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(ii) women constitute at least half the membership of all Commissions and other
elective and appointed governmental bodies established by or under this
Constitution or any Act of Parliament;
(c) State institutions and agencies of government at every level must take practical
measures to ensure that women have access to resources, including land, on the basis
of equality with men.
(2) The State must take positive measures to rectify gender discrimination and imbalances
resulting from past practices and policies.
2.10 Fair regional representation
(1) The State must promote the fair representation of all Zimbabwe’s regions in all
institutions and agencies of government at every level.
(2) The State and institutions and agencies of government at every level must take practical
measures to ensure that all local communities have equitable access to resources to promote
their development.
2.11 Children
(1) The State must adopt policies and measures to ensure that in matters relating to children
the best interests of the children concerned are paramount.
(2) The State must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the resources available
to it, to ensure that children—
(a) enjoy family or parental care, or appropriate alternative care when removed from the
family environment;
(b) have shelter and basic nutrition, health care and social services;
(c) are protected from maltreatment, neglect or any form of abuse; and
(d) have access to appropriate education and training.
(3) The State must take appropriate legislative and other measures—
(a) to protect children from exploitative labour practices; and
(b) to ensure that children are not required or permitted to perform work or provide
services that
(i) are inappropriate for the children’s age; or
(ii) place at risk the children’s well-being, education, physical or mental health or
spiritual, moral or social development.
2.12 Youth
All State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must take reasonable
measures, including affirmative action programmes, to ensure that the youth, that is to say
people between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five years—
(a) have access to appropriate education and training;
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