to comply with the needs of nature in a clean and descent manner. Some inmates stated that they have resorted to spreading their blankets in the sun as a measure to “disinfecting” lice and bad odour. x. Education & Vocational Training Whawha ‘Young Offenders’ Prison has educational facilities providing for both primary and secondary education for inmates only. At the time of the visit, the Institution had 181 students, 96 primary students and 85 secondary students. The Prison had 6 qualified teachers and it was noted that the teacher student ratio for juniors is 1: 40 and for infants it is 1: 25. Such efforts are highly commendable and are in line with S.38 of the Rules for the Protection of Juveniles which stipulates that the right to education has to be observed wherever possible for young offenders. The also institution has an examination center but no candidate had registered for the June examinations at the time of the visit due to lack of funding which was said to be dependent on donors and willing relatives. Examinations registration fees are a big challenge at the institution. It was pointed out that even when the examination fee is sourced it is not adequate to register for the minimum number of subjects for one student, that is five subjects and above. In most cases students write less than three subjects and those who are definite that they will pass are given first preference thus disadvantaging average and below average students. The ZHRC was informed that in 2015 ZIMSEC examinations a considerable number of students managed to pass with grade B or better. The major challenges faced by the Institution are lack of examination fees due to resource constraints, inadequate primary and secondary text books as well as set books, limited computers, poorly ventilated classrooms that accommodate two or so different grades/forms, unavailability of funds to advance to tertiary level, inadequate furniture to just mention but a few. ZHRC was shown stocks of books donated by UNICEF neatly shelved raising concern as to whether they were being used by inmates. At A level only commercial subjects are offered. The Education Officer highlighted the need to improve ventilation in the old class room blocks. The students who spoke through their Page 16 of 21