3I• Article 18 of the Charter .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 and moral health 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 the women and the child as stipulated in international declarations and conventions. 4. The aged and the disabled shall also have the right so special measures of protection in keeping with their physical or moral needs. THE GHANAIAN CONSTITUTION The Rights of Women, Children, Families and the Disabled I. Protection of the Family Like most social institutions in contemporary Africa, the family is the site of major struggles for human social advancement, release and realization of the human potential. Several articles in the Constitution provide for the protection of individuals from discrimination and other forms of unfair treatment. Most of these provisions serve to strengthen the family; an institution widely recognized as one of the most fundamental agents of social development. Several aspects of the Constitution are progressive in their potential contribution to the protection of family welfare in Ghana. Without seeking to provide an exhaustive list of these provisions, it is pertinent to identify the following: