{"id":74665,"date":"2026-10-15T23:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fawe.org\/?p=74665"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:42:36","slug":"from-second-chance-to-standing-tall-meet-tatenda-fungai-mudengu-the-young-zimbabwean-engineer-breaking-barriers-and-building-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fawe.org\/fr\/from-second-chance-to-standing-tall-meet-tatenda-fungai-mudengu-the-young-zimbabwean-engineer-breaking-barriers-and-building-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"De \u00ab Second Chance \u00bb \u00e0 \u00ab Standing Tall \u00bb : d\u00e9couvrez Tatenda Fungai Mudengu, la jeune ing\u00e9nieure zimbabw\u00e9enne qui brise les barri\u00e8res et contribue \u00e0 la construction de l'Afrique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lors de la 3e \u00e9dition de l'Africa Skills Week 2026 \u00e0 Harare, au Zimbabwe, une jeune femme a trouv\u00e9 ce qu'elle cherchait depuis toujours : la preuve qu'elle avait sa place dans ce monde.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/fawe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-12.20.10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fawe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-12.20.10.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/fawe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-12.20.10-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/fawe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-12.20.10-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fawe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-12.20.10-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certaines femmes attendent qu'on leur offre une place \u00e0 table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tatenda Fungai Mudengu fabrique sa propre table \u2014 \u00e0 partir de b\u00e9ton, d'acier et d'une d\u00e9termination \u00e0 toute \u00e9preuve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9tudiant en g\u00e9nie civil \u00e0 l'\u00c9cole polytechnique de Harare et participant au&nbsp;<strong>Programme \u00ab Second Chance Pathways \u00bb de la FAWE et de la Fondation Mastercard visant \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'enseignement sup\u00e9rieur pour les jeunes femmes et les jeunes hommes issus de milieux d\u00e9favoris\u00e9s<\/strong>, Tatenda ne fait pas seulement des \u00e9tudes pour devenir ing\u00e9nieure. Elle fait ces \u00e9tudes pour incarner la preuve \u2014 la preuve que les jeunes femmes issues de milieux marginalis\u00e9s peuvent s'\u00e9lever, diriger et b\u00e2tir l'Afrique que nous m\u00e9ritons tous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et au&nbsp;<strong>3e \u00e9dition de la Semaine des comp\u00e9tences en Afrique 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;\u00c0 Harare, au Zimbabwe, elle a d\u00e9couvert une salle remplie de personnes qui partageaient cette m\u00eame vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La 3e \u00e9dition de l'Africa Skills Week est bien plus qu'une simple conf\u00e9rence. Il s'agit d'un rassemblement continental de r\u00eaveurs, de b\u00e2tisseurs, d'innovateurs et d'acteurs du changement, tous unis par la conviction commune que l'avenir de l'Afrique sera fa\u00e7onn\u00e9 par ses comp\u00e9tences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour Tatenda, cette exp\u00e9rience a \u00e9t\u00e9 une v\u00e9ritable r\u00e9v\u00e9lation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Mon exp\u00e9rience lors de la 3e \u00e9dition de l\u2019Africa Skills Week 2026 a \u00e9t\u00e9 formidable \u201d, d\u00e9clare-t-elle. \u201c J\u2019ai pu d\u00e9couvrir ce que cela fait de faire partie d\u2019une \u00e9quipe africaine qui se consacre au d\u00e9veloppement de comp\u00e9tences destin\u00e9es \u00e0 faire rayonner l\u2019Afrique. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce sentiment d\u2019appartenance \u2014 celui de faire partie de quelque chose qui la d\u00e9passe \u2014 n\u2019avait pas toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent chez Tatenda. En tant que jeune femme faisant ses d\u00e9buts dans un milieu domin\u00e9 par les hommes, elle s\u2019\u00e9tait habitu\u00e9e \u00e0 \u00eatre en minorit\u00e9. \u00c0 \u00eatre sous-estim\u00e9e. \u00c0 \u00eatre la seule femme dans la pi\u00e8ce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais l'Africa Skills Week 2026 a chang\u00e9 la donne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'un des moments les plus marquants du parcours de Tatenda s'est produit lorsqu'elle a d\u00e9couvert quelque chose qu'elle avait rarement vu :&nbsp;<strong>des femmes ing\u00e9nieures qui ont r\u00e9ussi.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c J\u2019ai eu l\u2019occasion d\u2019\u00e9couter et d\u2019\u00e9changer avec de nombreuses ing\u00e9nieures qui ont r\u00e9ussi \u201d, se souvient-elle. \u201c Cela m\u2019a encourag\u00e9e \u00e0 m\u2019investir dans tout ce qui pouvait me permettre d\u2019acqu\u00e9rir des comp\u00e9tences qui, un jour, m\u2019aideront \u00e0 faire progresser la communaut\u00e9 dont je suis issue et \u00e0 lui rendre ce qu\u2019elle m\u2019a donn\u00e9. