Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 November 2003

Overseas Development Aid: Motion.

 

I ask the Minister of State to elaborate on the position regarding APSO and facilitating volunteers serving in aid programmes overseas. We must continue with programmes in which we are embedded and we cannot overstretch our resources. There is an onus on us to help countries to move on to the next level to ensure that they have political and economical stability. It is not good enough to do a small bit and then to move on. We must ensure we bring them from their current level to the next level before we consider expanding into other programmes. South Africa is recognised as the linchpin in the greater African Continent. We must ensure we play our part in bringing stability to South Africa in the hope that the entire region will benefit.

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