P a g e | 77 Administrative GoL took preventative steps to deter teenage pregnancy by raising the age of sexual consent to sixteen (16) years for both girls and boys. The Good Shepherd home provides shelter and schooling for teenage mothers. Difficulties Begging occurs as a result of poverty. It is rarely if ever prosecuted. Generally children beg during the day while there are many people on the streets to give, rather than attending school. The deprivation of their education means the cycle of poverty is likely to continue. Despite the rise in the age of consent, girls still have babies before their sixteenth birthdays, especially in rural areas. Young pregnant mothers are incredibly vulnerable, between the risk of physical effects of pregnancy and labour on a young body to the likelihood of a lack of education continuing the cycle of poverty. 9.7.6 Sale, trafficking and abduction (Article 29) Legislative The CPW Act at Part IX covers trafficking and abduction. Any person who takes part in a transaction whereby the custody or control of a child is transferred permanently or temporarily, for valuable consideration, commits an offence and may be imprisoned for up to five years. The Anti-TIP Act (2011) is a comprehensive piece of legislation for the prohibition, prevention, prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of trafficking. It also provides for the rehabilitation of victims. It provides for adults and children. . Administrative Lesotho has ratified the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children and Prostitution. Beautiful Dream Society provides counseling and shelter for trafficking victims. The MGYSR also provides a shelter at Kalapeng for women who are victims of gender based violence. World Vision Lesotho ran an Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons project which ended in 2013 due to a shortage of funding. It aimed to raise awareness about trafficking issues across five Districts.