A Deeper Look

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A Deeper Look podcast explores what works and what doesn’t in global development. FHI 360's CEO, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world. https://degrees.fhi360.org/category/a-deeper-look/

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A perspective on “good” development

Aug 09 2021 38 mins  
There are two essential ingredients to effective collaboration on human development challenges: trust and humility. In this final episode of A Deeper Look podcast, Patrick Fine takes the interviewee seat, and Dr. Otto Chabikuli, FHI 360’s Director of Global Health, Population and Nutrition, asks for Patrick’s reflections on what constitutes good practice in human development. T

Strengthening health systems through authentic partnerships

Jun 10 2021 50 mins  
Strengthening health systems comes down to staff, stuff, space, systems and support. This month on A Deeper Look, Patrick Fine talks with Paul Farmer, who is the Co-Founder, Chief Strategist and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Partners in Health, and a medical anthropologist, physician and author. They discuss how to keep human connection and authentic partnership at the center o

Building bridges, confronting historic oppression in the United States

Apr 29 2021 39 mins  
As we confront old, uncomfortable truths and talk about how our past must inform our future, the concept of decolonization has gained wide usage. This month on A Deeper Look, Patrick Fine talks with Edgar Villaneuva, author of "Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance and Founder of the Decolonizing Wealth Project," about the many meanings attached

The future of family planning and reproductive health

Apr 05 2021 40 mins  
Family planning and reproductive health have been global health priorities for decades. New products and innovative methods for reaching couples and women who want to plan when and how many children they have are changing the family planning landscape. This month on A Deeper Look, Patrick Fine talks with Ann Starrs, Director of Family Planning at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Confronting dilemmas in humanitarian response

Feb 24 2021 46 mins  
Profound disruption worldwide over the last year has exposed the dilemmas at the heart of humanitarian aid and promises to reshape how we think about the power dynamics of humanitarian response. Heba Aly, Director of the New Humanitarian and host of the podcast Rethinking Humanitarianism, is shining a light on the many challenges to improving prevention and response. In this episod

Quality, not quantity, should define development

Jan 19 2021 38 mins  
Climate change and its dramatic effects are a hot topic in human development, with many counting on technology to save the day. Dr. Kim Holmén wants to change that narrative. Dr. Holmén is a distinguished scientist and the International Director at the Norwegian Polar Institute. In this episode, he offers a new way of thinking about sustainable development that focuses on enhanci

A Deeper Look: Trends and Disruptions in Development

Dec 18 2020 3 mins  
When we started the 2020 season of A Deeper Look by looking at the trends shaping the future of human development, little did we know the extent to which a global pandemic would disrupt our world and set the course for human development work for years to come. The 2021 season of the podcast will take a deeper look at disruption and disruptors. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Pat

The power of girls

Nov 19 2020 48 mins  
Gender equality speaks to a better life for women, for men, for people who are not on the binary axis — for all of us. Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund and this month's guest on A Deeper Look, places the adolescent girl at the center of the future of development. Dr. Kanem and Patrick Fine discuss the disproportionate i

The critical role of financial systems

Oct 22 2020 45 mins  
Financing is the essential ingredient to development progress and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, strategic plans and development dialogues often downplay the task of mobilizing and managing the resources that finance development goals. In this episode, Patrick Fine sits down with Andrew Spindler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Service

Trending toward a more urban, corporate and digital world

Sep 17 2020 42 mins  
The global pandemic and ensuing social and economic disruptions have led to significant uncertainty about the future and highlight the need for global actors to adapt. In this episode of A Deeper Look, Patrick Fine, Chief Executive Officer of FHI 360, speaks with Lars Gustavsson, a futurist and Leading Partner for the Fourth Sector Futures Group, who examines the trends and disrupt