Family Wellbeing: Measuring what Matters

Event Details

Date 11 - 12 Oct 2026

Location Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) Doha, Qatar

The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) calls on policymakers, academics, civic leaders, youth, families and relevant stakeholders, to join us in our upcoming international conference on “Family Wellbeing: Measuring What Matters”, which will take place on October 11-12, 2026, in Doha, Qatar. The sixth edition of the DIFI Conference, commemorating DIFI’s 20th year anniversary, will engage with and discuss four interlinked and interrelated dimensions of family wellbeing.

The four key pillars are:

Foundations: The material and structural conditions that support family life and protect them against risk. They enable families to function, plan and withstand shocks.
Relationships: The relational environment in which families operate. It focuses on the quality and stability of relationships within families and between their communities.
Purpose: The families lived experience. It reflects how families perceive their circumstances, manage pressure, and draw meaning and strength from religion, values and beliefs.
Culture: The cultural and symbolic dimensions that shape a family’s sense of belonging and continuity. It reflects the inherited systems of values, language and meaning that shape how families interpret and organize their lives across generations.