Now I don't want to go to the debates regarding the Child Support Grant creating a dependency. We've brought 50 children living in child-headed households from all provinces here. You can talk to them about the impact of the support grant. This is about protection.
One other thing is that next week we will be launching a report on the impact of child support in South Africa. We hope that you will be part of that because we have done random studies on children from 10 years of age from five provinces. Therefore, next week we will hear the outcome of the report. Nevertheless, research indicates that children who receive the grant in their first two years of life show improvements in their height compared to those who access the grant later.
Since children's cognitive development depends on receiving adequate nutrition in the first few years, the research proves that the Child Support Grant is valued as a tool for investing in a child's future, human capital development and therefore our country's future. So, this is not about wasting money, it is responding to the challenges and demands of ordinary people. Those challenges do not affect them only, they affect the whole country.
We have already discussed other issues. With regards to HIV and Aids, the UNAIDS has agreed that South Africa is one of the leading countries when it comes to the fight against HIV and Aids. So, we can't say that our programme is not working. What is good is that the ANC-led government has led the global community to explicitly acknowledge that all people, including the affected groups, such as men who have sex with other men, people who inject drugs and sex workers, need to access treatment, care and support. I thank you. [Time expired.]
House Chairperson, we have a cocktail at Marks Building. We would like to invite all Members of Parliament to join us so that they can have an opportunity to talk with vulnerable children. Thank you very much. [Applause.]