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Intergenerational communication is key

Intergenerational communication is key

This February, Tafta encourages supporters to embrace the month of love (and beyond) by showing care and appreciation to those who first loved us … our parents, grandparents and guardians who raised us, who are now the older generation.

Tafta Golf Day

Tafta Golf Day

Calling all golfers – join us at Mount Edgecombe Country Club on Friday 31 May 2024 for a swinging day of golf, friendly rivalry and networking opportunities … all for a good cause.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Thanks to friends like you, Durban’s elders were able to share good times over the festive season … a delicious traditional meal in pleasant company, cheerful chatter, laughter, music and dancing.

Making people happy is the most wonderful feeling

Making people happy is the most wonderful feeling

Making people happy is the most wonderful feeling   These pictures show you – far better than mere words ever could – just what your Christmas lunch sponsorship means to Durban's elders. Thanks to generous support from people like you, we were able to 'treat'...

Pick n Pay donates gift cards for elders in need

Pick n Pay donates gift cards for elders in need

Pick n Pay donates gift cards for elders in need We are thrilled and honoured to have been nominated as a beneficiary of Pick n Pay's new outreach initiative to touch the lives of those in need. Tafta is one of several organisations chosen to receive reusable gift...

Thanks for your Mandela Day support

Thanks for your Mandela Day support

In celebration of  Mandela Month, Tafta spent July encouraging both supporters and beneficiaries to adopt the theme, “It is in your hands” in an effort to connect those in need with those who can help.

The power of pet therapy

The power of pet therapy

The best therapist has fur, four legs and a tail! Angels with Paws offered an opportunity to enjoy the friendly, accepting companionship that only a dog can provide.

Tafta’s Annual Golf Day a swinging success

Tafta’s Annual Golf Day a swinging success

The winning team from Castle Sea, Sherwyn Ramnarain, Benjamin Ramnarain, Preggie Williams and Roy Peters   Tafta Golf Day, a swinging success Friday, 26 May 2023 saw the return of our annual Corporate Golf Day fundraiser at the Mount Edgecombe Country Club. It...

Elders encouraged to embrace entrepreneurship

Elders encouraged to embrace entrepreneurship

Pictured above from left to right: Savvy Naidoo, Sandra Jones and Mary Meville at the launch of the pilot programme. Elders encouraged to embrace entrepreneurship   In collaboration with the Global Institute for Experienced Entrepreneurship (GIEE), Tafta recently...

Tafta launches Elder Abuse Awareness Campaign

Tafta launches Elder Abuse Awareness Campaign

Tafta launches campaign to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day We invite you to support our awareness campaign to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This takes place every year on 15 June. During the campaign, we'll be reaching out to local schools and...

Old Age Grant fails to meet basic care needs

Old Age Grant fails to meet basic care needs

Old Age Grant fails to meet basic care needs Although we welcome the inflation-linked old age grant increase of 5% announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his Budget Speech on Wednesday, 23 February 2022, it still falls far short of the cost of meeting their...

United Nations promotes healthy ageing

United Nations promotes healthy ageing

By the year 2040, it’s estimated that globally, there will be 2 billion people over 60 years of age. As the ratio of old to young increases, so too does the burden of providing them with adequate care. These statistics lie behind The United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021 – 2030).

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