Community Group Awareness Sessions

Facilitated structured awareness meetings with community groups including women's groups, youth clubs, farmers' associations, and local leadership groups across 29 unions. Sessions focused on the interconnections between climate change and health, equipping community members with knowledge and skills to adapt to climate-related health risks.

• Increase community knowledge on climate change and health linkages
• Build community capacity to recognize and respond to climate-sensitive health risks
• Promote preventive health behaviors for heatwave, flood, and disease outbreaks
• Empower community groups as agents of health promotion and behavior change
• Create community demand for climate-responsive health services

• Conducted community group awareness sessions across all 29 target unions
• Used participatory methods including group discussions, role plays, and demonstrations
• Delivered messages on heatwave preparedness, waterborne disease prevention, and vector control
• Distributed IEC materials including leaflets, posters, and flip charts in Bangla
• Engaged community leaders and influencers as champions for health messages
• Monitored session attendance, quality, and knowledge outcomes