Umncintiswano owokuqala oweWorld Robotic Olympiad uqale namuhla ekolitshini lemfundo yaphezulu eyeNational University of Science and Technology ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi ‘Earth Allies’. Abancintisanayo bavela ezabelweni ezehlukeneyo zelizwe njalo bazobonisa ubungcitshi babo ekwenzeni okutshiyeneyo besebenzisa imitshana yama computers.
Inhlanganiso eyeGirls in Stem Trust ixhasane lezinye ezigoqela iByo Tech Hub, Econet, Telco, Educate, Cabs, Old Mutual, Google, Irish Aid, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa leWorld Robot Olympiad ekuqhubeni umcintiswano wokutshengisa ubugcitshi kweze kwezemitshina yama computers lokunye ngokuphuma lendlela ezingasetshenziswa ukuthuthukisa lokulondolaza umhlaba. Abazancinta lapha bazaqhubekela phambili ukuyamela eleZimbabwe kwele Turkey ngoLwezi lonyaka.
Abahleli balumncintiswano batshengise ukujabula ngomncintiswano lo ofake umntwana oyinkazana phambili endabeni zemitshina yakulez’insuku ezigoqela inombolo, ubunjinela, okubizwa kuthiwa yiScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics kumbe STEM ngamafitshane. UNkosikazi Glenda Ncube osuka kunhlanganiso eyeByo Tech Hub ulandisa kabanzi ngomcintiswano lo.
“Ama students aphiwe i-challenge yokwenza i robot elile purpose, elizanceda abantu ekuphileni kwabo. For i challenge leyi bebekhangela i sustainable future, ukuthi sesihlala lezinto ezinengi engxenye singakhangela ukuthi sesipheka nge gas. So abantwana benze ama robots aza detector ama gases, azakwazisa abantu ukuthi indawo leyi iyingozi. Eyinye indawo obekumele bayikhangele bekungama forces of nature, ukuthi kumele siphile lama natural disasters. I robotics inceda abantwana ukuthi babe innovative, igqondo zabo zivuleke.”
Osakhulayo okumcintiswano weWorld Robotic Olympiad, uMnumzana Treasure Sibanda, ukhuluma ngakwenzayo.
"Thina senza ama solutions azanceda umphakathi ukuthi mpilo zethu zibe ngcono. Si connector ama robots to humans. Thina sinanzelele ukuthi uku waster ukudla kumbe uku refrigerator ukudla kuyalimaza umhlaba. Konke lokhu ku contributor 16% Ku global warming. So thina siyenza i project yokuthi si replacer ama fridge, singalimazi umhlaba ngokugcina kwethu ukudla.”
UNkosazana Sophia Mloyi oyingxenye yabancintisanayo uthi kunengi okubhekane labantwana abangamankazana abenza izifundo zeSTEM.
''sihlangana lakho njengabafundi abafundela okwe science yikuthi sihlangana lobandlululo. Kukhangelelwe ukuthi abafana yibo bodwa abenza amaScience. Sengizimisele ukuthi ngiye eUniversity ngiyefundela ama Sciences, njalo ngithanda ukukhuthaza amanye amantombazane ukuthi lathi silakho ukuphumelela. Asisebenziseni amathuba anjengalawa awe World Robotics Olympiad ukuze sitshengisele iziphiwo zethu.”
UMnumzana Mark Sandile Nyathi obesebenza labantwana kumcintiswano we-robotics uthi kulamathuba amanengi awemisenzi nxa abafundi bengenza okuphathelane leInformation and Communication Technology.
“Ama skills lawa aqakathekile ukuthi abantwana bawafunde ngoba ayabavula ingqondo. Njalo kuyasusa ama careers lawa ajayelekileyo okuba ngutitsha, ngu nurse kubaletha kuma career amanengi awe ICT. Ngakho nxa bephatheka kumcintiswano lowu kuyabavula ukuba babone amanye ama careers abangawenza. Khathesi omunye umtwana kakwazi nge computer engineering, kule software designing so nxa besenza lokhu bacina bekwazi ngeminye imisebenzi.”
Ilizwe leZimbabwe lingelinye lamazwe angamatshumi amabili lantathu - 23 akuzwekazi leAfrica azaphatheka kumcintiswano ozaqhutshwa kwele Turkey ekupheleni komnyaka.
Amantombazana akumcintiswano oqhutshwa eNUST ayisilinganiso esingamatshumi ayisithupha ekhulwini - 60%, besuka kubanga laphansi ezifundweni kusiya kubanga laphezulu.
Abasakhulayo bakhuthazwa ukuthatha izifundo eziphathelane le-science, technology, engineering kanye lenombolo ngoba indlela okwenziwa ngayo okunengi emhlabeni wonke jikelele sekufuna ukuba kusetshenziswe imitshina hatshi izandla.
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