Table 3: Enactments Relating to the Rights of Women and the Protection of Children Law 29/K.OCC/2015 Purpose  On the prohibition of customs which degrade women in the Kasi-Occidental province. 27/K.OCC/2015 001/bdd/2013 Table 4: Gender Policies and Strategies in the DRC Date Policies and Strategies Gender Concepts and Main Thematic Areas 2002 National Programme for the Promotion of Women 2004 Gender Mainstreaming Strategy 2009 National Gender Policy Fight against all forms of discrimination against women, young and little girls and the fight against gender-based violence; Strengthening of the economic capacity of women and their sociocultural empowerment; Promotion of equity and gender equality and the capacitation of the legal and social status of women; Effective synergies in the area of gender. 2009 National Strategy to Combat GenderBased Violence Fight against all forms of impunity in the area of sexual and gender-based violence, Prevention and Protection through the capacitation of the rights of women and children, Consideration of the sexo-specific needs of women, Multisectoral response to the needs of SGBV survivors, Regular maintenance and monitoring of the information on the relevant database. 2010 National Strategy to Combat Infant and Maternal Morbidity Community sensitization, Advocacy for the consideration of Family Planning in national development policies and programmes, Establishment and operationalization of the National Council on the Family and Children to ensure their welfare in that area, Proliferation of “Women’s Centres” for the strengthening of the socio-economic capacity of women within the household. Promotion of the status of women The objective of the programme is to promote the situation of Congolese women through the elimination of legal discrimination which determines their status and progression towards parity with regard to access to economic resources and political power. The strategies involve training, sensitization, support for women’s NGOs and the establishment of new structures or mechanisms, formulation of draft laws in order to remove discriminatory provisions and the mobilization of resources for the implementation In accordance with thesurveys 12 critical of the Beijing platform, this of the PNPFC, studies, andareas research. strategy has been formulated with a view to implementing the national programme for the promotion of Congolese women. 76