 Support groups, which fundraise for QCEA and also participate in its governance, have been established in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Ireland.A small, informal Quaker presence in Brussels was already in existence in the 1970s, consisting of both locals and foreign bureaucrats living in the city.Motivated by both the increasing international profile of Brussels and the taking place in Belgium at the time, steps were taken to formalise this presence from 1975 onwards.