Vital Kamungu was the energetic program director of Still I Rise’s Pamoja school in Kolwezi, DR Congo. He passed away after a short illness in late 2025 at the age of 36.
Still I Rise DRC's Pamoja school in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo gets kids out of Cobalt mining sites and provides a high quality education and support. Vital Kamungu was the program director until he passed away in late 2025 following a short illness. Journalist Jeef Kazadi did the interviews.
Below, meet some of the 100+ students at Still I Rise’s Pamoja emergency school in Kolwezi, DR Congo.
(They were interviewed by journalist Jeef Kazadi.)