Grammar fix
raise awareness
inform people
To help more people know about or understand an important issue, problem, or topic.
collocationB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- The campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking.society
- In my opinion, schools should do more to raise awareness of environmental issues among students.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: raise awareness (of/about something)
WrongThe charity raises awareness about for mental health.
RightThe charity raises awareness of mental health. / about mental health.
'Raise awareness OF' (or 'about') something — use one preposition, not both.
Patternraise awareness (of/about something)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Raise awareness' is the standard collocation; 'enhance public cognisance' is jargon.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
raise awareness ofof the issueabout the causeamong young people
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'raise money', which means to collect funds.