Attend the funeral even when government blocks the gate
Legal disputes and government delays are preventing the dignified burial of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu, prolonging national grief and turning a solemn rite into a political standoff.
EternalVigil provides live-streamed Catholic funeral rites, virtual prayer rooms, and recorded memorial services for families facing access restrictions. Supporters worldwide can light digital candles, leave messages, and participate in real-time liturgy when physical burial is politicized.
Family and political supporters of Edgar Lungu, Zambian Catholic leaders, and citizens who value cultural dignity in death
Only livestream platform with built-in Catholic liturgical calendar, Bemba and Nyanja subtitles, and automatic archiving compliant with Zambian data protection law.
supportive
High-quality RTMP streaming from phone or professional camera
Real-time chat with liturgical responses and digital candle lighting
Auto and manual Bemba, Nyanja, English captions
Private or public on-demand replay with password protection
Suggests appropriate Catholic readings for the deceased
Attendees sign virtual book that family can print
Generates written summary of homily for absent relatives
Viewers can send offerings that appear as prayer intentions
Host can admit or remove viewers in real time
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| host_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| stream_key | text | Yes |
| starts_at | timestamp | No |
| is_live | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| event_id | uuid | No |
| video_url | text | No |
| duration | int | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| event_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | Yes |
| prayer_message | text | Yes |
| joined_at | timestamp | No |
/api/stream/startGenerate streaming credentials
/api/events/:id/attendeesList live attendees and prayer messages
No hosting
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 450 | 14% | $2,205 | $26,460 |
| Month 6 | 4,100 | 19% | $27,265 | $327,180 |
Broadcast dignified Catholic funeral rites to every supporter worldwide — live and forever archived.
Approach three Catholic parishes in Lusaka that have already held prayer vigils for Lungu. Offer them free Parish Guardian tier for 90 days in exchange for public case studies. Post in every major Zambian Catholic WhatsApp group.
US-focused streaming
No African languages, no liturgical tools, expensive
Built for Zambian Catholic context with local language support
Growing library of Zambian Catholic funeral liturgies and relationships with diocesan media offices
Smartphone video capability + 4G rollout in Zambian towns coincided with the very public denial of burial dignity for a former head of state
Poor internet at rural burial sites
Offline recording mode that auto-uploads when signal returns
Success: ≥18 priests say they would use the tool for politically sensitive funerals
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