Mandela Day

This Mandela Day, Umvoto and The Umvoto Foundation (TUF), in collaboration with the Groundwater Division, collaborated with HOKISA children’s home to educate children one the water cycle. The theme for 2025 is “it’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity”, which Umvoto and TUF took the opportunity to address by making sandwiches for the children, putting individualised gifts together, and educating them on groundwater. The morning at HOKISA included learning about what groundwater is and why it is important; what the water table is, the difference between a spring and a borehole, and what some of the present-day challenges are around groundwater. The role future generations will have in protecting water as a resource was also highlighted, and how it can be used sustainably.

Umvoto staff making sandwiches for the HOKISA children.

Umvoto staff teaching HOKISA children about groundwater and the water cycle.

HOKISA: Homes for Kids in South Africa

HOKISA children’s home cares for children who live with or who have been affected by HIV/Aids in a family environment. The home currently houses 15 children ranging in age from 2 years old to 18 years old.