About Us
Who We Are
Umbrella of Care is a South African NPO (registration 2026/437570/08) working to prevent gender-based violence and support children with disabilities across Gauteng, the Free State, the Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal.
Our Values
Grounded in Ubuntu, driven by empathy, and committed to empowering communities and instilling courage and fearlessness in everyone we serve.
Who We Serve
- Children with autism, from early childhood through school age
- Deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families
- Children who have experienced gender-based violence, abuse, or neglect, including children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
- Parents and caregivers of children with disabilities or trauma histories
- Teenagers, through school-based peer education on GBV prevention
- Communities across Gauteng, the Free State, the Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal, with a specific focus on rural Eastern Cape villages for our incest-awareness work
Directors
Cwenga Bili
Bio coming soon.
Nomfundo Mkhize
Born and raised in Jolivet, on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, Nomfundo studied marketing at Mangosuthu University of Technology. She began her career as a teacher before moving into community development work as a Programmes Coordinator supporting vulnerable communities. Her connection to the deaf community began through her partner, who taught at a school for the deaf; since then she has taken part in the Silent Walk and volunteers with a parents’ association supporting deaf children and their families. As a mother herself, she understands firsthand the weight parents carry — and the difference it makes when a family isn’t facing that weight alone. She is currently building her data analysis skills through a short course with IBM, strengthening her ability to evidence the impact of the programmes she leads. At Umbrella of Care, she is the umbrella that will shelter.
Mbali Obose
Bio coming soon.
Board Members
Kuda Mangurenge
Bio coming soon.
Siyabonga Nduduzo Mndaweni
Software Engineer at BBD since December 2020, working across cloud migration, machine learning, and web development projects. Holds a BSc in Information Technology and a BSc Honours in IT (Computer Science and Informatics), both from the University of the Free State, and is Microsoft Certified as an Azure DevOps Engineer Expert and Azure Developer Associate, alongside CompTIA Security+ (ce) and Network+ (ce) certifications.
Why This Approach Works
- Early intervention — we catch children before damage compounds.
- Holistic support — physical development, family stability, education access, and talent cultivation work together, not in isolation.
- Community transformation — peer education, public showcases, and dialogue sessions change how communities view and treat vulnerable children.
- Proven partnerships — 40 years of expertise from Flip-flops Gymnastics; coordination with government departments for sustainability beyond donor funding.