To raise awareness is to help people learn about a problem or understand it better.
raise awareness of/about + issue; raise public awareness of + issue
- The campaign raised awareness of food waste in local schools.
- A short workshop can raise awareness about online privacy.
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First version
The posters lifted awareness of recycling.
Revision
The posters raised awareness of recycling.
Awareness usually combines with raise, not lift. Use of or about to introduce the subject: awareness of food waste.
Awareness is not the same as solving a problem. Do not claim that a campaign eliminated waste if it only drew attention to it.
Your turn
The school campaign aims to ___ awareness of food waste. (raise / lift)
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raise — The noun awareness combines with raise.
Describe a campaign that helps people learn about a problem. Specify what they learn and do not claim a result the campaign has not demonstrated.
The posters raised awareness of food waste by showing how much food the school throws away each day.
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