THE winners of the Tafta TellMyStory schools’ competition were announced at The Association for the Aged’s (Tafta) Anna Conradie Wellness Centre at Tafta Lodge last week.
The competition, which is annually hosted by Tafta and is open to all its elders and community club members, is aimed at reawakening the love of story-telling and reading in the elderly.
This year, the competition was extended to include entry categories for all school-aged children and youth, with a view to bridging inter-generational gaps and promoting conversations between the young and old, said Tafta CEO Femada Shamam.
This year, the theme of the competition was “Creating an Age Friendly World” and according to Shamam, is a theme that resonates strongly with Tafta.
“As an elder care and rights organisation, we live our purpose of making dignity, growth and a meaningful life a realistic prospect for all elders. The entries this year illustrate the long road we must still travel to make this world one that respects and upholds and rights and dignity of our elders in high esteem. We hope that by bringing the attention of the public to matters concerning the elderly through initiatives like this one, they will continue to support us in bridging intergenerational gaps and raising generations that will be far more conscious and considerate of the rights of our elders,” Shamam stated.
Winning entries once again won electronic gadgets sponsored by Tafta’s IT supplier MicroDivision.
In the Grade R Art section, first was Sinayo Linamandla Booi from Addington Primary; in the Grade 1 to 3 Art section, first was Samuel Miller Banza from Addington Primary; in the Grade 4 to 7 Art section, first was Bonita Chen from Northlands Primary; in the Grade 4 to 7 Story section, first was Noluthando Mthiyane from Austerville Primary; in the Youth Art/Story section, first was Ayaisha Hendricks from Ridge Park; and in the Elders section, first was Gloria Saunders from Oceanview.
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