Spot the scam message
Find 3 warning signs before you reply.
Find where mosquitoes breed
Tap the places in a home where water collects.
Try it
Takes about 1 minute.
The problem
Everyone has heard "keep your surroundings clean", but few know where mosquitoes actually breed at home.
Who it's for
Public health campaigns, health workers, schools and community groups
Before and after
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Before
A typical campaign
- A poster saying "Keep your surroundings clean".
- The same message to every neighbourhood, every year.
- A recreation of a common training, not a real client's.
After
Redesigned
- Change 1: A home and yard to search, as people would at their own house.
- Change 2: Each find explains why water collects there and what to do.
- Change 3: A clear action at the end: empty, cover or throw away.
- Reason for change 1: Finding a breeding spot makes a vague message specific.
- Reason for change 2: Trying it on a picture makes it easy to check a real home.
- Reason for change 3: People remember actions they have practised.
In person
Using this in a workshop
In a community session, families try it together, then check their own home that evening with the same list. Afterwards, a short reminder after rain links back to it.
How we'd build this for you
Spot the problem in a realistic example
This activity is one example of a pattern that works in almost any subject. Here's how the same idea could look in yours.
- HospitalsTap every moment hands need cleaning in a ward routine.
- Road safetyFind the dangers on a busy school road.
- Food safetySpot the risks in a restaurant kitchen.
- Fire safetyFind what could start a fire in a market stall.
- Water and sanitationFind where drinking water could get dirty at home.
We build it with your subject experts and your own examples, for your workshops and your learning platform. Every piece works on phones, by keyboard and with screen readers.
Free to use
Use it in your teaching
Add this activity to your own course or training, free, with credit to ApexID.
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