<s>
U-Report	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
social	O
messaging	O
tool	O
and	O
data	O
collection	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
UNICEF	O
to	O
improve	O
citizen	O
engagement	O
,	O
inform	O
leaders	O
,	O
and	O
foster	O
positive	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
UNICEF	O
Innovation	O
used	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
to	O
develop	O
U-Report	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
platform	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
anyone	O
to	O
publish	O
real-time	O
information	O
and	O
data	O
analytics	O
in	O
SMS	O
format	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Uganda	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
which	O
UNICEF	O
launched	O
the	O
U-Report	B-Protocol
mobile	O
initiative	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
population	O
being	O
,	O
on	O
average	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
youngest	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
U-Report	B-Protocol
'	O
s	O
success	O
in	O
Uganda	O
,	O
UNICEF	O
expanded	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
Zambia	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
and	O
to	O
Nigeria	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Zambia	O
,	O
U-report	B-Protocol
was	O
used	O
to	O
prevent	O
HIV	O
among	O
adolescents	O
and	O
young	O
people	O
,	O
with	O
voluntary	O
HIV	O
testing	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
rising	O
from	O
24%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
to	O
40%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nigeria	O
,	O
U-Report	B-Protocol
primarily	O
conducts	O
surveys	O
on	O
social	O
and	O
medical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
U-Report	B-Protocol
reached	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
reporters	O
in	O
fifteen	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Ukraine	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
Europe	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
U-Report	B-Protocol
program	O
,	O
growing	O
to	O
68,273	O
participants	O
by	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
