Recent Events

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Fundraising walk

We invite you this June 2017 to Karura Forest for the first Alzheimer’s walk. Alzheimer’s is one of the least understood mental diseases in Kenya with common symptoms such as memory loss, confusion, behaviour change etc affecting many in our community and mostly going undiagnosed. We hope to start changing this narrative by taking the first steps to start the conversation.

Funds raised will go towards;

  1. Scaling up the awareness initiatives in creating Dementia friendly communities by expanding our reach to the rest of the country.
  2. Facilitating care giver training (most care givers either have informal training or no training and this would go a long way in improving care level and the quality of life of the affected person.
  3. Establishing support groups outside Nairobi.
  4. Facilitate research (There are no known Kenyan statistics on the number of people living with Alzheimer’s and research will help ADOK and potential stake holders determine the level of assistance required, communities that are a more prone to the disease, disbursement necessary aid to the affected) etc

Disclaimer: Assumption of Risk Agreement and Release

Your completed registration stands to confirm that you have read and agree to the following statement:

I know that walking in the forest is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and walk unless I am medically able to walk and agree to abide by any decision of an official relative to my ability to safely complete the walk. I assume all risks associated with walking in this event including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather and the conditions of the walking path, all such risks being known and appreciated by me.

Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself, and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release ADOK, all volunteers and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event. I grant permission to all the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recording, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.

 

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Alzheimer’s Café

We held the first Alzheimer’s café this year in the month of August where we had a caregiver’s seminar where the objective was to equip them with information so that they can better take care of their loved ones:

Dementia patients were not left out of the café they were involved in recreational activities ( Dance, singing and working with art)

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Community Outreach

Members of the support group invite ADOK to come and talk about Dementia in their homes where they invite relatives and friends plus the members of the community

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