Agents de Santé

What Agents de Santé does

Agents de Santé is a Swiss non-profit association (association à but non lucratif) recognized as being of public utility by the State of Geneva, founded in February 2019 in Lausanne by Delphine Amstutz and Daniela Gonçalves. The association originated from a pilot project conducted at Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) between 2017 and 2019 with support from the Fondation Privée des HUG. Its operational model is centered on community health agents (agents de santé communautaires): health professionals train and supervise peer educators recruited from specific target communities, who then deliver health promotion workshops at scale to their peers. The association serves vulnerable populations in Geneva — primarily adult migrants and people aged 60 and over — addressing chronic disease prevention (nutrition, physical activity, mental health, stress management, alcohol prevention) through free, multilingual workshops.

The core product portfolio consists of the 'Nutrition, Santé & Migration' program launched in February 2020, the 'Ensemble, en forme après 60 ans' project launched in 2024 for seniors (60+), the free 'Ateliers-santé' workshop catalogue, six short educational videos produced in seven languages, and a teaching/consulting mandate service for institutions. The organization operates without any proprietary technology platform; its delivery infrastructure is in-person workshops across roughly six locations in Geneva, supported by partner institutions including HUG, HEdS, Croix-Rouge genevoise, Hospice Général, multiple municipalities, and humanitarian NGOs. Outreach is conducted via community networks, video, newsletters, and public events.

Revenue is generated not through commercial sales but through project-based grants and institutional funding from foundations and public bodies (Promotion Santé Suisse, Canton of Geneva, Confédération Suisse, Fondation Leenaards, Fondation Sana, Bureau de l'Intégration et de la Citoyenneté). Membership fees (CHF 50/year regular, CHF 100/year donating, CHF 25/year students/seniors) and unit fees for community health agents (CHF 25 per workshop) are marginal in scale. The cost-free beneficiary model means the organization is fully demand-grant-driven, with measurable outcomes including over 500 workshop participants in 2024 and 140+ prevention workshops delivered in 2023.

Name

Agents de Santé

Legal name

Agents de Santé

Website

https://agentsante.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agents de Santé is a Geneva-based Swiss non-profit association that trains community health agents from migrant and senior communities to deliver free multilingual workshops on chronic disease prevention, nutrition, physical activity, and mental health across Geneva and Western Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Promotion Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

Keywords

• Community health promotion
• Chronic disease prevention
• Migrant health services
• Senior wellness programs
• Peer health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant and project funding: As a non-profit association, Agents de Santé operates primarily through project-based grants and institutional funding from foundations, public bodies, and government entities. Revenue is not generated through product or service sales but through financial support for its public health mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agents de Santé is a non-profit association that trains and supervises community health agents recruited from vulnerable populations in Geneva, who then deliver free peer-led health promotion workshops covering nutrition, physical activity, mental health, and chronic disease prevention to adult migrants and seniors aged 60+. Revenue is generated primarily through institutional grants and project-based funding, supported by tiered annual memberships and a smaller stream of teaching/training mandates to universities and public health organizations.

