Speaker, arising from his response, I would like to thank the Deputy President for highlighting these interventions and emphasising the need for job creation. The ACDP also believes that nongovernmental organisations play a critical role in the war on poverty in communities. We also know that without NGOs there would be even greater poverty, as they provide a range of statutory services for which they are partly subsidised by government, as you know. They also receive support from corporate and other donors.
However, Deputy President, many of the estimated 100 000 NGOs are facing severe financial difficulty due to increased demand and the decline in external donor funding. Would you not agree that government should consider reviewing their model for funding NGOs, or even consider greater tax deductions for donations to NGOs, as a further measure to assist communities in uplifting themselves in the war on poverty, given the very important role that NGOs play in communities and in fighting poverty?