5.1.2 Achievements . The various government departments are trying to redress the problems of the past. . Social welfare is providing support by protecting people who cannot take care of themselves, for example, via the child support grant. . The commitment to decrease green house gasses is an initiative that was started some time ago. . The NFSD has systems based on integration specifically for sustainable development. . People with HIV and Aids are recycling leaves and producing plastics out of the leaves. . As part of a poverty eradication project, plastics are collected and shoes and socks produced.