- implementing the education project for minors kept under custody by IDAY and “Association Grain de Sable” [Grain of Sand Association]. As for the prevention of and fight against sexual violence, corporal punishment, abuse and trafficking of children for sexual exploitation, some actions taken were: - - - carrying out the national campaign on the fight against child trafficking and sexual exploitation by MINAS, with support from EIP-Cameroun and UNICEF; continuing with the implementation, since 2011, of a sexual violence prevention project called “Création d’un environnement protecteur pour la prévention des abus sexuels et de la traite des enfants à des fins d’exploitation sexuelle et des discriminations sexistes des enfants au Cameroun” [Creating a protective environment for the prevention of sexual abuse and trafficking of children for sexual exploitation and gender discrimination of children in Cameroon] by Kinderrechte Afrika, in partnership with some associations, “CIPCRE Cameroun” and ALDEPA; building the capacities of journalists and radio presenters during programmes for the promotion of the rights of the child; organising media campaigns; celebrating all the days dedicated to the child, laying emphasis on his education; raising the awareness of students in schools and students’ parents on sexual abuse; carrying out the national campaign against child trafficking and sexual exploitation by MINAS, with support from EIP (Ecole Instrument de Paix)-Cameroun [School, Instrument of Peace] and UNICEF; holding in February 2014 of a symposium on harassment within school and university milieu. In general, considerable efforts have been made to improve on education and number of teachers in the primary, secondary and higher levels. The increase in the number of schools, training centres, professional high schools and handicraft and domestic science training centres (SAR/SM) helped to absorb a significant number of children and, particularly, girl children and young mothers who are school dropouts. The inclusion in the curricula of modules on the rights of the child, the fight against all forms of violence against children in school and life skills have enabled children to better acquire selfprotection reflexes against some of these scourges. In addition, the number of projects realized on drinking water supply and sanitation in schools has raised children's awareness on behavioural patterns to be encouraged in order to eradicate some diseases such as cholera, malaria and other water-borne diseases. However, the actions still face some difficulties such as: insufficient budgets allocated to meet the needs of social ministries, especially Health, Employment and Vocational Training, Social Affairs, Women’s Empowerment and the Family, as well as Youth Affairs and Civic Education; the still high cost of textbooks; limited availability of training materials on national integration; the student-teacher ratio still remains high; lack of coordination and visibility of numerous projects carried out on the field by partners so as to promote access to education; absence of some teachers posted t remote areas; bottlenecks in the process of providing the minimum package that makes it difficult for schools to function smoothly; limited awareness-raising activities in certain schools and regions; nonprovision to all children trainers of teaching aid on the rights of the child. 21