U-NEWS INDIA EDITION #3: FEBRUARY 2024
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U-Ambassadors
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A group of 74 young change-makers, personify the spirit of U-Report India. Carefully selected from a pool of 25 lakh U-Reporters in India, these youth, aged 16-25, represent diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise.
In just over three months, they've achieved:
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30+ on-ground events across India.
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Created a knowledge-sharing website.
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Co-created visually appealing webpage design for showcasing advocacy programs.
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A referral campaign for boosting U-Report enrollments.
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A professional logo that gives the U-Ambassador program a unique identity.
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Active participation in a nationwide poll addressing critical youth issues.
These brilliant U-Ambassadors are driving positive change and making their voices heard across the nation. Stay tuned for more updates on their impactful initiatives!
U-Reporters from India on a Global stage
Global Poll on Foundational Learning
To address the Global Learning crisis, U-Report is back stronger with another edition of the U-Report poll which has the voices of over 1 million Young People worldwide.
U-Report India was a key contributor of this poll, as around 33,000 young people (below 18yrs) participated in this poll and contributed with their interesting insights on their perception of the education system in India.
The best part is that one of the young person from Gujarat, India - ‘Ms Nishtha Panchal’ was selected as the voice of the entire U-Report community with
32 Million U-Reporters from around the world to present key U-Report findings from the poll in the
International Education Summit in New York held in September 2023.
funDoo goes global
During the visit of Mr Thomas Davin, Director of the Office of Innovation, UNICEF, to India, funDoo was highlighted to him as THE SKILLING PLATFORM for Young People. Being fascinated, Thomas welcomed some young people from around India to share their experiences about funDoo. In a High-Level meeting between Thomas and Senior UNICEF officials, some U-Reporters present both in-person and online, shared their experiences.
A special feature interview was conducted with U-Reporter Ms Diksha Soni who visited UNICEF office from her hometown in Madhya Pradesh.
An extra special feature was given to U-Reporter
Mr Akash who was interviewed by Thomas himself.
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Career growth with U-Report
Check out these new additions on U-Report India which will help you get ahead in career and new opportunities.
Community News
Asheem from Tamil Nadu
Mohammed Asheem, a dedicated U Ambassador from Tamil Nadu, took it upon himself to ignite awareness about U-Report India among college students. Self-funding the event, he bypassed financial constraints and orchestrated a successful gathering at Government Arts College. With the support of college management, the NSS officer, and the district youth officer, Asheem navigated challenges like presentation preparation and an unexpected power cut.
Ritu from Haryana
Ritu Jowel, a dedicated U-Ambassador in Haryana, exemplifies grassroots empowerment, funding her own
U-Ambassador T-Shirt to organize impactful events introducing U-Report India to schoolgirls, overcoming challenges, including convincing the school principal.
Her efforts inspire positive change, emphasizing the transformative potential of U-Report India in empowering young women to address critical issues
and shape their future.
Youth Engagement
Youth Hub App Testing
U+1
Social Media Champions
Youth Hub is a YuWaah platform that connects young people with job opportunities & skill development.
U-Reporters participated in testing the
Youth Hub App, with around
4,000 U-Reporters awarded certificates from UNICEF and YuWaah.
We recently concluded a new referral campaign "U+1". This referral initiative is aimed at empowering our
U-Reporters to bring their friends onto our platform. As a bonus, we announced a raffle, for ten lucky
U-Reporters who won attractive prizes.
A team of 120 young content creators were organized from around India to create high quality digital contents for the U-Report India official social media platforms and website. Active members received a certificate signed by the Country Manager of U-Report India.
New and Trending
30 Million Celebration
U-Report is now available in
99 countries with participation of over 32 Million U-Reporters.
YuWaah Day
U-Reporters from 5 different states participated in this year's YuWaah Day (1/11/2023) to manage the U-Report India stall.
Youth4Water plus
U-Report India is partnering with Youth4Water Plus in Orissa.
MP Career Guidance
Madhya Pradesh CMRise and PMShri schools to get amazing library of skilling and career guidance resources through
U-Report India
WhatsApp Channel
Our WhatsApp Channel is launched, and it already has over 63,000 followers.
Manage Stress
Learn about stress, its effects, control tips, and different ways to handle it through content specially created by the
U-Report Global team.