Quick Facts
Biography
Chilekwa Mumba (born 1984/1985) is a Zambian community organizer and environmental activist. 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. 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.
In 2023, Mumba became a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Personal life
Mumba grew up in Chingola in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. His father was a miner before becoming a Pentecostal minister.
As of April 2023, Mumba was running an orphanage with his wife in Lusaka, Zambia's capital.