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What is U-Report?
U-Report is UNICEF’s flagship platform
created for youth by youth. It provides young Ugandans with free digital tools
and a safe space to express opinions, propose solutions, and create positive
impact within their communities. The insights gathered through U-Report
directly influence policies and decisions at local, national, and even global
levels.
Since its launch in Uganda in 2011,
U-Report is empowering more than 750,000 young people nationwide. Here, young people can actively participate in
discussions on issues that matter most to them—because your voice matters!
Join U-Report and make your voice part of the change!
How Does U-Report Work?
1. Become a U-Reporter:
Sign up by texting “JOIN” to one of our digital platforms:
2. Participate in Weekly Polls:
Share your views on a variety of topics, from health and education to
employment and safety. Each response helps shape policies and highlights issues
that need attention.
3. Report Community Issues:
U-Report makes it easy to bring attention to urgent matters in your
community—just send a message! Reporting issues like school safety, healthcare
quality, or environmental concerns helps hold leaders accountable for providing
the services you and your community are entitled to.
4. Access Vital Information:
Stay informed about essential topics affecting young people in Uganda. Text
"MENU" to U-Report to learn about mental health, immunization,
HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Children, nutrition, 21st century skills,
and more.
5. Learn with FunDoo:
Our digital companion, “FUNDOO,” is here to make learning fun and interactive!
Gain critical 21st-century skills, explore self-learning activities, and
develop employability skills that will support you as you build your future.
Why Join U-Report?
What Can Young People Do on U-Report
to Create Change?
1. Participate in Polls:
Make your voice heard! U-Report polls allow you to express your views on
important topics, like education quality, environmental protection, and job
creation. For example, a U-Report poll by the Uganda National Youth Council
collected insights on how young people contribute to Sustainable Development
Goals. This information was later shared with the President at the International
Youth Skills Day, showcasing how youth perspectives are valued and impactful.
2. Use U-Report Chatbots for Learning
and Support:
Chatbots on U-Report platforms, including SMS, WhatsApp, the Mobile App, and Facebook, provide interactive access to essential information and skill-building on topics such as life skills, mental health, immunization, nutrition, and more. U-Report has also launched an Information Center and "FunDoo," a skilling chatbot designed to equip young people with valuable life and work skills. Through these chatbots, U-Reporters can access resources and receive referrals to professional support services, such as the SAUTI 116 helpline and the Ministry of Health Call Centre. This service ensures that adolescents, youth, and caregivers have timely access to critical resources whenever they need them most.
3. Engage in Community Action through
U-Report Communities of Action:
U-Report Communities of Action
are dynamic, youth-led initiatives that empower young people to take engage in
meaningful action within their communities. U-Report
Communities are led by young people themselves! These grassroots groups tackle
local challenges, from running immunisation drives to organising skills
training workshops.
By leveraging the collective voices of U-Reporters, these communities mobilise around local and national issues, addressing pressing challenges through advocacy, awareness campaigns, and hands-on initiatives. Decentralised and accessible to all, U-Report Communities of Action foster grassroots leadership, allowing youth from diverse backgrounds to identify and tackle issues such as health, education, and environmental sustainability. Through organised efforts like immunisation drives, mental health workshops, skill-building sessions, and sanitation campaigns, U-Reporters are transforming their communities, creating lasting impact, and driving real change. With the support of U-Report’s digital tools, these communities amplify the voices of young people, ensuring they are heard by policymakers and decision-makers, thereby shaping a brighter, more inclusive future for all.
4. Platform for Advocacy:
Active U-Reporters have a platform to voice their concerns to community leaders
and at national and international fora. By joining, young people can advocate
for better education, healthcare, and other essential services. U-Report
provides a structured space for young people to present real issues and
solutions to decision-makers.
5. Co-create Solutions and Share
Stories on Voices of Youth:
Through the Voices of Youth platform, U-Reporters can share personal stories,
experiences, and solutions that matter most to them. These insights are
amplified across U-Report channels, reaching a wide audience, and making sure
the needs of Ugandan youth are part of the national and global conversation.
U-Report as a Tool for Accountability
to Affected Populations (AAP)
In communities—especially those in
vulnerable or hard-to-reach areas—U-Report serves as a crucial feedback and
accountability mechanism, offering a trusted channel through which young people
and their communities can make their voices heard and directly influence the
quality of services they receive. Through U-Report, they can:
The U-Partners dashboard plays
a pivotal role in this process by enabling each sector—health, education, child
protection, and others—to access, monitor, and address incoming feedback
efficiently. This system fosters a real-time communication loop, where feedback
from communities is actively processed and responded to by service providers,
ensuring accountability, transparency, and a proactive response to emerging
issues.
Through this approach, U-Report not
only elevates community voices but also builds trust by showing that concerns
are met with genuine action. This mechanism empowers communities to influence
decisions and improve the systems they rely on, fostering resilience,
transparency, and engagement across Uganda’s most vulnerable regions.
Benefits of Using U-Report as a Real
-Time Platform
U-Report’s technology offers numerous
advantages:
· Its mobile technology
is a low-cost application with
the potential to reach a wide population.
· Its anonymity fosters open dialogue on issues of public concern.
Together, We Can Make a Difference!
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solidarity or the Picture of U-Reporters in letter U.
U-Report empowers YOU to be the change you want to see in Uganda! Join your voice with millions of others, and let’s create a brighter, healthier, and more just future together.
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Stay connected and inspired with
U-Report:
Together, we can make Uganda a better
place for every young person. Join U-Report today!
Your Voice Matters!
