4. Priority Target Groups The National Youth Policy recognises the inter-relatedness of challenges facing youth and provides for equal opportunities for all youth. Nonetheless, it affirms that youth are heterogeneous with diverse interests and diverse needs. Therefore, the policy identifies the following youth subgroups with particular and special interests for differentiated national responses and strategically targeted interventions: 1. Young women 2. Youth with disabilities 3. Pupils and students 4. Unemployed Youth 5. Out-of-school youths 6. Youth living with HIV 7. Youth in the Diaspora 4.1 Young Women Girls and young Zimbabwean women face specific challenges and issues. The most disadvantaged are those residing in rural areas, those with disabilities, orphaned, single parents and living on the streets. The youth policy recognises measures to correct gender imbalances and further provides for specific interventions targeting these girls and young women. 4.2 Youth with Disabilities An estimated that 10% of the Zimbabwean population is living with disability. The youth policy approaches disability as a human rights and development issue and creates an enabling environment for youth with disabilities to realize their full development potential and contribute towards betterment of society, by mainstreaming disability issues at all levels and prioritizing issues affecting young people with disabilities. 4.3 Pupils and Students Pupils and students comprise the majority of young people in Zimbabwe. The youth policy provides specific measures for their full and integrated development. 12