THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA’S COMBINED REPORT ON THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN & PEOPLES’ RIGHTS & INITIAL REPORT ON THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA Information aimed at improving nutritional status and promoting healthy diets is disseminated by various mechanisms, such as radio and television spots and programmes, brochures and leaflets (in English), traditional communicators (local languages), sensitisation of community representatives, sensitisations at health facilities, and workshops and lectures at training institutions. The information disseminated include the following: • Importance of eating well before, during and after pregnancy; • Importance of iron supplementation during pregnancy and lactation; • Importance and benefits of optional infant and young child feeding practices; • Importance and benefits of iodised salt; • Importance of vitamin A supplement for children less than five years and postpartum mothers within eight weeks after delivery. 5.3 Right to adequate housing Due to the societal setting of the country, incidence of homelessness in The Gambia is almost non-existent and it is part of Gambian ethos that every member of the immediate, extended and communal family is provided with housing. The majority of the population live in family compounds, although an increasing number of residents in the regions live in rented accommodation as the pace of decentralisation increase. In the Greater Banjul Area, including the Kanifing Municipality, more and more people live in rented premises, a contributing factor being the rural-urban drift. To safeguard the interests of tenants, the Government has promulgated a Rent Act, establishing in each administrative area, that is, the City of Banjul, Kanifing Municipality, Brikama, Kerewan, Mansakonko, Janjangbureh and Basse areas in the five regions a Rent Tribunal, to among other things, determine the rent payable, taking into consideration the location, age and structure of the property, the facilities available, the number of tenants and any improvement necessary to be made to the property. Section 53 of the Women’s Act, 2010, provides that women shall have the right to equal access to housing and to acceptable living conditions in a healthy environment. Other legislations enacted for the promotion of 159