f. Promote among public and private schools the sensitivity to particular Moro and indigenous practices suchasfasting in the month of Ramadan, choice of clothing (including wearing of hijab), and availability of halal food; and g. In coordination with CHED and TESDA,closely monitortheir regional operations so that programsin every region are equitably distributed, properly implemented, and all are given the opportunity to avail of the services. 2. NCIP, NCMF, RCBW, and LGUs to conduct community consultations on the effect of child marriagesonthe health, education, and over-all situation ofa girl-child. Girl-children shall be protected from all forms of abuse and exploitation. Further: 1. LGUsshall organize and make functional Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPCs). DILG shall monitor the compliance thereof; and 2. DILG shall institute measures for LGUs to comply with organization and functionality of the LCPCsatall levels. LGUsshall ensure the organization andfunctionality of the LCPCsthat shall adopt existing indigenous mechanismsin the protection of children; pursue measuresto eliminate all forms of discrimination againstgirl-children in education, health, nutrition, and skills development; andprotectgirl-children from all forms of abuse and exploitation. DepEd, CHED, NCIP, NCMF, and BCH-ARMM shall: 1. Provide equal access of Muslim andindigenousgirl children in the Madaris, schools of living culture and traditions, and regular schools; 2. Develop gender-sensitive, rights-based and culturesensitive curriculum, including legal literacy and books,in the Madaris and schoolsofliving culture andtraditions; 3. Ensure sensitivity of regular schools to particular Moro andindigenous practices, such as fasting in the month of Ramadan,choice of clothing (including the wearing of hijab) and availability of halal. Ea Protection of Senior Citizens A. Senior citizens, especially those whoactively contribute to productive and reproductive work, shall have continuous access to support services. All programsandservicesfor seniorcitizens shall be Genderresponsive,rights-based and culture-sensitive. In so doing, concerned agencies and LGUsshall ensure that specific needsand concerns of womenseniorcitizens are identified and addressed. DOH and other concerned agencies shall provide capability building on the prevention, detection and managementof psycho-social problems and other geriatric concerns of womensenior citizens among healthcare professionals, specifically on the handling of older person abuse. LGUs shall develop and utilize supportive community resources that provide in-home services, respite care, and stress reduction with high-risk families; in addition, explore the possibilities of subsidies and support for family and caregivers to promote quality homecarefor seniorcitizens. The Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) shall include services addressing gender- basedviolence. 79