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il y a une magie discr\u00e8te \u00e0 voir quelqu\u2019un qui vous ressemble, qui a parcouru le chemin que vous suivez actuellement et qui est parvenu \u00e0 ses fins. Pour les jeunes femmes dans les fili\u00e8res STEM \u2014 en particulier dans des domaines comme le g\u00e9nie civil, o\u00f9 les femmes restent tr\u00e8s sous-repr\u00e9sent\u00e9es \u2014, cette magie peut faire la diff\u00e9rence entre abandonner et pers\u00e9v\u00e9rer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour Tatenda, c'\u00e9tait du carburant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c J\u2019ai pris davantage confiance en moi en tant que femme dans ce secteur domin\u00e9 par les hommes \u201d, explique-t-elle. Ces mots refl\u00e8tent le poids de mille petites batailles : les moments de doute, les murmures qui lui disaient \u201c tu n\u2019as pas ta place ici \u201d, la pression silencieuse qui l\u2019obligeait \u00e0 \u00eatre deux fois plus performante pour \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme moiti\u00e9 moins comp\u00e9tente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lors de l'Africa Skills Week 2026, ces rumeurs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9duites au silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'exp\u00e9rience de Tatenda ne s'est pas limit\u00e9e au Zimbabwe. Elle a rencontr\u00e9 des personnes venues de toute l'Afrique et d'ailleurs \u2014 des ing\u00e9nieurs, des innovateurs, des entrepreneurs et des \u00e9tudiants \u2014, chacun apportant ses propres comp\u00e9tences, son histoire et ses r\u00eaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c J\u2019ai eu l\u2019occasion de rencontrer des personnes issues de diff\u00e9rents pays d\u2019Afrique ainsi que d\u2019autres pays du monde entier, dot\u00e9es de comp\u00e9tences vari\u00e9es \u201d, explique-t-elle. \u201c Certaines de ces comp\u00e9tences sont d\u2019ailleurs en lien avec la formation que je suis en train de suivre. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette exp\u00e9rience ne s'est pas content\u00e9e d'\u00e9largir son r\u00e9seau. Elle a \u00e9galement \u00e9largi sa vision de ce qui est possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c En rencontrant ces personnes, j\u2019ai trouv\u00e9 la motivation n\u00e9cessaire pour continuer \u00e0 exceller dans ce que je fais actuellement \u201d, explique-t-elle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour une jeune femme qui a d\u00e9j\u00e0 d\u00e9fi\u00e9 toutes les probabilit\u00e9s pour r\u00e9aliser ses r\u00eaves, ces mots d'encouragement comptent plus que tout. C'est le vent qui souffle sous des ailes destin\u00e9es depuis toujours \u00e0 s'envoler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La seconde chance qui a tout chang\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le parcours de Tatenda t\u00e9moigne de la force des secondes chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le&nbsp;<strong>Programme \u00ab Second Chance Pathways \u00bb de la FAWE et de la Fondation Mastercard<\/strong>&nbsp;est destin\u00e9 aux jeunes comme Tatenda \u2014 ceux qui, pour des raisons ind\u00e9pendantes de leur volont\u00e9, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 marginalis\u00e9s, ignor\u00e9s ou priv\u00e9s d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019enseignement sup\u00e9rieur. Ce programme ne se contente pas d\u2019ouvrir des portes. Il jette des ponts. Il dit aux jeunes femmes et aux jeunes hommes qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 laiss\u00e9s pour compte :&nbsp;<em>Ton avenir n'est pas termin\u00e9. Il ne fait que commencer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tatenda en est la preuve vivante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ce programme, elle a pu acc\u00e9der \u00e0 une formation qui lui permettra de s\u2019orienter vers un domaine o\u00f9 elle pourra construire des infrastructures, r\u00e9soudre des probl\u00e8mes et contribuer au d\u00e9veloppement de l\u2019Afrique. Et elle ne prend pas cette opportunit\u00e9 \u00e0 la l\u00e9g\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Cela m\u2019a encourag\u00e9e \u00e0 continuer \u00e0 exceller dans ce que je fais actuellement \u201d, explique-t-elle. \u201c Pour acqu\u00e9rir des comp\u00e9tences qui m\u2019aideront un jour \u00e0 faire progresser la communaut\u00e9 dont je suis issue et \u00e0 lui rendre ce qu\u2019elle m\u2019a donn\u00e9. