Chilekwa Mumba Explained

Chilekwa Mumba
Birth Place:Chingola, Zambia[1]
Occupation:Community organizer, environmental activist, orphanage manager
Known For:Organizing a successful lawsuit against Vedanta Resources for environmental damage

Chilekwa Mumba (born 1984 or 1985) is a Zambian community organizer and environmental activist.[2] He is known for having organized a successful lawsuit against UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources, owner of the subsidiary Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, in response to pollution and environmental damage.[3] [4] [5] It was the first time that an English court decided that a British company could be held responsible for environmental harm caused by its subsidiaries operating in another country.[6] [7]

In 2023, Mumba became a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize.[8] [9]

Personal life

Mumba grew up in Chingola in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. His father was a miner before becoming a Pentecostal minister.[10]

As of April 2023, Mumba was running an orphanage with his wife in Lusaka, Zambia's capital.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zambian environmentalist Chilekwa Moses Mumba wins lucrative Goldman Prize . 9 August 2023 . 25 April 2023 . Lusakatimes.com.
  2. Web site: Environmentalist, Mumba, wins 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize in Washington . 9 August 2023 . 29 April 2023 . Kenneth . Lutena . ZambiaMonitor.
  3. Web site: This Zambian Took on a U.K. Mining Giant on Pollution and Won . 9 August 2023 . 10 May 2023 . Jocelyn C. . Zuckerman . YaleEnvironment360.
  4. Web site: For years, a UK mining giant was untouchable in Zambia for pollution until a former miner's son took them on . 9 August 2023 . 27 April 2023 . Nimi . Princewill . CNN.
  5. Web site: 28 April 2023 . UK Courts Force A Zambian Copper Mine Cleanup . 9 August 2023 . Loe.org.
  6. Web site: Chilekwa Mumba . 9 August 2023 . Goldman Environmental Prize. 3 March 2023 .
  7. Web site: A Zambian Activist's Win Against British Mining Firm Sets Legal Precedent . Earth Island Journal . 9 August 2023 . 11 May 2023 . Zoe . Loftus-Farren.
  8. Web site: Zambian Activist, Chilekwa Mumba Wins 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize . 9 August 2023 . 30 April 2023 . Blackwash.
  9. Web site: Vives . Lisa . 1 May 2023 . A Zambian Who Fought Mining Giant Wins Goldman Justice Prize . 9 August 2023 . InDepthNews.
  10. Web site: Chilekwa Mumba awarded the Goldman Prize for his work on the Vedanta case . Leigh Day . 9 August 2023 . 24 April 2023.

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