The Community HEalth Entrepreneur
A unique HFF concept
Who is a CHE?
Community Health Entrepreneurs (CHEs) are women from rural and resource-poor communities who are selected, trained, and supported to become health catalysts in their villages. They are a unique initiative by HFF, envisioned as an evolving, well-trained team of health change agents. Today, CHEs are successfully transforming healthcare across 7,500+ villages.
What do they do?
- Health educators and behavior change catalysts – CHEs lead health education efforts, drive positive health behaviors, and serve as the first point of contact for first aid and non-emergency health services in remote villages.
- Problem solvers and facilitators – They motivate community-level initiatives and help community members access and utilize government health systems and entitlement programs.
- Health entrepreneurs– CHEs facilitate access to health entitlements, sell essential health and hygiene products for a marginal profit, and collect data using digital tools.
- Telehealth facilitators – They anchor a continuum of care, including screening, identification, connection to doctors, and follow-up to ensure adherence to medical advice.
- Respected community leaders – Over time, CHEs have gained recognition as trusted leaders, counselors, educators, and facilitators of essential health services.
HFF is empowering communities and changing mindsets
Agents of change
Companions of digital
Companions of digital
Women from rural and resource-poor communities are selected, trained, and supported to become health change agents in their villages. They lead health education in their own communities, drive positive changes in health behaviors, and serve as the first point of contact for first aid and non-emergency health services in remote areas.
Companions of digital
Companions of digital
Companions of digital
Our trained women facilitate access to government entitlements through a digital application, sell essential health and hygiene products for a marginal profit, and collect data using digital tools. As telehealth facilitators, they support a continuum of care—conducting screenings, identifying health concerns, connecting patients with remote doctors via telehealth platforms, and ensuring adherence to medical advice through follow-ups.
Catching them young!
Companions of digital
Catching them young!
Our School Health Education program trains adolescent girls and boys in resource-scarce government and private schools to become peer educators. The program focuses on adolescent health, hygiene, nutrition, menstrual hygiene, reproductive health, addiction awareness, and domestic violence, fostering a holistic understanding of health and well-being.
Empowering Rural India Through Health Education
HFF has a scalable, full cycle, health-seeking framework
We begin by understanding the health landscape, then design targeted interventions. We empower communities with forward-thinking phygital solutions—blending physical outreach with digital tools—and align our efforts with existing governance mechanisms. All of this is implemented in a modular manner within the framework of our Continuum of Care model.