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3 smart Arab Israeli kids defy the odds

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Published: 26 March 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

How 3 Arab Israeli kids from village with patchy internet won prize for fire-fighting app - The Times of Israel 15.03.16
Under-resourced high school entrepreneurs produce device that locates nearest fire hydrants and calculates fastest route to blaze for firefighters. Third place in nationwide competition secures them partial scholarships to study science, technology, engineering or maths at an Israeli university.

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