U-Report Cocody

What U-Report Cocody does

U-Report Cocody is the Côte d'Ivoire country implementation of U-Report, a global youth civic engagement initiative operated under the auspices of UNICEF. The platform enables young people in Côte d'Ivoire to register as U-Reporters and participate in SMS and WhatsApp-based polls on social, civic, and policy issues affecting youth, with registration conducted via SMS shortcode 1366 across the three major mobile network operators in the country (MTN, Orange, and Moov). The platform is free to users and is designed to extend civic participation to youth without smartphone or internet access. As of the source data, the platform has accumulated 4,062,744 registered U-Reporters in Côte d'Ivoire, operating within a global U-Report network of 40,287,192 users across 104 countries.

The core product offering consists of the U-Report Platform, including interactive polls (Sondages), featured stories/articles, a public U-Reporter statistics dashboard, and published reports aggregating youth sentiment data. Supplemental programs include U-Clubs, a school-based student club initiative launched in 2026 for youth leadership development, automated bot services, and a user-facing dashboard. The value proposition to end users is free, anonymous participation in national dialogue; the value proposition to governments, NGOs, and policy makers is access to aggregated youth perspective data to inform decision-making. There is no disclosed revenue model; the service is free to users and operates as a non-profit initiative sponsored under the UNICEF umbrella.

The operating model is non-commercial: no pricing, no revenue contracts, no enterprise sales motion. Distribution is achieved through carrier-level SMS partnerships, web and WhatsApp channels, and on-the-ground outreach via U-Clubs in Ivorian schools. Governance and program execution are led by a national coordinator (elected February 2026) supported by regional coordinators for the 2026-2027 term, with headcount stated at 51-100 employees. As a non-profit civic engagement initiative, U-Report Cocody is not structured for equity investment, and its strategic trajectory is governed by programmatic and donor considerations rather than commercial return.

Name

U-Report Cocody

Legal name

U-Report Côte d'Ivoire

Website

https://cotedivoire.ureport.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

U-Report Cocody is UNICEF's Côte d'Ivoire country instance of a global youth civic engagement platform, enabling young people to participate in free SMS and WhatsApp-based polls on social and policy issues via carrier shortcode 1366 across MTN, Orange, and Moov.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement Platform

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Youth civic engagement
• SMS polling platform
• Mobile civic participation
• School youth clubs
• Community opinion data

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

U-Report Cocody is a non-partisan SMS and WhatsApp-based polling platform that enables young people in Côte d'Ivoire to share their opinions on local and national issues. It operates under the global UNICEF U-Report movement, using the shortcode 1366 accessible across MTN, Orange, and Moov networks, complemented by a network of school-based U-Clubs for in-person civic dialogue. The platform provides free, zero-rated participation to a registered community of more than 4 million Ivorian U-Reporters.

Product overview

U-Report Cocody is a youth engagement platform operating as part of the global U-Report movement. The core offering consists of the U-Report Platform enabling SMS and WhatsApp-based polling of youth, supported by features including polls/opinions collection, featured stories/articles, U-Reporter statistics dashboards, and reports. The platform also includes U-Clubs as a school-based youth leadership program, a user dashboard for participants, and bot services for automated interactions. The platform has reached 4,062,744 U-Reporters in Côte d'Ivoire with a global network of 40,287,192 U-Reporters across 104 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• U-Report SMS Polling Platform Free SMS-based polling service accessible via shortcode 1366 across MTN, Orange, and Moov networks in Côte d'Ivoire, enabling young people to share opinions on local and national issues and receive aggregated results.
• U-Report WhatsApp Channel WhatsApp-based messaging channel that allows U-Reporters in Côte d'Ivoire to participate in polls and access civic engagement content through the WhatsApp interface.
• U-Clubs School-based in-person discussion groups that bring together young U-Reporters to deliberate on civic issues, complementing the digital polling platform with face-to-face dialogue.
• U-Reporter Statistics Dashboard Web-based dashboard presenting real-time aggregated poll results and demographic breakdowns of U-Reporters, accessible to partners and the public on the cocody.ureport.in platform.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UNICEFcoreOthersUNICEF is the parent organization behind U-Report, a global youth engagement movement. U-Report Cocody operates as the Côte d'Ivoire country instance of the UNICEF initiative.
• MTN Côte d'IvoirecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMobile network operator providing SMS shortcode 1366 for U-Reporter registration and poll participation
• Orange Côte d'IvoirecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMobile network operator providing SMS shortcode 1366 for U-Reporter registration and poll participation
• Moov Côte d'IvoirecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMobile network operator providing SMS shortcode 1366 for U-Reporter registration and poll participation

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan International: Plan International is a global NGO focused on children's rights and youth empowerment with strong presence in West Africa. Comparable as a peer in youth civic participation programming, donor-funded advocacy, and partnerships with national governments.
• UNICEF Innovation: UNICEF Innovation is the parent program developing and scaling U-Report globally. Directly comparable as the institutional umbrella behind U-Report Cocody, with shared technology stack, methodology, and funding flows.
• UNDP Youth: UNDP runs global youth civic engagement, governance, and policy advisory programs. Comparable as a multilateral peer operating youth empowerment initiatives in Côte d'Ivoire and similar markets, often partnering with the same government counterparts.

Emerging players

• Reach Digital Health: Reach Digital Health operates mobile-based health information and engagement platforms in African markets. Comparable as an emerging peer using SMS and mobile channels for behavior-change and youth engagement, with overlap in public health and development funding.

Direct peers

• Restless Development: Restless Development is a youth-led development agency operating civic engagement and leadership programs across Africa and Asia. Directly comparable as a peer in mobilizing young people for civic participation, advocacy, and policy influence, with similar non-profit funding dynamics.
• Mobenzi: Mobenzi provides mobile data collection and field-research tools widely used by NGOs and development organizations across Africa. Comparable to U-Report's SMS-based data collection infrastructure serving research and development use cases.
• GeoPoll: GeoPoll runs mobile-based surveys and public opinion polling across emerging markets, particularly Africa. Directly comparable as a peer in conducting large-scale SMS-based opinion research with hard-to-reach populations, though GeoPoll is commercially oriented toward market research clients.
• Viamo: Viamo operates large-scale SMS, IVR, and WhatsApp-based mobile engagement and data collection platforms across Africa and Asia. Directly comparable to U-Report's SMS polling infrastructure and youth civic engagement use cases, though Viamo operates as a commercial social enterprise.
• AIESEC: AIESEC is a global youth-led network operating in over 100 countries to develop youth leadership through civic engagement and cross-cultural programs. Comparable as a peer in mobilizing young people for community impact and leadership development, with similar multi-country footprint.

Others

• Civicus: Civicus is a global alliance focused on civil society strengthening and civic space monitoring. Thematically comparable to U-Report's mission of amplifying citizen voice, particularly youth voice, in policy and governance discussions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/u-report-cocody

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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