Raising awareness against drowning

Bangladesh is a land of rivers and ponds and so deaths by drowning are very common in rural areas. The victims are mostly children and this happens as they are left unattended. This can be prevented if people become aware and keep toddlers away from water. The local schoolteachers can be given the duty to make village people aware of this. Raising awareness can gradually reduce the number of deaths by drowning.

Shafkat Rahman
BIAM Laboratory School
Dhaka