The 2007 ANC Polokwane conference resolved that government should progressively introduce free education for the poor up to undergraduate level. Consistent with this resolution and the ideals of the 1976 generation, the Progressive Youth Alliance, the ANC Youth League, the SA Students' Congress, and the Young Communist League have been resolute in calling for the speedy implementation of this resolution. The NYDA continues to work closely with government and institutions representing the interests of young people in general and students in particular on this very question of access to quality, free education.
In conclusion, the National Youth Development Agency is not only shaping youth development in South Africa. The organisation is making waves in youth development sectors across the globe. Recently, the NYDA participated in the 45th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development at the UN headquarters in New York. The ANC supports the Budget Vote. [Time expired.] [Applause.]