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Module 6: Communication and Awareness Raising

Achieving adoption and sustained use of clean household energy requires widespread knowledge and awareness of clean energy options and their benefits. It is important that these messages reach all members of society, from stakeholders who play a role in designing and implementing clean household energy programs, to healthcare workers who can promote clean energy use among their patients, to community members who can benefit from clean energy adoption.    

This module offers guidance on how best to communicate and raise awareness about the health and livelihood impacts of household energy among key audiences (including key stakeholders, the general public, health professionals, etc.). It also includes tools for planning campaigns to raise awareness about the benefits of clean household air and generate community-based demand for solutions. Communication materials to educate the public about the health and livelihood risks associated with household energy use are also included. 

Community Workshop
Kendra Williams/WHO
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Tools and templates included in this module:

video mosaic air pollution

A series of videos that summarize expert knowledge on air pollution and health.

Breathe Life Banner

A campaign designed to mobilize communities to reduce the impact of air pollution on our health and climate includes brochures, graphics, and videos to educate the public on the threat air pollution poses to health.

Training Videos on CHEST

Videos on Household Energy and Air Pollution

Additional Resources

Brief: Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit (CHEST)

The kit includes six modules with practical tools and resources to help countries implement the recommendations inthe WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality...

WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (‎PM2.5 and PM10)‎, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide

Clean air is fundamental to health. Compared to 15 years ago, when the previous edition of these guidelines was published, there is now a much stronger...

Brief: Benefits of Action to Reduce Household Air Pollution (BAR-HAP) Tool

The Benefits of Action to Reduce Household Air Pollution (BAR-HAP) tool can be used to compare the costs and benefits of different interventions to...

WHO Guidelines for indoor air quality: Household fuel combustion

In 2014, WHO issued the first-ever health-based guidelines on clean fuels and technologies for household cooking, heating and lighting. These guidelines...

Brief: Household Energy Assessment Rapid Tool (HEART)

The WHO Household Energy Assessment Rapid Tool (HEART) helps policy makers and program implementers evaluate the household energy situation in their country...

Brief: Household energy policy repository

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Household Energy Policy Repository is an online clearinghouse for policies, regulations and legislation affecting...

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