Office of the Ombudsman, Samoa‘s National Human Rights Institution Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child – September 2015 violence disaggregated by sex, age, region (urban/rural), and relationship between victim and perpetrator.  Recommendation 4: The NHRI recommends that the Samoan Government withdraw its current reservation under Article 28 of the Convention.  Recommendation 5: That the Samoan Government assist in reducing the incidental costs of education so that primary education in Samoa can be completely free.  Recommendation 6: That the Samoan Government continue to implement its National Policy on Disability as well as increase disability training for teachers in government schools.  Recommendation 7: That the Samoan Government engage with UN partners to implement CSE in accordance with UNFPA‘s Operational Guidance in order to empower young people to protect their health, wellbeing and dignity.  Recommendation 8: The Samoan Government, in consultation with the NHRI, UNFPA and UNAIDS, should launch comprehensive public health campaigns around safe sex, in particular addressing increased understanding and acceptance of condom and contraceptive use at political, religious and traditional leadership levels.  Recommendation 9: To promote attitudinal change in the community, the Samoan Government expand its Mothers and Daughters programme to become nationwide and consider a similar programme for fathers and sons in order to combat negative social and cultural attitudes towards teenage pregnancy.  Recommendation 10: The Samoan Government should foster improved teacher and student acceptance of pregnant students, and encourage pregnant girls to remain in school or provide alternative options for them to continue their schooling while pregnant as well as once they become mothers through an outreach and education campaign.  Recommendation 11: Corporal punishment in the family and community should be addressed both through awareness raising and legislative reform: The Samoan Government should be supported in their continued efforts to advocate for zero tolerance of corporal punishment at the village level combined with further awareness-raising activities; .  Recommendation 12: The Samoan Government support SVSG so that it can adequately provide counselling and support services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and incest. However, the responsibility for providing such services falls directly within the role of the state. The Samoan Government should allocate resources from its annual budget to adequately perform this role, either to be provided directly to SVSG to enhance its services to meet the high demand or to establish a public counselling clinic for victims of such abuse. 34