In order to bring about changes in the lifestyle of the people, various awareness programmes are conducted. They include: exhibitions, film shows, puppet shows, camps, seminars, film shows, publication of features stories in the leading news papers and magazines etc. People from various stream of life such as teachers, students, software professionals, industrial workers, scholars and officials, m
embers of social organization and service clubs, general population is widely covered. Educational materials such as pamphlets, flyers, banners, flip books, placards, charts, photographs, films, slides shows are extensively used in the programmes. Larg number of people so far has been covered by the initiatives through interpersonal interactions. The overall objective of the awareness raising is to sensitize people on changing life situations. The programmes also motivates communities on self care, monitoring of their issues, to have control over diet, doing exercise and meditation etc. By the awareness programmes, people who are at high risk are helped to prevent getting into bad situation.
