Triad Sri Lanka turns to religion to educate people about dengue mosquito breeding
May 20 2019, 9:39 am | | No Comments
In Sri Lanka’s largest city Colombo, slums account for over 50% of the population. In these areas dengue has reached epidemic levels as people unknowingly end up breeding dengue mosquitos.
Educative programs by the Colombo Municipal Council are ignored. So Triad Sri Lanka turned to the only authority they listen to – religion. Written, recited and recorded by monks, Life Chant educates people about dengue mosquito breeding. With shrines and temples situated throughout these slums, Triad used the loud speaker system in these shrines and temples as a medium to educate the community on dengue breeding. The message aired twice daily during regular prayers which happens to be the very time the dengue mosquito is most active. What started as an audio medium quickly turned into an on-ground activation with monks from the surrounding temples visiting the slums and educating the people.
