281. Also in 2012, the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) indicated that the rate of access to basic sanitation services is 16%. The Government has provided the Commune of N'Djaména with 30,000 trash bins and constructed public latrines in schools. 282. These efforts have helped to limit the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera and others. J. Right to family 283. Article 18 of the African Charter stipulates that “1. The family shall be the natural unit and basis of society. It shall be protected by the State which shall take care of its physical health and moral. 2. The State shall have the duty to assist the family which is the custodian of morals and traditional values recognized by the community. 3. The State shall ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also ensure the protection of the rights of women and the child as stipulated in international declarations and conventions. 4. The aged and the disabled shall also have the right to special measures of protection in keeping with their physical or moral needs.” 284. Article 37 of the Constitution of the Republic of Chad states that “the Family is the natural and moral basis of society. The State and Decentralized Local Governments have a duty to ensure the well-being of the family”. 285. In Chad, the French Civil Code of 1958 is in force in the absence of an individual and family Act. Article 146 of the Code provides that “there shall be no marriage when there is no consent”. 286. Act No. 06 /PR/2002 of 15 April 2002 on the Promotion of Reproductive Health prohibits harmful customary practices and promotes freedom of choice for spouses. 287. The Ministry of Women, Early Childhood Protection and National Solidarity is responsible for the implementation of the Government’s policy on family welfare. Social centres exist in all main towns in administrative regions and departments throughout the country; they work to strengthen family ties. 288. The Government, in an effort to strengthen existing measures, also adopted Ordinance No. 006/PR/2015 of 14 March 2015 prohibiting child marriage. Article 2 of the Ordinance sets the minimum age for marriage at 18 years. This ordinance has been changed into law (Act No. 023/PR/2015). 289. Articles 212 et seq. of the 1958 Civil Code guarantee the equal rights and duties of spouses during marriage. 290. They also deal with divorce, custody of children, visiting rights, alimony and mutual assistance. Page 63 sur 87