Page 24 b. Living Conditions of Detainees The dilapidated state and overcrowding of prisons hardly make them conducive for living. Families are however authorized to bring food to their detained family members to supplement prison rations. Negotiations are ongoing with international organizations to meet the needs of child inmates. The plans entail creating separate quarters for minors, girls and boys within the prisons, building school blocks for the children and for vocational training, libraries, video libraries and playing areas. For Douala, the Bepanda shelter and observations centre will be turned into a pilot institution for children in need of special protection measures under one roof (orphans and vulnerable children, street children, children having fallen foul of the law, child trafficking victims). The project is supported by the UNICEF Special Protection Programme and will serve as yardstick for the entire Central African region, once it takes shape. However, funds should be mobilized for its implementation. For now, child inmates in prisons such as the Yaounde Central Prison have leisure activities such as dancing, television, cinema, board games, sports and cultural events. D. Respect for the Views of the Child (Article 7) The preamble of Cameroon‟s Constitution stipulates the free expression of opinion by all citizens. Indeed, the Constitution states that “the freedom of communication, of expression, of the press, of assembly, of association, and of trade unionism, as well as the right to strike shall be guaranteed under the conditions fixed by law” Cameroon continues to celebrate the Day of the Child each year to enable children to express their views on education, health, combating corruption and the problem of street children, during the Children‟s Parliament sessions. Furthermore, 24 Information, education and crisis centres have been set up in schools, with the support of UNICEF, as part of the adolescent participation and development programme. Several health clubs have also been formed in primary and secondary schools to combat HIV/AIDS; “child-friendly and girl-friendly” pilot schools have also sprung up. Child governments and child and youth municipal councils (COMJ) have also been set up in Douala, Yaounde, Ngaoundéré and Bertoua, with the support of UNICEF.