CRC/C/PRY/CO/3 programmes for children and adolescents are relatively limited and that there are no public services providing comprehensive care and assistance to children affected by HIV/AIDS and their families. 59. The Committee recommends that the State party take measures to reduce the spread of HIV infection in its territory, particularly with regard to the young people. It recommends in particular that the State party: (a) Continue, strengthen and develop policies and programmes to provide care and support for children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, including programmes and policies to strengthen the capacity of families and the community to care for such children; (b) Guarantee public funds to acquire supplies to prevent vertical transmission, such as rapid tests and other materials; (c) Pursue awareness-raising efforts to prevent the incidence and spread of HIV/AIDS; (d) Combat all forms of discrimination against those children who live with HIV and AIDS; (e) Establish public services for the care of children affected by HIV and AIDS and their families; (f) Seek technical assistance from, among others, the Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme; and (g) Take into account the Committee’s general comment No. 3 (2003) on HIV/AIDS and the rights of the child and the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in developing its policies and programmes. 7. Education, leisure and cultural activities (arts. 28, 29 and 31 of the Convention) Education, including vocational training and guidance 60. The Committee welcomes the efforts carried out by the State party to increase school attendance in order to reduce dropouts and recognizes the progress made, including the adoption of the Indigenous Education Act No. 3231/07. However, the Committee is concerned at the poor quality of education in many schools, partly a result of the weak training of the teachers, and the dropout rates during the third cycle, sometimes owing to a lack of financial resources by families to face fees and other costs. The Committee is further concerned at the difficulties arising for indigenous children in accessing education and the insufficient measures taken to reflect the multilingual nature of the population. The Committee also takes note of the increase of early childhood education in the years before school, although it is concerned at the insufficient preschools and the limited access of rural and indigenous children. It regrets the almost complete lack of care and education facilities for the youngest children. The Committee also misses information about vocational training for adolescents who decide for a non-academic occupational career. 61. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Provide sufficient funding to ensure free education at all levels of primary education for all children, by abolishing fees and any other costs in all schools; 14