To promote, encourage the spirit of unity among funeral directors throughout all areas of jurisdiction.

To serve as the sole body representing funeral directors.

To protect and defend as the interest of funeral industry and oppose any hindrance of the progress and commercial development of the funeral industry.

To uplift and maintain an accepted standard of the funeral services through training and development.

To collect knowledge skills, information and communicate these amongst members of the association through acceptable media.

To encourage and promote local industry i.e. establish of own central mortuaries.

To advise and ensure the elimination of all complaints and to act as mediators in the settlement of dispute amongst members.

To manage all properties belong to the association whether purchased or donated.

To encourage the establishment and maintenance of business management and related training.

To have an open communication with institutions of the similar nature to better achieve the above mentioned objects.

To create an atmosphere of investment within the association and individual members.

To discourage practices of fraud and corruption among the public and association regarding service rendered.

To utilize travelling and subsistence budget of the association officers, delegates or employees engaged in the affairs of the association at the best of its members.

To determine, collect from and to encourage payment by all members of the association subscriptions annually or otherwise.

To assist members to adhere/comply with rules of registration and license.

To review rules regulating the association from time to time in the following activities:

• The administration of the affairs of NAFUPA SA and all matters incidental thereto.

• The election of members and to determine their respective rights and privileges.