iii. iv. Undertake awareness creation among healthcare professionals on youth friendly sexual and reproductive health services and information delivery; and Sensitize the general public on the relevance on open dialogue among all age groups on sexual and reproductive health in order to reduce HIV/AIDS prevalence among adolescents. 37. The Committee is concerned that school-feeding program is not fully operationalized due to budget constraints. Taking in to account the multifaceted and long-term benefit, the Committee urges the State Party to prioritize and budget for the full operationalization of the program in all schools. 38. The Committee notes with concern that while 72% of households have access to safe drinking water; there is high disparity between rural and urban areas. Moreover, the Committee is concerned that about 42 percent of the total population have no access to improved sanitation facilities. The Committee encourages the State Party to ensure universal accessibility and availability of safe drinking water and recommends for measures to be taken towards the improvement of access to sanitation facilities. G. Education, leisure and cultural activities 39. The Committee notes with appreciation the inclusion of the right to free primary education in the Constitution of the State Party. However, the Committee is concerned that top up fees are required by majority of public school thus excluding children who are economically disadvantaged, orphaned and those who are in vulnerable situation, from schools. The Committee recommends the State Party to finalize the on-going review of fee structure and eliminate top up fees in primary schools. 40. The Committee notes with appreciation the commendable teacher to pupil ratio, which is 1:40 at primary level and 1:35 at secondary level. The Committee encourages the State Party to maintain the ratio and work towards improved quality of education. 41. The Committee notes with concern the low number of secondary schools, which are a third of the number of primary schools. The Committee recommends the State Party to improve school infrastructure for secondary education. 42. The Committee is concerned about Section 4(3) of the Free Primary Education Act, which provides that foreign children shall pay for primary education and that the enrollment of a foreign child in primary education is dependent on its impact on the enrollment of a Swazi child who is eligible to enroll. The Committee further notes with concern challenges of enrollment of stateless children and irregular migrant children 12

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