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Doing Hard Things With Friends: Accompaniment as Policy
February 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join Partners in Health Canada for an informal group discussion on “Accompaniment as Policy,” a talk by Dr. Paul Farmer delivered at the Harvard Kennedy School: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2011/05/paul-farmer-accompaniment-as-policy.
Paul reflects on what it truly means to “accompany” as a practice of solidarity that shapes how care, development, and policy are carried out. Drawing from his field work, he challenges the idea that expertise alone is enough, and makes the case that lasting change requires a willingness to stay when things get hard.
This session is a space to think together about:
- What accompaniment looks like in practice
- Why so many well-intentioned policies fail at the implementation stage
- How solidarity and imagination can reshape global health systems We look forward to reading (and thinking) together!
