“WHEREBY, DORA MOONO NYAMBE SAVED OVER 200 VULNERABLE CHILDREN FROM ABUSE, FORCED MARRIAGES, RAPE, AND NEGLECT, GAINING GLOBAL RECOGNITION WITH 3.9 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. BORN ON 23RD JUNE, 1992, IN KABWE, SHE BECAME A CERTIFIED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER. AT THE AGE OF 22, SHE ADOPTED HER FIRST CHILD, AND AT 27, WITH LIMITED SAVINGS, SHE MOVED TO A REMOTE VILLAGE CALLED MAPAPA. MOVED BY THE HIGH RATES OF CHILD MARRIAGES AND TEEN PREGNANCIES, DORA BUILT A MUD HUT AND BEGAN TEACHING UNDER A TREE. DURING THIS PERIOD, DESPITE FACING CHALLENGES SUCH AS LOCAL NEGATIVITY AND TERMITE INFESTATION, SHE FOUNDED THE FOOTPRINTS OF HOPE CHARITY AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED A SCHOOL. IN 2022, DORA WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE UNITED NATIONS – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY. BY 2023, THE SCHOOL ENROLLED 350 STUDENTS, INCLUDING 150 BOARDERS, WITH ESTABLISHED CLASSROOMS, A LIBRARY, DINING HALL, AND DORMITORIES. WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, DORA FOSTERED THE BOARDING STUDENTS AND INTERVENED IN CASES OF CHILD MARRIAGES, SOMETIMES REIMBURSING FAMILIES FOR WEDDING EXPENSES AND PURSUING LEGAL ACTION. DORA BECAME THE MOTHER OF 500 CHILDREN, FEEDING THEM THREE MEALS A DAY AND DRILLED SIX BOREHOLES, FUNDED THROUGH HER TIK-TOK VIDEOS. SHE PASSED AWAY ON 25TH DECEMBER, 2024 AT THE AGE OF 32. HER EXTRA ORDINARY DEDICATION TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN, EFFORTS IN EDUCATION AND CHILD PROTECTION IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”
| Gender | Female |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | Central |
| Gazette No. | 531 |
| Gazette Vol. | 64 |
| Gazette Date | 2025-05-23 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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