CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE 2. The family shall be responsible for raising children in a harmonious manner, and shall teach the new generations moral, ethical and social values. 3. The family and the State shall ensure the education of children, bringing them up in the values of national unity, love for the motherland, equality among men and women, respect and social solidarity. 4. Fathers and mothers shall support children born out of wedlock and those born in wedlock. Article 121 Childhood 1. All children have the right to protection from the family, from society and from the State, having in mind their full development. 2. Children, in particular orphans and disabled and abandoned children, shall be protected by the family, by society and by the State against all forms of discrimination, ill treatment and the abusive use of authority within the family and in other institutions. 3. Children shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of their birth, nor shall they be subjected to ill treatment. 4. Child labour shall be prohibited, whether the children are of compulsory school going age or any other age. Article 122 Women 1. The State shall promote, support and value the development of women, and shall encourage their growing role in society, in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life of the country. 2. The State shall recognise and hold in high esteem the participation of women in the national liberation struggle and in the defence of sovereignty and democracy. Article 123 Youth 1. Young people, honourably upholding the patriotic traditions of the Mozambican people, played a decisive role in the national liberation struggle and the struggle for democracy, and they constitute a force for the renewal of society. Translation by MOZLEGAL – Mozambique's Legal Resource Portal www.mozlegal.com [email protected] Tel: +258 1 496900 – Fax: +258 1 496802 Directors: José Caldeira - [email protected] & Adrian Frey - [email protected] MOZLEGAL is a Project of José Caldeira & Associados - Attorneys & Consultants 36