East London’s young innovator Kiyara Swartbooi earned a silver medal at the 43rd Beijing Youth Science Fair which was held in China over the Easter holidays. She won for her project, “Thermal Facet: A Smart Water Management System”, which aids the visually impaired who have hearing difficulties and helps them conserve water by letting them know when their bathtubs have filled up.
Harpinder Kaur Romana hasnât seen her three-year-old daughter for more than a year.
The healthcare worker from the Melbourne suburb of Truganina weeps as she explains her daughter, Ashlyn, left for a six-week holiday in India with her grandparents in January last year.
Harpinder Kaur Romana with her youngest daughter Arzoyi and a picture of oldest daughter Ashlyn. The family has been separated from Ashlyn for more than a year.
Credit:Jason South
Three days before Ashlyn and her grandparents were due to fly home on March 25 last year, India imposed a ban on international aircraft landing in the country for a week, to contain the spread of COVID-19.