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.

Basic Needs on Facebook
Chris Underhill on LinkedIn

Tune into the interview with Chris and then read his article featured in dialogues surrounding the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2015.

Ashoka Fellow Connie Siskowski: Empathy and Caregiving Youth

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Connie Siskowski, Founder and President of the American Association of Caregiving Youth, the only organization of its kind addressing issues across the United States surrounding the silent, vulnerable and hidden population of children, conservatively estimated to exceed 1.4 million, who provide care for family members unable to manage life independently. Connie's work illustrates powerful empathy by shining a spotlight on millions of children who model empathy every day in meeting the challenge of caring for their loved ones.

American Association of Caregiving Youth on Facebook
Connie Siskowski on LinkedIn