UNICEF, Airtel Deepen Mobile Participation On U-Report
UNICEF has signed an agreement with Airtel Nigeria to further expand telecommunication services to boost U-Report, UNICEF’s unique a social media platform that empowers young people and communities with information to transform their communities and drive positive change on a wide range of issues affecting them. A statement signed by Blessing Ejiofor, Communication Officer, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said U-Report uses simple short message service (SMS) and social media to reach more than three million responders (U-Reporters) across all states in Nigeria on critical issues. This includes access to education, skills development and employability, water and sanitation, health, violence against children, safety and security, and the needs of internally displaced persons. It relies on volunteers from the community, mostly young people serving as U-Reporters, to provide information through polls. Results generated from U-Report polls are shared with the office of