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
- Poor access to antenatal and post natal care
- Unsafe birth
- Poor access to immunisation
- Stunting, malnutrition and hunger
- Reduced cognitive development
SCHOOL AGE
- Malnutrition
- Unable to access or stay in school
- Child labour
- Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
- Loss of parents or carers
YOUTH
- Inadequate skills
- Inability to access training
- Unemployment and underemployment
- Gender discrimination
- Commercial and sexual exploitation and abuse
- Domestic violence
- Alienation
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
- Increasing frailty and disability
- Inability to work
- Lack of family care
- Elder abuse
Leading to the following solutions:
EARLY CHILDHOOD
- Birth claim (one off benefit)
YOUTH
- Secondary and tertiary scholarships to study abroad (if qualified)
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.