mobilisation of girls for education, capacity building of stakeholders at the grassroots, the improvement of the school environment, fast-tracking of access by girls to education, the promotion of actions for the maintenance of girls in the education system, the improvement of the pass rate of girls, etc. Finally, at the level of higher education, 60% of the rooms in the University residential facilities are set aside as a matter of priority for girls. B. Economic rights and social protection 341. Some measures have been initiated to promote access by women to credit. Micro-credit institutions such as the Women’s Income-Generation Activities Assistance Fund (FAARF) and the Assistance Fund for Income-Generating Activities for Women Farmers (FAAGRA) have been established. A Special Assistance Window for Women Entrepreneurship with a budget of 5 billion CFA francs has also been established. 342. Women employees enjoy the same benefits as the men with regard to social protection in the area of occupational risks, healthcare, family benefits and old-age insurance under conditions provided for by law, etc. “equal pay for all workers irrespective of their origin, their sex, age or status” (Article 182 of the Labour Code. In the absence of collective agreements or where they are silent, the pay shall be determined by agreement between the employer and the employee. The determination of pay and the fixing of the rate of remuneration must respect the principle of equal pay between male and female employees for work of equal value. In practice, there is no gender-related discrimination in the area of access to employment. Female candidates are increasingly encouraged through offers of employment notices. 343. Any public employee who falls victim to unlawful dismissal has a number of avenues for redress (appeal, hierarchy or court). An employee who is unfairly dismissed by the authorities has the right to have their careers reactivated or receive compensation. 344. Cattle-rearing also contributes to poverty alleviation especially in the rural areas. In the area of direct employment created, cattle-rearing provides employment on annual basis to 900 000 fulltime workers for production, and between 60 000 and 90 000 others for processing and marketing activities (MRA, 2005). These performances were attained thanks, among others, to the Livestock Development Fund (FODEL), to projects and programmes and to support by the State. With effect from 2010, seven credit transactions led by FODEL yielded 948 direct beneficiaries, including 350 women. Support for an operation dubbed “Cattle-rearing leaders” in 2010 made it possible to train 181 promoters (including 45 women). The operation generated a total of 482 jobs (including 189 women). A Special Guarantee Fund has also been created with an amount of CFA francs 500 million at the Société financière de garanti (SOFIGIB). C. The right to health and to the control of reproductive functions 345. The right to health of the women is taken into account in the PNDS 2011-2020. Under this programme, the rate of maternal mortality is projected to be reduced from 27.5% in 2012 to 49.9% in 2015. The State also intervenes in this area through mechanisms of free grants to the health facilities for the benefit of vulnerable groups such as Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs), pregnant women, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The expected financing for the period 2006-2015 amounts to CFAF 4 196 075 000 annually according to the programme for Emergency Obstetrical and Neonatal Care (SONU). There are also other types of communitybased social security such as the mutual schemes. The brainstorming has started on the 84