About Us
About FHI 360
By bringing together deep expertise and wide-ranging perspectives, we collaborate with partner communities and peer organizations to build enduring networks and expand our collective impact.
We got our start conducting research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the organization was formed in 1971 as Family Health International (FHI) with a broad mission to address health needs of disadvantaged populations globally.
During the 1980s, the organization became an international leader addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with one of the world’s largest HIV/AIDS portfolios, including biological, clinical and social research, prevention of mother to child HIV transmission, HIV testing, antiretroviral treatment, and support of orphans and vulnerable children. This highly diversified work was implemented in partnership with communities, clinics, hospitals, academic institutions, governments, Ministries of Health and local organizations.
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We established the FHI Foundation in 1990 to stimulate new ideas and incentivize innovations for the world’s increasingly interconnected challenges. The foundation was funded by proceeds from the sale of two for-profit companies.
In 2011, Family Health International and the Academy for Educational Development came together to create FHI 360. Our capabilities grew to include nutrition, education, economic development, civil society and other areas — giving us the ability to connect people around the world to the resources and opportunities they need to shape their own futures.
Together with our partners, we will keep moving forward — in ordinary times and times of crisis — until a peaceful and healthy future is within reach for all people everywhere.
FHI 360 has offices in Durham, North Carolina (headquarters), Washington, DC, and country offices all over the world. For more information, visit www.fhi360.org.