Nada India Foundation – supporting youth during COVID-19 pandemic and striving for more and more youth participation for community development
COVID-19 Crisis: Community Solutions During COVID-19 pandemic, Nada India conducted various activities directed at developing local youth activism, building capacity and spreading knowledge on COVID-19 and NCDs and their risk factors such as alcohol and tobacco. Covid-19 situation has worsened everyone’s lifestyle habit especially youths. Their lifestyle pattern has become more sedentary compiled with increase intake of junk food and beverages. NADA India noticed the harmful ways in which Big Alcohol, Tobacco and Food companies exploited this pandemic situation to sell their products. Once the lockdown was announced, most schools and institutions in India were shut down and students were exposed to more unhealthy advertisements on social media. Using the same social media platform and digital advocacy, NADA India Foundation was showing how youth can benefit from healthy information and also practice a healthy well-being in a fun and inclusive way. Through peer educatio...