CRC/C/15/Add.113 page 2 B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the implementation of the National Plan of Action for the Survival, Development and Protection of Children (1992-2000). In this regard, it also welcomes the establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Commission for the Implementation of the Plan of Action, whose responsibilities include monitoring the implementation of activities under the Plan and promoting cooperation between donors and the competent technical departments. The Committee further welcomes the establishment of the Ministry for the Advancement of Women, Children and the Family, which, inter alia, facilitates the work of the Commission, particularly as regards the coordination of programmes. 4. The Committee notes that the Convention has been translated into Bamanan and Soninke, the State party’s most widely spoken languages, and distributed using posters, booklets, leaflets, brochures and cartoon strips. The Committee welcomes the State party’s use of traditional folk songs, stories and plays in promoting the principles of the Convention. The Committee also welcomes the introduction of a training programme on the Convention which has to date prepared a manual for trainers, trained 18 trainers and established regional and national teams of trainers. The efforts made thus far to train officials working with and for children about the Convention and to sensitize the media about children’s rights are also noted. The Committee appreciates the fact that the Convention has been incorporated in the programme of the teacher training college and in the civic and moral education syllabuses at the primary school level. 5. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the State party’s efforts in encouraging greater child participation and promoting respect for the views of the child. In particular, the Committee welcomes the annual Children’s Parliament and the “Public Forum” which allow children the opportunity to participate in and express their views on human rights and other matters of concern to them, including the National Plan of Action on the Survival, Development and Protection of Children. The Committee notes with appreciation that the Children’s Parliament includes children with disabilities. The Committee also notes with appreciation that the membership of school disciplinary councils includes children. 6. The Committee appreciates the State party’s initiatives within the school environment. In this regard, it welcomes the elaboration and recent implementation of the “Ten-Year Programme for the Development of Education” (PRODEC) which aims, inter alia, to establish parity between boys and girls in terms of recruitment and enrolment, to expand the use of national languages in education and to improve the overall quality of education. The Committee expresses appreciation for the recent initiatives to promote the enrolment of girls at all levels of the educational system. In particular, it notes the establishment of a special unit for the promotion of the education of girls within the Ministry of Basic Education and the implementation of a policy to allow pregnant schoolgirls to continue their education. The Committee further notes the efforts to introduce or revitalize school canteens in economically disadvantaged communities. The Committee appreciates the recent efforts to improve the infrastructure through the construction of additional schools and classrooms and the refurbishment of existing ones.