• Some kind of uniform curtains to separate the beds and provide some privacy to the detainees. This will prevent them having to use blankets which besides making the place look ve1y shabby it would also allow detainees to use blankets to cover themselves at night. • The use of sheets on the beds. These sheets are to be changed and washed regularly. Sleeping directly on the mattress is very unhealthy as the dirt which accumulates cannot be washed. • The regular fumigation of mattresses • The provision of storage space so that food is not stored under or next to the beds, making it easier for the place to be infested with rats and other insects. • Some kind of storage for personal belongings so that shoes and other personal items are not stored on trunking • The regular provision of cleaning materials • The provision of a decent place where to hang their clothes to dry. Hanging clothes on mattresses in a yard and/or against windows makes the place ve1y shabby. • The supervision of the cleanliness of the place. The Board welcomes the plan for the establishing of laundry rooms in the Centres. Members are of the opinion that setting up this laundry room which would need to be regularly supervised, would greatly improve the situation regarding the cleanliness in the centres. Industrial washing machines have reached the centres yet they are not yet functioning. The Board would welcome a system whereby detainees can take care of their own laundry. 12. Education and Other Activities This year the Board saw some educational activities at Mal Far Detention Centre. The Board appreciated this incentive and would like to see it developed to cover more areas. Staying in detention for eighteen months can be a long time enough for detainees to learn the languages and skills needed for when they leave the Centres. A special request of the inmates is the learning of the use of computers. With some eff01t this could easily be organised, making the detainees more employable when they are released from detention. These educational activities would also help to remove the boredom that develops, and which in turn sparks further problems in the Centres. 13. Announcing the result of the Interview regarding their application for Asylum The Board has witnessed serious discontent whenever the results of the interview regarding the Asylum status were announced. It seems that whole groups of detainees 13