P a g e | 62 child performers in song and dance. Lesotho Primary and High Schools Sport Associations facilitate competitions between schools in Lesotho as well as regional tournaments. Progress There are school scholarships paid by the National Olympic Committee, as well as the Commonwealth for outstanding sports people to study and train abroad. Children are now included in national sporting teams where they are sufficiently skilled, where participants previously had to be eighteen (18) years. Maseru City Council has also established a few parks for green space. Majority of the parks are not however open to the public, outside of special events. Difficulties Not all children are fortunate enough to be involved in these types of activities. For families struggling to provide their children with the necessities of life, recreational activities are not prioritized. Coordination between line Ministries such as the MYGSR and MOET is inadequate. 8.3 Nature and scope of the cooperation with local, national, regional and international organizations Legislative The Interim National Development Framework is a document drafted by the Ministry of Development Planning (MoDP) that guides Lesotho's collaboration and partnership with international bodies. Administrative Lesotho is a member of SADC and packages many of its programs in line with the provided guidelines. At a national level the National OVC Coordinating Committee (NOCC) works to liaise between NGO's and CSO's and the GoL. The NOCC has representatives from virtually all line ministries, development partners, and major civil society organisations involved in the OVC response (with over half of all ministries represented on the NOCC). It is chaired by the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development. The NOCC is supported specifically by the OVC Co-ordinator in MoSD. NOCC membership includes ‘double orphan and head of household’ and ‘neglected child with a special need’ positions, which are to be occupied by nominated vulnerable children. In addition to the NOCC and the co-ordinating agencies that are involved in the VC arena, there are other platforms and structures through which VC issues are