A/HRC/22/72 Information and communication services 87. In India, several village councils have computerized databases to improve the access of rural women to administrative data and information about government programmes and schemes.132 88. Ekgaon Technologies created a platform of mobile banking through short text messages that enabled rural women in Tamil Nadu, India to access banking information and services from national banks.133 A similar system was used in Ghana to provide access to health workers. As a result, the rate of maternal mortality decreased in the villages where the short text messaging system was implemented.134 89. A project led by an NGO in Ecuador has trained more than 300 women in rural areas on the use of computer-based technologies. This project has provided girl children with the possibility to access distance learning programmes and enhanced the capacity of women leaders to engage with public authorities by the submission of projects for sewerage, housing and drinking water.135 Public services 90. In Tajikistan and Moldova, the delivery of public services has been reformed. The members of local administration come together in a “service hall” where they provide services to the population on matters concerning access to education, health care, social protection, civic registration, passports, and land rights. The meetings between the population and the administration take place once a week. This system removes the bureaucratic burden frustrating the access of the population to public services. 136 Markets 91. To improve markets in the Solomon Islands, UN-Women developed a partnership to improve markets with Governments and organizations of market vendors in the Pacific region. The sites of markets enlarged with the construction of kitchens, toilets, showers and safe low-cost places for women and their children to sleep. The complex was complemented with a learning and handicraft centre where may learn new skills to diversify their trade and increase their income. 137 VI. Conclusions 92. While certain advances are noticeable, the interests, concerns and needs of rural women deserve heightened attention. Patterns of discrimination persist and prevent women from realizing their rights. This study has emphasized that the legal framework to remove these precise patterns of discrimination affecting rural women exists and that States are bound to respect it. To do so, States have to actively address de facto and de jure discrimination against rural women by employing a number of comprehensive strategies and pursuing good practices. The Advisory Committee illustrated some of these in the present study. The Committee recommends that States, in cooperation with international organizations and non-governmental organizations, 132 133 134 135 136 137 22 CSW Report, para. 33. Ibid. UN-Women, supra note 25, p. 23. UN-Women, ICT Training Open Windows of Opportunity for Rural Women, 26 April 2012. UN-Women, One-Stop-Shop Service Delivery in Tajikistan, 11 April 2012. UN-Women, Safer Spaces and Better Markets in the Pacific Islands, 27 April 2012.