d. 249 - - Social welfare (art. 20.2 ACRWC): Regarding social welfare, we can mention: Traditional aid by in kind and/or cash donations to triplets’ families by the Ministry of Family; Psychological accompaniment and counselling for families facing diverse distress situations provided by the social promotion centres (SPC) and the specialised social services (SSS); Institution of free primary education; Institution of free caesarean section; Popularisations of family planning methods. 250 Medical services and social promotion centres are also in charge of the health action and the assumption of psychological aspects related to the issue of corporal punishment and violence or other forms of torture or degrading treatments against children. 251 For the readjustment and social rehabilitation of corporal punishment victims, the legal aid centre, the social promotion centres, schools social services by the Ministry of Family, and the NGOs are at the victims' disposal for a psychosocial assistance. 252 In any event, all children, regardless of their social condition, including children with disabilities, children living in poverty, children born out of wedlock, asylum seekers or refugee children and children belonging to indigenous and/or minority groups, have the right to the equal legal protection against all forms of assault to their physical integrity, particularly corporal punishments and may enjoy a psychological assistance without any discrimination. e. Protection of orphans: 253 From 2007 to 2010, 13,278 orphans among which 6,137 girls and 7,141 boys, as well as other vulnerable children received help from the structures active in the field of child protection. (7% of the total number of identified vulnerable children). There are 3,184 OVC because of AIDS, (48.7% of girls and 51.3% of boys) and they represent 24% of the OVC. 254 The program « Cellule Cœur d’Espoir (CCE)" of the Ministry of Family supports the OVC [LG1]in the country through the social promotion centres. 255 Therefore, the concept OVC (orphan and vulnerable child) is almost coined in the context of the social intervention especially in the framework of the protection of children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Ministry of Family has adopted, based on its experience, a vulnerability model of children likely to enjoy the protection of orphan children. The support includes school, health and nutritional assistance as