CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
2. State policy shall be directed particularly towards ensuring the harmonious
development of the character of young people, to helping them acquire a taste
for free and creative work, to developing their sense of serving the community,
and to providing appropriate conditions for their entering into active life.
3. The State shall promote, support and encourage young people’s initiatives in
consolidating national unity, and in the reconstruction, the development and the
defence of the country.
4. The State and society shall stimulate and support the creation of youth
organisations for the pursuit of cultural, artistic, recreational, sporting and
educational objectives.
5. The State, acting in co-operation with associations representing parents and
persons in charge of education, and with private institutions and youth
organisations, shall adopt a national youth policy capable of promoting and
supporting the professional training of young people, their access to first jobs and
free intellectual and physical development.
Article 124
Elderly
1. The elderly shall have the right to special protection by their family, society and
the State, particularly through the creation of housing conditions, by living in
togetherness with the family and the community, and by being received at public
and private institutions, thereby preventing them from becoming marginalized.
2. The State shall promote a policy for the elderly that integrates economic,
social and cultural action, with a view to creating opportunities for personal
achievement through their involvement in the life of the community.
Article 125
Disabled
1. The disabled shall have a right to special protection by the family, the society
and the State.
2. The State shall promote the creation of conditions for learning and developing
sign language.
3. The State shall promote the creation of conditions necessary for the economic
and social integration of the disabled.
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