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U-Report is a tool for young people's
participation, designed to address issues that they care about. U-Report relies
on volunteer community members serving as U-Reporters to provide information on
issues in their communities.
Once a U-Reporter has joined via Facebook or
Twitter, polls and alerts are sent via Direct Message and real-time responses
are collected and mapped on this site. Results and ideas are shared back with
the community via this website. Issues polled include health, education,
gender, inequality and anything else people want to discuss.
Individual messages are confidential but collected data is shared online.
Information received is grouped by age, gender and place in real time and is
used to draw attention to young people’s issues so that their leaders,
educators and society in general include them in their decision making.
There are 52 national U-Report programmes in
addition to the global project which amounts to nearly 7 million U-Reporters
and there are new people joining every day.
U-Report
Ireland is an "OPT-IN" system in that users ask to join,
therefore, taking the first step in engaging with U-Report. U-Report will never
send information to anyone who has not asked to enter the system.
There are two
ways to join: through Facebook or Twitter.
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Through Facebook, users search for
@UReportIRL and ‘Like’ the account, then message "Join"
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Through Twitter, users search for
@UReportIRL and ‘Follow’ the account, then message "Join"
A registration flow will start. Answer three questions:
age, gender and county.
Users are now registered as ‘UReporters’. Their data is stored and protected by RapidPro.
Does it cost
If you register via Twitter or Facebook, it is
a free service. If you register via SMS - depending on your phone contract, the
cost of a standard SMS may apply. U-Report is registered on the Virgin Mobile
network.
Users are asked to submit information on their age,
gender and location. This information is displayed in aggregate terms on the
website homepage. It enables U-Reporters to learn more about the other users
and provides a deeper, statistical analysis of the results. The priority is to
ensure the anonymity of the U-Reporter – no personal information is required to
register or participate. Individual U-Reporters are not identifiable.
In accordance with best practice set by U-Report globally, participants must be aged 13 years or over. If you are under 16, you are required by Irish Law to get your parent’s permission to sign up to U-Report.
Where is the information kept and who sees it?
The information provided is stored in RapidPro and
only selected staff in UNICEF and RapidPro are able to access it. The
final poll results are displayed on the homepage of ureport.ie and are
available for all users and the broader public to view. No individual responses
to the polls are displayed without prior consent from the U-Reporter.
Yes we can receive your messages, but this is not recommended. U-Report is a
messaging system but it is not designed for two-way communication or providing
direct support services for young people. If U-Report receives unsolicited
messages denoting risk in the physical and / or mental health of individual
users, these will be handled according to UNICEF Ireland’s Child Protection
Policy & Procedures.
U-Report will direct users to relevant supports and
services via the ureport.ie website. Importantly, U-Report cannot be
responsible for the information received through the platform, which was not
been requested by the system.
The questions have been devised based
on extensive consultations with young people on issues that affect their lives.
Ultimately the platform will be handed over to a U-Report Youth Committee
consisting of representatives from a range of U-Report partners. The Committee
will determine the broader advocacy strategy behind the platform and select the
relevant surveys to support that and mobilise users.
There are no set times for sending
messages. The first message you send (to JOIN and authorise messaging) is at
any time you like. The registration flow is automatically activated, and
questions flows are initiated at times when U-Reporters are most likely to
respond.
You can contact us @UReportIRL Twitter account or
call us on +353 18783000. UNICEF Ireland is located at 33 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin
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There
are 2 ways out of the system. If you communicate with U-Report via Facebook or Twitter,
simply stop following the account. If your channel of communication is SMS, you
must send an SMS to 089 6000125 with the word "QUIT". You will no
longer receive any communication from RapidPro and the information you’ve
provided will be removed from the system.
Anonymous and free, U-Report uses information that
it collects by Facebook Messenger or Twitter only from its members to allow the
analysis of the polls it proposes and to ensure the management of the
members. The privacy policy of the data collected is governed by the
policies of Facebook and Twitter.
We undertake not to collect your personal
identifiable data (first name, last name, address).
The information collected will be stored on
computer. The IT support is hosted in Brazil at our provider Ilhasoft,
which has successfully responded to the international security test "OWASP
Top 10 Security Threats."
Since U-Report is anonymous and the
database is unable to identify you , all your requests for
rectification, modification or deletion of your data will have to go through
your registration channel (Facebook Messenger or Twitter) by sending the
word PROFILE in private message.
Any suspicious behaviour through U-Report messaging, on Facebook Messenger and Twitter, with the intentional aim of distorting poll results, can be sanctioned by a report or exclusion from the database.
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About what is in this website
This website (U-Report) receives content from our
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and other partner organisations. All the UNICEF-created content is subject
to UNICEF’s Terms of Use.
What you read on this website isn’t usually written
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We’re trusting you as an author to
make sure that everything you write about is accurate, and we can’t be held
accountable for mistakes that you make.
Everything on this website is for you and
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You are given the option to post your opinion and
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If you post things that are not nice, such as
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We are here to help you, so if you submit something
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Attribution policy:
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Anonymous policy:
In some countries (or in certain circumstances)
many of you have requested to remain anonymous (nameless) in your responses or
submissions. That’s fine with us! If you feel like sharing your name or other
information would put you in danger or just don’t want to share if for any
other reason, please don’t include it at registration as everything you publish
is attached to that name.
Please make sure to respect it and not abuse your
position of an anonymous U-Reporter. Always write as if your name is attached
to it.
Hey! Also please remember that these terms of use
(like all the other ones) are subject to change, so please make sure you are
checking up on this page!
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of these terms on your part.
Content Disclaimer
U-Report contains content from adolescents and
young people from across the world that want to contribute to social change,
children’s right and engage their peers in issues that affect their lives.
The views reflected in content or links on the
U-Report website are not necessarily those of UNICEF and partners.
U-Report expressly disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, as to the
accuracy of any the content provided, or as to the authenticity of the
information for any purpose.
The findings, interpretations and conclusions
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the views of U-Report, UNICEF, its partners and other reputable sources or
entities they represent.
Neither U-Report nor the contributors of this
website are reviewing information on this website or the accuracy or
reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements meant
within this website.
U-Report does not endorse the content, opinions or
any products they may offer. This platform is offered to stimulate
discussion and thinking on topics related to youth, participation, community
development issues and civic engagement.
All of the content on this website is intended for
personal, non-commercial use of users.
Notes on the Country
Maps or country data on this website do not reflect
a position by UNICEF on the legal status of any country or territory or the
delimitation of any frontiers.
Comments and Posts
Contributors agree to use the comments and posts
option to send messages and materials that are proper and related to the post.
We retain the right to remove any comment we determine to be, at our sole
discretion, unacceptable[1]. These include
personal attacks, profanity, racism,
cyber-bullying, discrimination and propagating violence of any sort
as well as comments that are for any other reasons objectionable.
We also reserve the rights to make necessary edits
to grammar and spelling. Contributors agree that all comments are public. Any
information received will be considered not to be confidential. This website
does not claim ownership of any comments submitted.
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that you do not infringe on any third party’s copyright or proprietary rights
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you will find more information.
Please note: You can republish images and multimedia that
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Anonymous reporting policy
In those countries or circumstances where U-Report
story authors write anonymously because of fear of danger, it is critical in
order to remain anonymous; U-Report moderators will ensure that we protect the
identity and confidentiality of the contributor if they have chosen to remain
anonymous upon registration.
