12. Women living with disabilities must be able to found a family and to exercise their sexuality without restraint. 13. The right to recreation and leisure should also extend to women living with disabilities. 6. Youth In this regard the youth demand that: 1. The right to vote should be applied as specifically enshrined in the constitution without the other stringent restrictions such as proof of residence as this defers youths from exercising their right, since the majority of them do not own homes. At the same time it must be emphasized that the youth want to take part in electoral processes. 2. Youth want representation and participation at all levels, namely in Parliament and in political parties. The youth want to be able to participate actively in the governance of their country articulating their demands on their own behalf. 3. Female youth must be protected from the HIV and AIDS pandemic. This includes the provision of information on HIV and AIDS, STI’s and other reproductive health rights issues as well as empowering young women to be economically independent. 4. Protection of the youths against human trafficking is a priority and this must be coupled with stiff penalties against perpetrators. 5. Female youth demand freedom of employment and the State should put in place facilities for vocational training for young women. 6. The right to education for female students must be recognised. Government must ensure funding for tertiary education for female students to avoid exploitation. Affirmative action must be actively applied to address historical imbalances in accessing education 7. Right to have equal opportunities for employment that promotes vocational training centres to promote skills of female youth. 8. There should be provision for a psycho social support as well as financial support to help young pregnant women and those rejected by families due to pregnancy and young women must be able to continue with education after giving birth. 9. Right to human dignity should be guaranteed, with special focus on abolishing of harmful and degrading religious and cultural practices, namely virginity testing , genital mutilation, child marriages, child pledging and sexual intercourse with one’s father in law. 10. Lobola should not be commercialised and in fact must be standardised to avoid exploitation of women.

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