Your worst nightmare ...

Armed intruders forcing their way into your home. Having a gun pointed straight at you. Staring down the barrel and wondering if this is how your life ends. Praying that these violent thugs won’t hurt you. Helpless, as they wrench your phone, purse, jewellery and other precious possessions from you.

That’s what happened to two ladies in their 70s at one of our Homes recently. One of them ...

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If you are over the age of 60, Tafta is here for you.

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We promote values of: Trust, Accountability, Transparency, Care, Respect, Integrity, Purpose, Service, Compassion, Environment.

We encourage all stakeholders in the spirit of these Values to support our Purpose: ‘To make dignity, growth and meaningful life a realistic prospect for all elders.’

These values are promoted through our work daily with our beneficiaries, stakeholders and general public and carried through to our messaging and advertising on print, broadcast, electronic and social media platforms.  As such, The Association for the Aged, has a zero tolerance policy for any vulgar or rude, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, cyber bullying or harassing comments on all our platforms.

Any comments identified as such will be removed from our platforms. Should the perpetrator persist, he or she will be blocked and reported.

For enquiries or reporting please contact us on 0313323721 or email info@tafta.org.za