Community — Morara × Impact Crown

More than wine — Morara stands behind community work.

Morara Winery is a direct sponsor of Impact Crown's HIC 2026 programme — a youth development cohort of 230 young builders based in eMbalenhle and Secunda, Mpumalanga.

This isn't a percentage-of-every-bottle arrangement. It's a direct commitment. Morara backs Impact Crown because the people running Morara are the same people building Impact Crown — Portia Modiehi Mokoena (Founder, Morara Winery) and Isaac Tau (Operations, Impact Crown), together also the co-authors of Grow Together or Grow Apart.

The rule that runs every Impact Crown communication is the same rule that shapes how we think about wine:

"If a grandmother in eMbalenhle and a sponsor in Sandton would both understand it, it's ready. If only one of them would, rewrite it."

Choosing Morara is choosing a brand that is consciously, directly investing in the next generation of South African builders.

The team

  • Portia Modiehi Mokoena — Founder, Morara Winery · Co-Founder & Operations, Impact Crown · Co-Author, Grow Together or Grow Apart
  • Isaac Tau — Operations, Impact Crown · Business consultant and strategist · Co-Author, Grow Together or Grow Apart

What HIC 2026 does

  • Fashion Mentors track — pairing emerging young creatives with working mentors
  • KDP paperback publishing track — supporting the cohort to author and self-publish their own work
  • Cross-platform storytelling — the 230 are visible, named, and celebrated on social, not abstract beneficiaries

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Partner or sponsor

To sponsor or partner with Impact Crown directly, visit impactcrown.co.za or contact Isaac on isaac.tau@impactcrown.co.za.