Sweida-Sana
The Syrian Informatics Society branch in Sweida governorate held a robot competition for people with disabilities entitled “Let us challenge Sawa” based on the importance of supporting this segment and making use of its capabilities in serving society and keeping pace with scientific development.
The head of the administrative committee of the association’s branch, Eng. Majd Abu Zaidan, explained in a statement to SANA's correspondent that the competition came as a culmination of training that the contestants underwent during the past period, based on the association’s keenness to provide different support for people with disabilities than the social support provided to them by directing their minds to the fact that we are most in need in this The stage is to invest the minds of our children to advance Syria in technology and information.
Abu Zaidan indicated that the association's cadres were surprised during the training of the clear minds and love for learning that would encourage them to continue with them during the coming period.
The competition hosted by the Culture Palace in Sweida, according to the member of the administrative committee of the association’s branch and a member of the jury, engineer Amal al-Naddaf, included two types of competitions, the first following the “line flow” path, and the second “Sumo” challenge, so that two teams from three rounds competed with scores and points for each round. To determine the winners.
The "Global Robot" team consisting of Nour El-Khoury, Nour Mohsen, Alaa Zain, Razan Al-Shaarani, Weam Bhassas and Hanan Ashti won first place in the Line Flow contest, while the second place was the "Stronger Robot" team that included Zaid. Lana, Chris Areij, Hamsa Al-Shaheen and Suzan Ashti, under the supervision of coaches Dana Abu Raid and Ghufran Nasr.
The “Challenger Robot” team, which included Zaid Sharani and Muhammad Al-Hamoud under the supervision of coach Omar Sharif, came first in the “Sumo Challenge”, while the “Super Robot” team composed of Yahya Rafeh and Rahaf Hamadeh came second.
According to the supervisor of the Robot Club in the Society's branch, Eng. Omar Al-Sharif, people with disabilities were qualified to participate in the competition by focusing on the experimental aspect of research, indicating that they were distinguished by their high focus and love for work.
The child Nour El-Khoury indicated the extent to which she had benefited from the pre-competition training in the field of informatics and robot programming, while the child Nour Mohsen expressed her happiness at being in the competition.
According to Munther El-Khoury, the father of the girl Nour, this competition and the previous trainings are considered a beautiful idea because it helps people with disabilities to prove themselves and create things and know them accurately, while Sanaa Al-Jabaei, the mother of the child Weam Bahsas, indicated that she has a desire to integrate her daughter in various fields to strengthen her personality and enhance her knowledge.
The head of the administrative committee of the Syrian Association for the Physically Handicapped in As-Suwayda Nizar Shuja pointed out that for the first time people with disabilities are involved in the field of robotics in order to allow them to prove their worth and raise the challenge slogan, while the Director of Social Affairs and Work in As-Suwayda, Bushra Jarbou, stated that the competition is an emphasis on the importance of participation. Between associations to stimulate the capabilities of the disabled and leave a positive impact on them
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