CRC/C/15/Add.269 page 15 boarding school fees for girls. Nevertheless, the Committee remains concerned about the findings of an inter-wilaya analysis which reveals persisting gender disparities in the gross enrolment ratio for girls. 66. With regard to access to quality education by nomadic children having a pastoral lifestyle, the Committee refers to its previous recommendation made upon the consideration of the State party’s initial report and regrets that the State party’s second periodic report lacks information about this issue. The Committee is deeply concerned that the State party is not able to meet the educational needs of nomadic children. 67. The Committee recommends that the State party allocate adequate financial, human and technical resources in order to: (a) Increase budgetary allocations, governmental subsidies and assistance programmes for children from low-income families in order to secure their equal access to education of all levels; (b) Complete the ongoing reform of the educational system, including revision of the curricula and learning methods in order to increase the quality of education and of the teaching materials; the State party is requested to provide updated information about this reform in its next periodic report to the Committee; (c) Provide access to early childhood education for every child, including poor families and families living in rural areas, and raise awareness among parents about the benefits of preschool and early-learning opportunities; (d) education; Adopt urgently effective measures to decrease the repetition rate in primary (e) Take effective measures to address gender disparities in education, for example by expanding literacy programmes for women and girls and developing and adopting a gender-specific education strategy, including scholarship programmes for girls living in rural areas; (f) Provide more facilities for need-based vocational training and non-formal learning, including for children who have not completed primary or secondary education; (g) Provide nomadic children with access to quality education through flexible models of education such as mobile schools and distance learning programmes; and (h) Cooperate with, among others, UNESCO, UNICEF and non-governmental organizations to improve the education sector. Aims of education 68. The Committee is deeply concerned about the findings of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief during his visit to Algeria in 2002 (see E/CN.4/2003/66/Add.1), in particular that teachers were said to have taught very young children how to stone an adulterous