Child Family Health International

What Child Family Health International does

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1992 and headquartered in San Francisco. The organization delivers community-based global health education programs to health science students and academic institutions, operating in-person immersive programs across 10 countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, and Uganda) alongside a growing portfolio of virtual and hybrid programs. Its curriculum is structured around Fair Trade Learning principles and Asset Based Community Development, with participants embedded in existing host-country health systems under local supervision rather than in CFHI-run clinics. CFHI has hosted more than 15,000 participants across 30+ programs over its 30-year history and has academic partnerships with 70+ US universities.

CFHI does not operate a proprietary technology product; it delivers programs through standard web-based platforms for applications, virtual learning, and program management. Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) one-time program fees paid by individual participants (with over 60% of fees reinvested into underserved communities); (2) academic partnership services, including custom faculty-led programs and preferred-provider arrangements for universities; and (3) donations to its 501(c)(3) entity. CFHI has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC and is an official partner of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA); it is led by Founder, President, and Medical Director Evaleen Jones with Gunjan Sinha serving as Chairman of the Board.

Name

Child Family Health International

Legal name

Child Family Health International

Website

https://cfhi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a San Francisco-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1992 that delivers community-based global health education programs, including in-person immersions in 10 countries and virtual electives, to health science students and academic institutions, primarily through 70+ US university partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Global health education
• Healthcare training programs
• International health electives
• Medical study abroad
• Experiential learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Fees: CFHI charges participants fees for global health education programs including electives, rotations, practicums, and field experiences. These are one-time fees for program participation. Over 60% of student fees are reinvested into underserved communities globally.
2. Academic Partnership Services: CFHI provides custom faculty-led programs, non-faculty-led programs, and preferred provider arrangements for universities and academic institutions seeking to scale global health offerings.
3. Donations: CFHI accepts donations as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations support scholarships for students with economic need and global community efforts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a nonprofit organization that delivers global health education and experiential learning programs for health science students, trainees, and professionals. Offerings include in-person immersion programs in 10 host countries, virtual global health electives, internships, practicums, a hybrid practicum, the "Pillars of Global Health" curriculum (developed with Aperian), and faculty development workshops for university partners. Programs are sold both directly to individual participants and through institutional agreements with more than 70 US universities.

Product overview

Child Family Health International (CFHI) offers a portfolio of global health education products comprising in-person programs embedded in health systems across 10 countries and virtual/online programs for remote participation. The core offerings include country-specific Global Health Programs (in-person rotations, electives, internships, and practicums), alongside virtual offerings such as the Virtual Global Health Elective, Virtual Global & Public Health Internships, and CFHI Virtual Global Health Practicum. Supplementary products include Pillars of Global Health (online self-paced modules developed with Aperian Global), Faculty Development Workshop, and Hybrid Practicum combining both modalities. All programs are grounded in Fair Trade Learning principles and ethical engagement practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Global Health Programs
• Virtual Global Health Programs
• Hybrid Practicum
• Pillars of Global Health
• Faculty Development Workshop

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60% of student fees reinvested in underserved communities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Aperian GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFHI has combined forces with Aperian Global to create Pillars of Global Health, a series of online modules for students and academic institutions. The full set of self-paced, fully asynchronous modules take an average of 8-10 hours to complete and can be used by individuals or purchased by academic institutions.
• Omni Med (Mukono, Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFHI partners with Omni Med in Mukono, Uganda for Village Health Team programs. Through Omni Med, participants may be involved in clinical trial design to measure program efficacy and engage in community health initiatives including cookstoves, protected water sources, ITN distribution, mental health, hypertension screening, and research projects.
• 70+ US Universities and Academic InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFHI partners and collaborates with over 70 US-based universities and academic institutions to offer quality programming for learners. Academic partnerships include custom faculty-led and non-faculty-led programs, semi-custom programs, and preferred provider arrangements.
• American Medical Student Association (AMSA)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCFHI is an official partner of AMSA, the American Medical Student Association, for student referrals and awareness about global health education opportunities.
• United Nations ECOSOCflagshipOthersCFHI has Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations, recognizing the organization's contribution to global health education and standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Global Health Corps: Global Health Corps places young professionals in year-long paid fellowships with health organizations across Africa and the US. While targeting early-career professionals rather than students, it overlaps with CFHI in building the global health talent pipeline.

Direct peers

• Projects Abroad: Projects Abroad operates structured volunteer and internship programs including public health and medical placements across multiple developing countries. It directly competes with CFHI for the same pre-health and medical student demographic seeking ethical global health experiences.
• Work the World: Work the World designs overseas healthcare electives and clinical placements in Africa, Asia, and Latin America for medical, nursing, and allied health students, mirroring CFHI's in-person program model and target customer base of health science trainees.
• Global Brigades: Global Brigades runs university chapter-based medical, dental, and public health brigades across Latin America and Africa. It overlaps with CFHI in mobilizing health science students for short-term global health engagements with local community partners.
• Global Volunteers: Global Volunteers operates fee-based service-learning programs including health-focused volunteer trips. While broader in scope than CFHI, it competes for the same ethically-minded students seeking structured international health engagement.
• Unite For Sight: Unite For Sight partners with local eye clinics to offer global health experience programs for students and professionals. It targets a similar health-science student demographic seeking supervised international immersion opportunities.
• International Medical Aid: International Medical Aid provides medical mission trips, global health internships, and physician shadowing programs for pre-med and medical students. It competes directly with CFHI on physician-supervised international placements for US health science students.
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• Elective Africa: Elective Africa offers medical electives, internships, and clinical placements in East Africa for medical, nursing, and public health students. It is directly comparable to CFHI's country-specific programs in Uganda, Ghana, and other African markets.
• MEDLIFE: MEDLIFE organizes mobile clinic and service-learning trips focused on medicine, education, and development in Latin America and Africa. It targets a similar undergraduate and pre-health student segment as CFHI's global health programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cfhi
• Facebookfacebook.com/36664465189
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/child-family-health-international

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

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