Ashoka Fellow Chris Underhill: Empathy and Basic Needs (rebroadcast from 2013)
A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Chris Underhill about his work as founder and director of Basic Needs, an international charity that works to bring about lasting change in the lives of mentally ill people around the world. The organization has had an extraordinary impact, serving over 500,000 people including more than 100,000 with mental illness, more than 80,000 care givers and approximately 350,000 family members. The conversation focuses on the role of empathy in the powerful model for mental health and development that informs the mission and activities of Basic Needs.
Tune into the interview with Chris and then read his article featured in dialogues surrounding the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2015.