b) Leisure, recreation and cultural activities (article 12) b1. Legislative, administrative and judicial measures Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution guarantee the child‟s right to the free development of the cultural and intellectual aspects of his personality, and to the material and intellectual development of the youth. The State must ensure the full exercise of this right. The CRC guarantees the right of the child to leisure, play and participation in cultural and artistic activities. A Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and Culture and the Francophonie Games was created. Another Ministry was also set up and charged with the Professional Integration of Youths and Communities. b2. Limitations These are principally linked to inadequate infrastructure, supervisory staff and financial means. Such difficulties are more glaring in urban centres where playgrounds have largely been parcelled out and sold by the municipal authorities. In 1991, the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and Culture took stock of sports facilities in Niamey. The exercise revealed that there was 1 football field for 3,554 students and 1 basketball court for 2,000 students. Furthermore, the sports facilities of colleges and Government high schools are obsolete. b3. Achievements During 1975, the annual youth festival – the event which brings together the youth of the country to compete in cultural and artistic activities – was instituted. As concerns leisure, two legislations were passed, namely: Law No. 98-085 and Law No. 98-086 of 6 April 1998. The first institutes the national youth charter while the second relates to the declaration of the national youth policy. These legislations seek to ensure the full development of the youth. Furthermore, the following activities are organised periodically:  The Dan Gourmou Award instituted in 1983 which makes it possible to discover new musical talents and ensure their supervision;  The Niger traditional dance and music festival ;  The traditional wresting championship;  The Niger students‟ week, which brings together pupils/students from all over Niger, is designed to strengthen national cohesion;  The Niger cinema week;  The drama and humour week;  The long-holidays tournament, during which sports, mostly football competitions are organized for the neighbourhood youths;  Students‟ celebrations;  Holiday camps.  Niger‟s participation in the international festival for artistic and cultural integration organized in Burkina Faso.  The organization of the children‟s artistic and cultural festival (sukabé) 34