The Alzheimer Europe Anti-Stigma Award was initially launched on 22 June 2022. This award recognises an outstanding initiative aimed at combating stigma and promoting a positive image of dementia and people living with dementia on an annual basis.
The award can be for individuals and organisations established in a member country of Alzheimer Europe and which has been developed and/or implemented in the past three years (2019-2022), in Europe. It can be for projects, campaigns, films, videos, publications or books which aim to address the stigma attached to dementia.
Interested organisations and individuals were invited to send information on their initiative via a special application form.
The winner was announced on the final day of the 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference, in Bucharest, on 19 October 2022. The award consisted of a cash prize of EUR 5,000 and a trophy. The travel and accommodation costs for the conference were also covered by Alzheimer Europe.
Award committee
- Alzheimer Europe: Iva Holmerová and Marco Blom
- European Working Group of People with Dementia: Chris Roberts and Bernd Heise
- Alzheimer Europe Foundation: Heike von Lützau-Hohlbein, and Maria do Rosário Zincke dos Reis
- Biogen: Katja Buller
- Lilly: Laura Campo
- Roche: Jannice Roeser
Winners
1st place: Adoptionproject: young adopts old (Netherlands)
2nd place: Non ti scordare di volermi bene (Italy)
3rd place: Dementia Action Week – Punjabi content (United Kingdom)
