THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA frameworks for child protection are developed and strengthened at all levels. It further seeks to strengthen and establish co-ordination structures for OVC programmes and increase resource mobilisation to utilise them efficiently. It furthermore seeks to work towards formalising the existing non-formal institutions for OVC and to build capacity of support systems involved in their management. The policy further Improves provision of care and services for OVC and their families. Furthermore, it attempts to streamline and strengthen registration of OVC and maintain databases for the same and others. 220. The following policies also mainstream protection of persons with disabilities:  National Strategic Development Plan which includes disability as a crosscutting issue.  Social Development Policy which aims at ensuring the social inclusion of persons with disability.  National Disability and Rehabilitation Policy 2011 whose aim is to ensure the meaningful inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream society. Challenges and efforts to mitigate such challenges 221. One of the major challenges facing protection of children in Lesotho is child labour. According to statistics, 26, 42 and 31 percent of children aged 5-9, 10-14 and 15-17 respectively do work. Ninety-three percent of these children work and live in the rural areas while 7 percent live in urban areas. Twenty-three percent of the working children aged between 5 and 9 years work more than 7 hours per week, while those aged between 10 and 14 years work more than 21 hours a week. Fifty-five percent of working children are boys while 45 percent of them are girls. Seventy-two percent of working children are engaged in agricultural activities and 10 percent are engaged in domestic work. 222. In order to combat the problem of child labour in Lesotho, the Ministry of Labour has an Action Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (APEC) 2013/2017. In terms 88