Daniel’s Story

Daniel Kalumbi inside one of his schools classrooms.

Daniel Kalumbi (2nd from left) with another Sonder sponsored student, Francis Mwale (left), the school principal, Mr. Rogers Banda (3rd from left), and Sonder Project CEO, Chad Zibelman (cut-off on right).

Daniel (left) outside of his home with one of his younger brothers.

Through his sponsorship, Daniel is afforded the opportunity to stay at the school hostel, which provides meals, electricity to study, and the space to fully focus on his education. He also gets to enjoy his community of friends in the hostel, chatting, joking, and watching Manchester United matches on the weekends. Daniel is also an ardent fan of hip-hop music, both local and American, with Jay-Z being his favorite rapper. When we asked him if he also raps, Daniel laughed and told us that, for now, he’s just focusing on being a student. “I can do anything once I have an education.”
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