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Public Institutions and Services
Sao Tome and Principe
- English1. The family, as the fundamental element of the society, shall have the right to protection by the society and by the State.
2. It shall be incumbent, especially, upon the State:
a) To promote social and economic independence of households;
b) To promote the creation of a national network of maternal-infant assistance;
c) To cooperate with parents in the raising of their children. (Art. 51) - Portuguese1. A família, como elemento fundamental da sociedade, tem direito à protecção de sociedade e do Estado.
2. Incumbe, especialmente, ao Estado:
a) Promover a independência social e económica dos agregados familiares;
b) Promover a criação de uma rede nacional de assistência materno-infantil;
c) Cooperar com os pais na educação dos filhos. (Art. 51)
Public Institutions and Services
Cabo Verde
- English…
2. Fathers and mothers shall have the right to protection by the society and by the State as regards the realization of their irreplaceable role in relation to children.
… (Art. 89) - Portuguese…
2. Os pais e as mães têm direito à protecção da sociedade e do Estado na realização da sua insubstituível acção em relação aos filhos.
… (Art. 89)
Public Institutions and Services
Mozambique
- English1. The family sector shall play a fundamental role in meeting the basic needs of the people.
2. The State shall support and provide incentives for family sector production, and shall encourage peasants as well as individual workers to organize themselves into more advanced forms of production. (Art. 105) - Portuguese1. Na satisfação das necessidades essenciais da população, ao sector familiar cabe um papel fundamental.
2. O Estado incentiva e apoia a produção do sector familiar e encoraja os camponeses, bem como os trabalhadores individuais, a organizarem-se em formas mais avançadas de produção. (Art. 105)