Tafta story competition winners

THE winners of the Tafta TellMyStory schools’ competition were announced on Friday at Windermere Centre where a finalist display has been on exhibition for the past 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 an entry category for primary school learners and is aimed at bridging inter-generational gaps and promoting conversations between the young and old,” said Tafta CEO Femada Shamam.

“We piloted the competition at a school level this year and were thrilled at the level of support it received,” said Tafta’s Gail Samuels.

While the younger entrants were asked to interview elders and share their lessons in life through the theme, Celebrating the life of an elder person, the elders were challenged to share their life lessons through the theme, A letter to my grandchild. Winning entries won electronic gadgets such as laptops and tablets sponsored by Windermere Shopping Centre and MicroDivision.

Gordon Road Girls’ school’s Fern de Freitas said: “I am thrilled with the results of our girls and even more so that Chloe du Plessis secured 1st place in the Grade 4-7 multimedia category. Thank you to Tafta for organizing such a worthwhile competition which encouraged our girls to think of the significance of the elderly, especially grandparents.”

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