DISTRICT CONSULTATIONS REPORTS CHAPTER 2: ? The government should pay teachers so that they will not resign and recruit more teachers. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Challenges ? Children are beaten at schools and home. Recommendations ? Corporal punishment should be banned. . “We should not be beaten in schools rather we should be given other forms of punishment.” ? Parents should only beat children for a serious cause. CHILD ABUSE Challenges ? Children are sexually abused by teachers and relatives. Recommendations ? Harsher sentences should be passed on perpetrators. CHILD LABOUR Challenges ? Children spend most of their time working if they are not at school. They do not have time to rest and play. This affects children in the rural areas more. ? Parents do not even consider the age of the child before giving them work. Recommendations ? Children should be given enough time to play and not work all the time. ? Children should not be made to work before going to school in the morning because they will be tired in class and will not concentrate. ? Children should be given work taking into account their age. ? Child labour should be criminalized. PROTECTION Challenges ? Kariba is infested with animals such that children do not move around early in the morning or at sunset for fear of being attacked. Recommendations ? Dangerous animals should be locked up in reserves and game parks where children will not be attacked. SHELTER Challenges ? The houses children are living in are not safe and do not provide adequate protection from wildlife. Recommendations ? The government should build more decent accommodation for children which protect them from the dangers of wildlife CHILD PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESS Children's consultations CONSOLIDATED REPORT 56