36 68.5 The CRC (referred to supra) which stipulates that member states: (a) shall take effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children (art 24(3)); and (b) shall protect children against all forms of exploitation, including trafficking (arts 34 and 35); 68.6 The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) in terms of which: (a) child marriage or betrothal is prohibited (art 21(2)); and (b) sexual exploitation and the inducement, coercion or encouragement of a child to engage in any sexual activity is likewise prohibited (art 27). Member states must take all appropriate measures to prevent the abduction, sale or trafficking of children for any purpose, in any form, and by any person including parents or legal guardians of a child (art 29); 68.7 The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. Art 2 thereof defines the sale of children as follows: ‘(a) Sale of children means any act or transaction whereby a child is transferred by any person or group of persons to another for remuneration or any other consideration…’ and