It has also become apparent that in the Ceres region, coupled with recurrent drought, issues of groundwater are increasingly becoming a problem for the farmers. Groundwater is usually used for emergency water but in Ceres particularly, farmers are very dependent on groundwater for irrigation throughout the year. Many farmers throughout the Ceres area installed boreholes, which meant that groundwater was being depleted at an unknown rate. As a result, Woolworths, together with the Titus Irrigation Board, the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA), LandCare and WWF-SA commissioned a study to understand groundwater at the Breede river source. Using data loggers (electronic devices used to store data over time), we will further unpack the long-term and short-term groundwater level trends to understand the aquiferÕs sustainable use levels. This project was expected to be concluded late in 2020 but had to be Woolworths partners with My School My Village MyPlanet and various schools through the Department of Basic Education, to bring water-themed lessons to schools. Aligned to the curriculum, this is mainly to bring awareness and educate children on topics such as why water is important, why it is a scarce resource and what risks threaten water security as well as what can be done to conserve water. Over the years, these lessons have been presented to over 300 000 learners in close to 600 primary schools across the country. Water month is also used annually to amplify the importance of water conservation at schools. This year, we presented 730 water-themed lessons at 42 schools.