Hester Veldsman, founder and CEO of Miqlat, had a personal relationship with a boy named “Bowy”. She met him while she was working in the impoverished areas of the Western Cape, South Africa.

His mother was infected by HIV\Aids (as was he) and she knew that she faced death.
She voiced a cry for help to Hester, saying “who will care for Bowy once I am gone?”
Bowy passed away shortly after.

Touched by this mother’s plight, and many like her, Hester established a sanctuary for babies facing an uncertain future.

Bowy House is unique, because it is a home and not an institution.