Fukuoka Orange Partners is a consortium composed of an all-Fukuoka collaboration of industry, academia, public and private partners working to create an environment where people with dementia can play an active role. It includes individuals with dementia, their families, corporations, organizations, healthcare and social care providers, and municipality representatives. They are all equal partners that voluntarily "learn", "think”, "collaborate" and "act" on dementia. The consortium explores possibilities to enable living to the full with dignity even with dementia, and to translate these ideas into practical efforts. Fukuoka Orange Partners empower individuals with dementia to lead meaningful lives, and envision a collaborative platform where all stakeholders contribute to fostering dementia-friendly communities.
What you have experienced and what you have devised in your daily life would lead to great hopes and hints for those who have been diagnosed with dementia or are worried that they may have dementia.
You can play an active role in co-creating a community that is easier to live in by sharing your opinions and ideas about what you would like to see in businesses and organizations.

NEXT Meeting, a learning session on dementia, is held by people with dementia and companies with the aim of considering what can be done to help people with dementia live their lives in their own way, and to link this to actual initiatives.
In order for the rapidly increasing number of people with dementia to continue to live their lives in a way that they want in their familiar communities, a variety of products and services will be needed. We support more companies to participate in the development of dementia-friendly products and services.
Please note that participation in Fukuoka Orange Partners is required for access to know-how in the group and for collaboration with people with dementia.

The word "peer" means companion or equal. A "peer supporter" is a person with dementia who listens to other people with dementia and becomes a sounding board for them based on their own experiences.
It is easy to talk with peers who have had the same experience, and through the connection, you can share your thoughts and feelings. If you would like to talk to a peer supporter or would like to act as a peer supporter yourself, please contact us.

We hold a regular course to train people to become a dementia supporter who understands dementia correctly and live together with people with dementia and their families without prejudice. We have the course lasting about 90 minutes once a month. Participants will receive a "Dementia Supporter Card", which is a proof of being a "Dementia Supporter".

Please contact us if you would like to visit and have a guided tour of the Center.