Who was Dora Moono Nyambe? All about the beloved humanitarian and TikTok star as she passes away aged 32

Humanitarian and TikTok influencer Dora Moono Nyambe from Zambia passed away at the age of 32 last week. The news of her death was posted on her Instagram profile on Friday, December 27. The message read:

"It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden departure of our beloved Dora. She will be remembered as a loved mother, heroine, eace philanthropist and an extraordinary woman."

According to the post, Dora's burial service was arranged to be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at her nonprofit Footprints of Hope in Mapapa village. However, the burial was rescheduled for Monday, December 30 "due to some unforeseen challenges", per another Instagram post on Sunday. The message further read:

"We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has come forward to support us, whether financially or in other forms. Your kindness and generosity have been a source of great comfort and strength for the family during this period."

PEOPLE reported that Dora Moono Nyambe's best friend mentioned on TikTok that she died on December 25. The cause of her death has not yet been disclosed.

Dora Moono Nyambe grew popular on TikTok and Instagram for her philanthropic endeavors. The young humanitarian began documenting her work on the platform, focusing mainly on young children's education across Zambia. She simultaneously raised awareness against forced underage marriages and s*xual assault of children.

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Dora Moono Nyambe built schools for over 500 children

The late philanthropist grew up in Lusaka, Zambia's capital city. In an Instagram video from October 10, Dora said she was visiting a friend's place in Mapapa village in 2019 as she awaited her visa approval.

Upon witnessing multiple cases of s*xual assault of children and girls becoming young mothers across the village, Dora decided to stay.

Dora, a mother to her five adopted children, and an educator, started living inside a mud hut and initially held classes under a mpundu tree in Mapapa. However, as she was running out of savings from her job, one of her adopted children introduced her to TikTok.

The young mother began documenting her humanitarian efforts on the platform. Dora Moono Nyambe built her nonprofit, Footprints of Hope, in January 2019, through which four schools were built to accommodate more than 500 children.

Footprints of Hope not only built schools for students but also provided shelter and food to other underprivileged children.

Dora had since gained over four million followers on TikTok. She made witty videos about malnutrition, starvation, forced child marriages, fathers r*ping their underage daughters, and many other ongoing social issues across the village of Mapapa. In several posts, Dora talked about stopping young girls from forcefully getting married and putting abusers in jail.

Her charity also actively put efforts to provide for young mothers who had undergone health complications due to childbirth.

In some of Dora Moono Nyambe's posts preceding her death, the 32-year-old revealed how she was the "most hated" person in the village, especially by men for carrying out her work and stopping abuse and other issues.

Dora recently revealed sustaining a leg injury. On December 16, she posted a video, where her right leg was seen in a cast. In her latest endeavor, she was raising funds for a new school bus. Despite her injury, Dora told followers:

"A hurt leg can’t stop us! Lets get the k!ds of this remote village a school bus. We can do this."

Dora Moono Nyambe also collaborated with MrBeast's charity, Beast Philanthropy. Her latest Instagram post from December 23, documented Dora and MrBeast's joined efforts to rebuild the dorms in the Footprints of Hope campus that suffered damages from a storm last year.