Data in Focus: Issue 2 January 2023

Key highlights: 

• U-Report is a powerful two-way communication tool. It allows messaging to pre-registered users, who can make their voices heard and answer pressing questions in real-time.
• In Lesotho, as of November 2022, there are 6,428 total pre-registered U-reporters, and numbers are growing.
• Lesotho has used U-Report for real-time programme monitoring, citizen engagement, and information-sharing and to promote social behaviour change in various settings.
• While the U-Report is currently hosted and managed by UNICEF Lesotho, in other countries, the tool is hosted and managed by the government and integrated into national programming Monitoring and Evaluation.