II of the Plan which is underway includes the drilling of 3,000 boreholes in the 3 northern Regions. 456- Such initiatives helped bring the rate of access to drinking water in the country to 40%292 in 2017. However, the sector faces a number of challenges on financing water supply that is mostly borne by funding bodies, in addition to the difficult mobilization of water resources due to geological challenges. C: Liquid Sanitation 457- In 2011, a National Liquid Sanitation Strategy was adopted and aimed at bringing the rate of national sanitation coverage293 to 57% by 2021. The Strategy focuses on 4 thrusts including awareness-raising, building infrastructure in accordance with the area concerned and appropriate technology, enhancing the institutional framework, and relevant mobilization of resources. 458- With regard to infrastructure, concern was on promoting majority individual sanitation in urban and rural areas and developing semi-collective and collective sanitation in major towns. 459- In a bid to facilitate the proper understanding of sanitation by the people, the national sanitation strategy managed by communities was adopted in 2017. The aim was to consolidate the achievements of the pilot phase294 carried out since 2009 and harmonise actions with a view to implementing the approach at large scale in order to end open air defecation. 460- In this regard, many projects helped enhance both collective and individual sanitation. 461- Concerning sanitation, the Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation in Rural Areas Project enabled the construction of 327 public toilets, 590 private toilets, and 2 gender toilet complexes295. 462- The Liquid Sanitation Project financed by the World Bank provided the people with 5,000 improved family latrines and 1,200 institutional latrines in thickly populated areas in East, Far North, and Adamawa Regions. In Douala, 1,400 family latrines and 1,800 ordinary latrines were constructed. 463- The Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation in Semi-urban Areas Project in 18 secondary centres (Lot 1, Lot 2, and Lot 3 fully executed296), financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) enabled the construction of latrine blocks and gender toilet complexes in public areas (schools, health facilities, bus stations, etc), as well as hospital incinerators and dumps297. Section 10: Right to Family Protection (Article 18 (1) and (2)) 464- In a bid to sustain peace, stability, harmony and cohesion in Cameroon families, the national family policy is implemented since 2004 under the authority of the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family the duties of which are orientated towards consolidation of the family unit. In this regard, actions carried out included the 292In 2014 the number of subscribers was around 380,000. It increased to 400,276 in 2016 and to approximately 426,591 in 2017. In 2017, The country's water production capacity in 2017 was around 545,350 m3 per day provided by Camerounaise Des Eaux in the concession area, which covered 110 urban and semi-urban centers. 293 The utilization rate of improved water sources and improved toilets respectively stood at 72.9% and 34.9% in 2014. 294 Some 50,000 traditional latrines were constructed without any subvention, by the people in 1,200 villages in the target Regions of the pilot phase. 295 The Project concerns 117 Councils in West, North West, South West, and South Regions. 296 It ended in September 2017 and helped in achieving 11,000 low-cost connections and 125 reconnections. 297 The Project also helped in providing 19 Councils with 33 tractors, 161 tippable flatbeds and 19 small material collection and safety kits the aim of which is to protect the environment and preserve water resources. 79