Dora Moono Nyambe

Dora Moono Nyambe (23 June 1992 – 25 December 2024) was a Zambian humanitarian, educator, and TikToker known for her work with children in rural Zambia.

Biography Nyambe was born in Kabwe, Zambia to a South African mother and Zambian father. She grew up in Chibombo, Lusaka, Zambia. She was exposed to foreign missionaries at a young age, and recognized the obstacles of foreigners providing aid. Nyambe became certified as a primary school and ESL teacher, and had planned to work as a teacher in China. She adopted her first child at age 22. At the time, Nyambe had five adopted children, three of whom were teenagers. She also pursued legal action against those who had abused her students.

Online presence In May 2020, at the encouragement of one of her daughters, Nyambe started posting on TikTok about her work, and some of her early videos went viral. By September 2020, she had over 700,000 followers. By 2023, she had 4 million followers and had raised nearly US$500,000 towards children's education. On one GoFundMe posted by Nyambe, her viewers raised US$58,000 to make boreholes for the village to access water.

Nyambe was at times criticized for her account, both by Zambians who suggested she was promoting stereotypes of the country and by foreigners who suggested her content was "charity porn". She responded to these suggestions by pointing out that rather than exploiting her students' suffering, she focused on their achievements and "the good that comes with proper nutrition, education, care and love".