[7] Starting in the 1990s, ADI actively sought to expand its membership, focusing on developing and engaging new associations, particularly in low-and middle-income countries.
To date, it continues to advocate for better policy at international and regional levels, while supporting and developing the capacity of Alzheimer and dementia associations around the world.
The programme lasts for two years, with associations who meet the required criteria being invited to join as an official ADI member.
[12] Each year ADI and its members organise the global awareness raising campaign World Alzheimer’s Month.
[13] Started in 2011, World Alzheimer’s Month takes place every September and has a different key message or theme each year, which can be used to raise awareness, educate or challenge the public’s misconceptions about dementia.
[23] Through the UN Open-ended Working Group on ageing, ADI has campaigned for equal rights for those living with dementia and carers in the labour market.
[27] ADI is an external collaborator in the joint European Union (EU) funded programme for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND).
[29] ADI sits on the Advisory Board of the University College London project focusing on work in Brazil, India, and Tanzania.
[31] ADI offers expertise in areas of community-based practice and national policies through participating in training and education of the early stage researchers.
ADI sits on the project’s supervisory board an provides training a yearly summer school focusing on turning research into policy.
[28][32] Until the cessation of funding, ADI managed the STRiDE project (Strengthening responses to dementia in developing countries) in partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The World Alzheimer Reports are a comprehensive source of global socioeconomic information on dementia which are published each year on a different topic.