Ibyihariye ku Munyarwandakazi Umutoni Lisa wahawe igihembo na Sosiyete y'abubatsi ikomeye muri Amerika

Umutoni uri gushaka impamyabumenyi ya PhD akaba yarize no muri Kaminuza y’u Rwanda, yahawe iki gihembo na Sosiyete y’Abanyamerika y’Abenjeniyeri (American Society of Civil Engineers) ku ya 13 Nzeri uyu mwaka, abikesha kugira uruhare rukomeye mu mwuga w'ubwubatsi muri Leta ya Carolina y'epfo muri Amerika ndetse no mu bihugu bya Afurika.

Kuba yahawe igihembo cy'umwubatsi mwiza w'umwaka wa 2024, Umutoni yavuze ko atabyishimira nk'umusaruro w'imbaraga ze gusa, ahubwo abifata nk'amahirwe yahawe yo gutera umwete abubatsi b'igihe kizaza.

Yabwiye ikinyamakuru The New Times ati: “Nishimiye kandi ntewe ishema no kubona igihembo cya 2024 cya ASCE Young Civil Engineer Award. Ndashimira byimazeyo ASCE ishami ry'Amajyepfo Carolina y'Amajyepfo kuba ryarantekerejeho. Binyongereye ishyaka ryo gukomeza guharanira inzozi zanjye no kuzana impinduka nziza.  

Urugendo rwe mu bwenjeniyeri rwatangiriye muri kaminuza y’u Rwanda, ari naho yarangirije mu mwaka wa 2018 afite impamyabumenyi mu bijyanye n’amazi n’ibidukikije. Nyuma yaho, yamaze umwaka wose yimenyereza umwuga mu Kigo cy’Igihugu cy’amazi n’amashyamba, aho yakurikiranaga ibirebana n’umutungo w’amazi.

Uko gushakisha ubumenyi cyane no kuba indashyikirwa byatumye agera mu kigo cya IHE Delft Institute for Water Education mu Buholandi, aho yakuye impamyabumenyi ihanitse mu bumenyi n’ubuhanga mu by’amazi, ahinduka inzobere mu bijyanye n’ikoranabuhanga ry’amazi mu 2021.

Mu gihe gito yagarutse mu Rwanda, Umutoni yakoze ku mishinga yo kugabanya imyuzure, yibanda ku guteza imbere imiterere y’amazi, akora ubushakashatsi ku ngaruka z’umwuzure, maze abimenyesha abafata ibyemezo. Umusanzu we ugaragarira ahanini mu mishinga yakoreye mu Karere ka Nyaruguru no ku Gisozi mu Mujyi wa Kigali.

Muri Gashyantare 2022, yasubiye muri Amerika kugira ngo akomeze gushaka impamyabumenyi y'ikirenga ya PhD mu micungire y’ubuhinzi muri kaminuza ya Clemson.

Ubushakashatsi bwe muri PhD bushingiye ku gushyiraho uburyo bwo kwiga ku mashini zifasha abahinzi kumenya igihe n’inshuro bakeneye kuhira hashingiwe ku bihe by’ikirere n’ingano y’amazi ari mu butaka.

Yavuze ko ubu bushakashatsi bwe yabutekerejeho mu rwego rwo gutanga umusanzu we mu guhangana n’ibibazo by’imihindagurikire y’ikirere, cyane cyane ingaruka z’umwuzure n’amapfa ku buhinzi. Avuga ko mu rugendo rwo gushaka ibisubizo bishya, intego ye ari ugushiraho ibikoresho bishobora gufasha abahinzi mu gufata ibyemezo bishingiye ku makuru

Kuba akorera mu gice cyiganjemo abagabo cyane, Umutoni we abibona nk’amahirwe yo gutsinda, kandi ashimangira ko gukorera mu bihugu bitandukanye byaguye cyane intekerezo ze.

Umutoni yagaragaje ko yifuza gukomeza kwiga no kugira uruhare mu iterambere ry’u Rwanda.

Ati: "Ndashaka gusubira mu rugo, ariko kandi ndashaka kunguka ubumenyi n'ubunararibonye hano uko nshoboye. Intego yanjye nyamukuru ni ukugira uruhare runini mu Rwanda nkoresheje ibyo nize kugira ngo nkemure ibibazo duhura nabyo, cyane cyane muri gucunga umutungo w'amazi."

Yahaye impanuro abakobwa bakiri bato, cyane cyane abatekereza gukora umwuga w’ubwenjeniyeri, yo kubakomeza no kubatera umwete, aho yagize ati: "Ntimutinye. Yego, biragoye, ariko kandi ni byiza bihebuje. Ba hamwe n'abantu bakwizera, bakora cyane, kandi bizeye ubushobozi bwawe. Abagore barashoboye nk'abagabo, kandi dushobora kugera ku bintu bikomeye mu bwubatsi."

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