Girls and Young Women Empowerment Framework 2.12 In a bid to consolidate and strengthen the coordination of several initiatives that are targeted at protecting and eliminating all forms of discrimination against the girl child, Government has developed the first ever Girls and Young Women Empowerment Framework. It is anchored on five strategic areas of intervention namely: education, economic empowerment, reproductive health rights, safety and protection and leadership development. In this regard a Young Women Desk has been established within the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development. The desk coordinates all empowerment initiatives targeted at children and girls with the view of eliminating all forms of discrimination. Challenges 2.13 So far Zimbabwe has not yet encountered any challenges in the implementation of this Article 3 Article 8: Access to Justice Constitutional and Legislative Measures 3.0 100 The Constitution recognises the importance of legal aid in ensuring access to justice and thus enjoins the State to ensure that legal representation is provided in both civil and criminal matters for people who need it but cannot afford it. In addition, the Constitution provides for the right to administrative justice, i.e. administrative conduct that is lawful, prompt, efficient, reasonable, impartial and both procedurally and substantively fair100. Sections 31, 68, 69 of the Constitution Page | 76

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