Mauritius
Region
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP, 2022)
62
Population (UNFPA, 2023)
1.3 milion

Volunteer statistics (ILO)*

Source: ILOSTATS. The data is collected by ILO from national statistical offices. As national statistics on volunteer work are produced using a variety of approaches and tools, direct and cross-country comparisons are not recommended. For more information, visit https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/volunteer-work/

No data

Measurement work

No data

Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering

Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?

No data

Does the country have a national policy, scheme, plan or strategy specific to volunteering?

Yes

Name of specific policy, strategy or plan on volunteering at the national level. Year created Source link What are the relevant SDG areas/crosscutting themes of the policy, plan scheme or strategy?

National Young Volunteers Scheme

2015 View source

Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?

No

VNR Reporting

Voluntary National Review Report of Mauritius 2019

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No mention No mention

REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW 2024

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Paragraph 1, page 20

Along the same lines, the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture initiated the Smart Agriculture project with the support of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union, Région Réunion and France Volontaires, the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC), the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) and the Centre de coopération International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) in Réunion Island.

No mention

UNSDCF Reporting

United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework - Mauritius 2024-2028

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Volunteering integrated into the narrative text of the UNSDCF


Volunteering integrated in relation to gender equality and/or women’s empowerment

Paragraph 1, page 43

Support vocational orientation, training, mentorship and volunteerism in the care economy, within the context of an ageing population.

Paragraph 2, page 44

Through a human-rights based approach, provide capacity building and technical support, through a “one stop shop” conducting inward and outward research, in order to ensure safe, orderly and regular migration (e.g. youth diaspora volunteering schemes; short term assignments for diaspora, including skills development and transfers, etc.).

No mention
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