MSCA DOROTHY Training Event
October 2023
The first MSCA DOROTHY training event took place between 3-5 October 2023 at the Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, in Dublin. I got an opportunity to present my project and gained some valuable skills on how to communicate my research using a storyboard.
December 2023
Training Community Representatives to Understand Dementia
We held a training session on 'Understanding Dementia' with 10 community members from Meru county in Kenya.
The aim of this training was;
- To provide a general description of Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
- To explain the current and projected scope of the Alzheimer’s disease epidemic globally and in developing countries including East Africa
- To describe the care burden of Alzheimer’s disease, including caregivers and the health care system
- To co-develop locally suited messages for awareness raising programmes
- How dementia affects the person with dementia and their families in rural Kenya
- Challenging stigma and building awareness about dementia
- How people with dementia and their caregivers can be supported to stay connected with their communities
A preview of the role plays
The final part of the training involved developing culturally sensitive and appropriate messages/graphics/logos that can be printed on T-shirts to be worn by community representatives during awareness- raising events.
Developing T-Shirt prototypes
Presenting the Prototypes
January 2024
Eliciting feedback on the prototypes from people living with dementia /family carers
We presented the prototypes to a panel of Dementia Associates at the Salford Institute for Dementia and Ageing, Manchester, UK. The Associates provided feedback on the messages, graphics, logos, colours and designs of the prototypes. We also conducted a prioritisation exercise in which panel members chose the prototype with the message(s) they believed would be potentially effective in raising public awareness and changing negative attitudes about people living with dementia.
Community representatives in Kenya reviewed feedback from Dementia Associates
Watching a video recorded during the feedback session with Dementia Associates
February 2024
Incorporating feedback into the prototypes