Previously, I have passed along information about cities in Germany, England, and Australia who have developed a formal process whereby cities in those countries could advertise themselves as "a Dementia Friendly Community."  To the list I now add Belgium.  It's not that they just started, it's just that I just found my notes about their program.  The founding members where the cities of Marche, Mons, Mouseron, Providence of Liege, and their national Alzheimer's association (a veryo forward-thinking group of people).

Currently, there are many more membersand cities working on membership.  the goals of the program are to persuade civil society's actors (politicians and civic leaders) to:

• Set up a volunteer agency
• Qualify, accompany, recognize, make places available and to offer the sharing out of experiences.
• Include young organizations
• To encourage home visits by community professionals and volunteers

For more information, check out www.alzheimer.be  and/or write to

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We can think globally all we want, but if we want to change our lives, we must ACT locally.

Richard