Services provided to People Living with Disabilities include the following: a) Free consultation at all Government Health Facilities b) Provision of prosthetic and orthotic services at subsidised rate of 5% of the total price and free fitting for those registered as destitute persons. c) Provision of annual subventions to organisations providing special education and skills training. d) Special cut off points for admissions of students with learning disabilities at Tertiary Education. e) Sponsorship of students with learning difficulties in Institutions of Higher Learning. The economic development programmes initiated by the Government specifically target women and girls with disabilities. Furthermore, caregivers of people with multiple disabilities (i.e. people with disabilities who need a care-giver round the clock) are allowed to get economic empowerment support on behalf of those living with disability under their care, including their children. A disabled child is likely to attend a school run by an NGO but financially supported by the Government. If the nature of the disability is related to sight, hearing and ambulatory impairment, the child can expect good support systems and can expect progression to tertiary institutions. Despite Government’s efforts towards the disabled, a child with a disability is likely to have to move to a different town or village to receive specialized education and this may be a challenge them. ARTICLE 20 RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION Botswana supports the right to self determination as per the initial report. ARTICLE 21 FREE DISPOSAL OF WEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES Section 3 of the Mines and Mineral’s Act, 1999 provides that “…all rights of ownership in minerals are vested in the Republic and the Minister shall ensure, in the public interest, that the mineral resources of the Republic are investigated and exploited in the most efficient, beneficial and timely manner” 67 | P a g e

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