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le don de soi : au c\u0153ur de sa mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour Tatenda, le succ\u00e8s ne se mesure pas uniquement \u00e0 l\u2019aune des r\u00e9alisations personnelles. Il se mesure \u00e0 l\u2019impact qu\u2019elle a, au service qu\u2019elle rend, et au nombre de personnes qu\u2019elle parvient \u00e0 aider \u00e0 progresser \u00e0 mesure qu\u2019elle avance elle-m\u00eame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Je veux mettre mes comp\u00e9tences au service de la communaut\u00e9 dont je suis issue et lui rendre ce qu\u2019elle m\u2019a donn\u00e9 \u201d, d\u00e9clare-t-elle. Ces mots r\u00e9v\u00e8lent une maturit\u00e9 qui d\u00e9passe son \u00e2ge \u2014 la prise de conscience que son parcours ne concerne pas seulement elle-m\u00eame. Il concerne toutes les jeunes filles qui viendront apr\u00e8s elle. Toutes les familles qui b\u00e9n\u00e9ficieront de sa r\u00e9ussite. Chaque communaut\u00e9 qui sera transform\u00e9e parce qu\u2019une jeune femme a refus\u00e9 d\u2019abandonner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur un continent o\u00f9 les jeunes femmes se heurtent encore \u00e0 des obstacles importants en mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9ducation et d\u2019emploi, la d\u00e9termination de Tatenda \u00e0 s\u2019investir pour les autres n\u2019est pas seulement source d\u2019inspiration. Elle est indispensable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors que l'Afrique investit dans les infrastructures \u2014 routes, ponts, r\u00e9seaux d'approvisionnement en eau, b\u00e2timents \u2014, le besoin en ing\u00e9nieurs civils qualifi\u00e9s n'a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 aussi grand. Et alors que le continent s'efforce de r\u00e9duire les in\u00e9galit\u00e9s entre les sexes dans les domaines des sciences, des technologies, de l'ing\u00e9nierie et des math\u00e9matiques (STEM), le besoin de femmes comme Tatenda n'a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 aussi pressant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tatenda ne se contente pas de faire son entr\u00e9e dans le domaine du g\u00e9nie civil. Elle contribue \u00e0 le red\u00e9finir. Elle montre \u00e0 d\u2019autres jeunes femmes qu\u2019elles aussi peuvent porter un casque de chantier. Elles aussi peuvent concevoir des ouvrages. Elles aussi peuvent construire l\u2019avenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c J\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert ce que cela fait de faire partie d\u2019une \u00e9quipe africaine qui d\u00e9veloppe des comp\u00e9tences destin\u00e9es \u00e0 faire rayonner l\u2019Afrique \u201d, explique-t-elle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette \u00e9quipe est plus forte gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 sa pr\u00e9sence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c0 retenir : Appartenance, Construction, \u00c9volution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'histoire de Tatenda Fungai Mudengu nous rappelle que le talent est partout, mais que les opportunit\u00e9s, elles, ne le sont pas. Elle nous rappelle que les secondes chances peuvent changer des vies. Et elle nous rappelle que lorsque les jeunes femmes b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient des outils, de l'accompagnement et de la confiance dont elles ont besoin, elles ne se contentent pas simplement de r\u00e9ussir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ils s'envolent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors qu'elle poursuit ses \u00e9tudes \u00e0 l'\u00c9cole polytechnique de Harare, Tatenda garde \u00e0 l'esprit les enseignements tir\u00e9s de l'Africa Skills Week 2026 : qu'elle a sa place, que ses comp\u00e9tences comptent et que son avenir s'annonce radieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle est arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Harare en tant qu'\u00e9tudiante. Elle en est repartie en tant que figure influente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et les infrastructures de demain \u2014 les ponts, les b\u00e2timents, les r\u00e9seaux qui relieront et soutiendront l'Afrique \u2014 seront plus solides gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la contribution de Tatenda Fungai Mudengu \u00e0 leur construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tatenda Fungai Mudengu est \u00e9tudiante en g\u00e9nie civil \u00e0 l'\u00c9cole polytechnique de Harare et participe au programme \u00ab Second Chance Pathways for Increased Access to Tertiary Education for Marginalized Young Women and Men \u00bb (Parcours de la deuxi\u00e8me chance pour un meilleur acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'enseignement sup\u00e9rieur des jeunes femmes et hommes marginalis\u00e9s), mis en place par la Fondation FAWE et la Fondation Mastercard, par l'interm\u00e9diaire de la section zimbabw\u00e9enne de la FAWE. Elle se passionne pour l'ing\u00e9nierie, le d\u00e9veloppement communautaire et l'autonomisation des jeunes femmes dans les domaines des sciences, de la technologie, de l'ing\u00e9nierie et des math\u00e9matiques (STEM).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Cet article fait partie de notre s\u00e9rie consacr\u00e9e aux jeunes acteurs du changement africains participant \u00e0 la 3e \u00e9dition de l'Africa Skills Week 2026. Suivez-nous pour d\u00e9couvrir d'autres t\u00e9moignages sur les comp\u00e9tences, l'innovation et la transformation \u00e0 travers le continent.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 3rd Africa Skills Week 2026 in Harare, Zimbabwe, one young woman found something she had been searching for her whole life: proof that she belongs. Some women wait for a seat at the table. Tatenda Fungai Mudengu is building her own table \u2014 from concrete, steel, and unshakeable determination. 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