they have that dream , they require to achieve it in reality . However , children who exist in struggle zone [ … ] are distinguish that their dream will only continue dreams . "
" Leadership must be in the handwriting of the youth , the generation that considers technology as a weapon system against state of war . Now that we have amaze our first taste of breeding , we are set to get as much as we can to build a good future for our country . ”
The squad , incorporate of 20 girl age 12–18 , now wants to move to Canada , in parliamentary procedure to be dependable , and continue their educational activity .
“ They ’re worried about what tomorrow bring , " Motley said . " They want to continue to [ … ] be cultivate . They want to continue to be the hereafter of Afghanistan , but it ’s an passing tenuous and severe position for them . "
