Page 28 Modules on family life education and population, elaborated by the Ministry of Education, will be taught as from the beginning of the 2006 school year to accord greater attention to children‟s rights. B. Separation from Parents (Articles 19, 3 and 25) The preamble to the Constitution of 18 January 1996 states that “The State shall protect and promote the family, which is the natural foundation of human society”. Cameroon‟s social policy is essentially based on protection of the family. Everyone has the right to have a family and to develop within it. In that connection, article 8 of the preliminary draft code on the protection of children provides that, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the international legal instruments ratified by Cameroon, all children have the right not to be separated against their will from their parents and family. Apart from the traditional practice of “confiage”, in which, for various reasons and in the interest of the child, children are temporarily cared for by a close relative, friend or relation, Cameroonian children are officially separated from their parents only in order to punish an offence or to place them in a care or rehabilitation facility. These two measures are decided by a judge, acting in conformity with the provisions of articles 700 onward of the Penal Code. A social worker is always consulted. An additional effort was made per Act 2005/015 of 29 December 2005 to introduce legislation in response to the growing number of cases of children who are victims of trafficking and are thus illegally separated from their parents. Perpetrators of such acts are now severely punished, and the State, with the participation civil society organizations is taking steps to identify, care for and protect such children in shelters, pending their social reintegration. Setting up and operating these institutions would require support, while the above 2005 act should be disseminated and action plans formulated. C. Reunification of the Family and Children Deprived of Family Environment (Articles 25 and 18) Cameroon retains the right to guarantee the protection of all children in the family. All policies, programmes and projects on the special protection of children are designed to ensure that children remain in their families or are returned to them.