It’s independence and health, delivered to an older person’s door with your love.

All you have to do is fill in the form to make your donation now, and we’ll make sure your gift of a nutritious meal is delivered to someone like Mrs E tomorrow.

At 91 years of age, Mrs E’s health is failing. She’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and recently suffered the shock, pain and indignity of her first fall. Now she is reliant on a walker to move around.

We’ve encouraged this dear lady to move into a frail care facility. But she loves her home and having the freedom to do what she wants, when she wants. All her life, she’s been fiercely independent, decisive and determined. She doesn’t want someone else making decisions for her now, just because she’s finding it difficult to cope. And we respect that.

But proper nutrition is crucial to elders’ health and wellbeing. Especially in Mrs E’s case, as she needs to take her chronic medication with food. Yet, she simply can’t prepare her own meals any longer.

This is why Tafta’s Meal Delivery service is so important. For over 60 years, we’ve supported elders in their own homes by providing nutritious, ready-made meals delivered to their door. Some are able to pay for their meals; others pay what they can afford; and some pay nothing at all.

Every month, with your help, we deliver nearly a thousand meals to elders in need in Newlands, Sydenham, Musgrave, Umbilo, Durban central and the beachfront. But we’ve been hard hit by rising food prices. Fresh fruit and vegetables have become almost a luxury. And the cost of ‘cheap’ protein like chicken, cheese and eggs has shot up. Not to mention the fuel to deliver the meals.

Please consider making a donation towards this vital service. R335 pays for meals for a week for one elder. But, because the need is ongoing, we hope you might commit to a regular monthly contribution. As little as R134 per month subsidises two meals.

If you can imagine what it must be like to get older … to be physically unable to stand at the stove to cook – or to live on bread and tea because you can’t afford meat and vegetables – please will you do what you would want someone to do for you: provide a decent meal today?

It’s what the people of Durban have been doing for their elders for over 60 years! And we’re counting on you to keep the tradition going, by completing the form to make your donation online now.

Thank you and may God bless you.