Assam: State launches U-Report to raise awareness for cyberbullying

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DISPUR, Assam: The Governor of Assam Professor Jagdish Mukhi, on Monday, July 18, launched the U-Report for Suraksha Campaign – an interactive digital tool to raise awareness among young population of the state regarding cyberbullying.

Speaking on the launch of the U-Report for Suraksha Campaign, Prof Mukhi highlighted the importance of youth to understand their rights and safeguard themselves in online spaces.

He also praised the efforts made by different agencies like the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), National Sample Survey (NSS), Assam State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) and WAY foundation to inform the youth about the potential risk related to cyberspace.

The U-Report for ‘Suraksha’ Campaign is an interactive tool created to raise awareness, among youth population, about cyberbullying corporal punishment as well as the available redressal mechanisms.

When you follow the twitter account @UReportIndia or like the Facebook page, quizzes and alerts are sent via messages, and the replies received are compiled on the website. Later the results of the quizzes and concepts are forwarded to the communities of young people and decision-makers.

Until now, U-Report India has dealt with topics such as water, education, health, sanitation and hygiene, HIV/AIDS, youth unemployment and disease outbreaks.

The governor requested young people to join U-Report, take the quiz, spread awareness and report any types of violence to the relevant authorities.

Samudra Gupta Kashyap, State Information Commissioner, stressed the role of media in raising awareness and has urged the youth to use this tool to bring about a change in the state.

In order to strengthen their initiative Suraksha, the UNICEF will share the results of the U-Report with ASCPCR and with Assam Police, the Department of Social Justice, Government of Assam.