NAURU

Social Protection in Nauru

Nauru is the second smallest country in the world with a population of 10,000 across the 21 square-Kilometre island. Despite its size, Nauru has made a recognisable effort to implement social protection schemes. Hover over the icons below to see which of these life-cycle risks Nauru is addressing and how.

Early Childhood Early Childhood
EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • Poor access to antenatal and post natal care
  • Unsafe birth
  • Poor access to immunisation
  • Stunting, malnutrition and hunger
  • Reduced cognitive development
  • Birth claim (one off benefit)
School Age School Age
SCHOOL AGE
  • Malnutrition
  • Unable to access or stay in school
  • Child labour
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Loss of parents or carers
Youth Youth
YOUTH
  • Inadequate skills
  • Inability to access training
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Alienation
  • Secondary and tertiary scholarships to study abroad (if qualified)
Working Age Working Age
WORKING AGE
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Cost of children
  • Lack of childcare
  • Care of parents
  • Debt
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
Old Age Old age
OLD AGE
  • Increasing frailty and disability
  • Inability to work
  • Lack of family care
  • Elder abuse
  • Universal Old Age Pension (60 years and older)
  • Nauru Superannuation Scheme for government employees
  • Parliamentary Pension Fund for former members of parliament
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Early Childhood
  • Poor access to antenatal and post natal care
  • Unsafe birth
  • Poor access to immunisation
  • Stunting, malnutrition and hunger
  • Reduced cognitive development
SCHOOL AGE
School Age
  • Malnutrition
  • Unable to access or stay in school
  • Child labour
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Loss of parents or carers
YOUTH
Youth
  • Inadequate skills
  • Inability to access training
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Alienation
WORKING AGE
Working Age
  • Unemployment and underemployment
  • Cost of children
  • Lack of childcare
  • Care of parents
  • Debt
  • Gender discrimination
  • Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Domestic violence
OLD AGE
Old Age
  • Increasing frailty and disability
  • Inability to work
  • Lack of family care
  • Elder abuse
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Early Childhood
  • Birth claim (one off benefit)
YOUTH
Youth
  • Secondary and tertiary scholarships to study abroad (if qualified)
OLD AGE
Old Age
  • Universal Old Age Pension (60 years and older)
  • Nauru Superannuation Scheme for government employees
  • Parliamentary Pension Fund for former members of parliament

Nauru has a universal disability allowance available for people with disability and a death claim (one off benefit) available for families.