Product overview

Agents de Santé is a non-profit association that operates a portfolio of community health promotion programs. The core offering consists of the 'Nutrition, Santé & Migration' program, which trains migrant community health agents to deliver chronic disease prevention workshops, and the 'Ensemble, en forme après 60 ans' project, which engages senior peer health agents for older adult wellness. These are supported by free multilingual ateliers-santé (health workshops) and a series of 6 short educational videos co-created with community health agents. The organization also provides teaching mandates and institutional training services on the community health agent model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nutrition, Santé & Migration Chronic disease prevention program for adult migrants in Geneva, using trained community health agents to deliver free workshops on nutrition, physical activity, and mental health in multiple languages.
• Ensemble, en forme après 60 ans Senior health promotion project targeting people aged 60 and older in Geneva, using senior peer health agents to lead workshops on brain health, physical activity, nutrition, and social cohesion.
• Ateliers-santé Free health workshops for migrants covering balanced diet, budget eating, cooking, physical activity, stress management, and alcohol prevention, available in multiple languages.
• 6 vidéos courtes de santé Six short educational video clips co-created with community health agents to prevent chronic diseases, covering nutrition, physical activity, and stress management, with subtitles in 7 languages.
• Mandats et formations Teaching, training, and consulting services delivered to universities and public health institutions on community health, health promotion, and integration of the community health agent model.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 participants in workshop cycles (Nutrition, Santé et Migration program, 2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner: the association originated from a project conducted at HUG (2017-2019) supported by the HUG Private Foundation. Ongoing collaboration on research, training, and community health implementation.
• Haute École de Santé Genève (HEdS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing teaching on community health, public health, population interventions, and project management at Bachelor and Master levels. Hosts student projects and expertise contributions.
• Hospice Général (Geneva)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey operational partner providing access to migrant communities and supporting the implementation of health promotion workshops in community settings.
• Croix-Rouge genevoise et suissemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in community outreach and refugee support. Community health agents are hosted and trained within the Red Cross network.
• Centre de la RoseraiemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for community health workshops and partner in food environment diagnostic analysis.
• CamaradamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneva-based association providing community spaces and collaborative opportunities for health promotion activities.
• Université Ouvrière et Populaire de Genève (UOG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in adult education and community health outreach for migrant populations.
• Flag21majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneva-based association active in community health and social integration, hosting workshops and events.
• Observatoire du Sport populairemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing training and resources on physical activity for community health agents and workshop facilitation.
• Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud (HESAV)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic partner receiving teaching on migrations, health, and equity in the Nursing program.
• Haute Ecole de la SourcemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic partner receiving expertise input on student work in the Vulnerabilities and Nursing module.
• Haute Ecole de Travail Social de GenèvemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic partner receiving expertise contributions on Bachelor student projects.
• Université de Genève (CAS in Promotion de la santé)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContributes teaching on health inequalities in the Certificate of Advanced Studies program.
• Société Suisse de NutritionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for webinars on nutrition and public health topics.
• IMAD (Institution genevoise de maintien à domicile)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2024, IMAD has commissioned Agents de Santé for the 'Autour d'une table' project, integrating senior community health agents into community meal programs to reach vulnerable seniors.
• Carrefour AddictionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization addressing addiction-related health issues in Geneva communities.
• Association des Diététiciens genevois (ADiGe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of Geneva dietitians, contributing expertise to community nutrition programs.
• Association des Médecins de Genève (AMGe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of Geneva physicians supporting community health outreach.
• Ville de GenèvemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Geneva supports the organization through event hosting and project collaboration, including support for the International Day of Seniors.
• Commune de MeyrinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Geneva supporting community health outreach activities.
• Commune de Plan-les-OuatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Geneva supporting community health outreach activities.
• Ville de CarougeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Geneva supporting community health initiatives.
• EPER (Entraide Protestante Suisse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Protestant Aid organization partner in community health and social support.
• CaritasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic social services organization partner in community health and social support.
• AppartenancesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneva association supporting migrants and refugees, hosting community health activities.
• Espaces SolidaritésminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization providing spaces for health promotion activities.
• Groupe Santé GenèveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneva health network contributing to community health promotion.
• CEFAMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in training and professional development for health workers.
• DécouvrirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization hosting community health workshops.
• Voie FminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization hosting community health activities.
• Horizon AcadémiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing to educational activities.
• Fondation Migesplus / Croix-Rouge suisseminorStrategic or Co-development Partnermigesplus platform (Swiss Red Cross) provides resources and dissemination channels for multilingual health information.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Suisse: Swiss Catholic social services organization providing health, food assistance, and integration support to vulnerable populations including migrants and low-income households. Comparable in mission, beneficiary profile, and community-based delivery model across Swiss cantons.
• Pro Senectute: Switzerland's leading foundation for seniors, offering health, social, and community engagement programs for people aged 60+. Direct peer for Agents de Santé's senior health program 'Ensemble, en forme après 60 ans'.
• Croix-Rouge genevoise: Geneva chapter of the Swiss Red Cross, delivering community-based health, refugee, and social services to vulnerable populations including migrants. Directly comparable as a Geneva-rooted community-services organization working with the same migrant population through similar outreach channels.
• Médecins du Monde Suisse: Swiss chapter of Doctors of the World delivering community-based health care and health promotion to vulnerable and migrant populations. Comparable as a community-health nonprofit using peer-mediated models to reach underserved groups in Switzerland.
• Hospice Général: Geneva's public social assistance institution providing health, social, and integration support to vulnerable residents including migrants. A direct operational peer in Geneva's migrant-serving ecosystem and an active partner of Agents de Santé.
• Appartenances: Geneva association supporting migrants, refugees, and vulnerable populations through community integration and health-promotion activities. Directly comparable as a Geneva-based migrant-serving nonprofit with overlapping workshops and outreach.
• EPER (Entraide Protestante Suisse): Swiss Protestant Aid organization providing community social services, refugee support, and health-adjacent programs. Comparable as a faith-rooted Swiss nonprofit addressing social health inequities through community outreach.
• Camarada: Geneva-based association supporting migrant women and families through community integration, training, and health-promotion activities. Directly comparable as a Geneva community-services partner with overlapping beneficiary base and host-space role.

Broad incumbents

• Promotion Santé Suisse: Swiss national foundation funding health promotion and prevention programs across cantons. A broader-incumbent peer that defines and funds the prevention category in which Agents de Santé operates and currently serves as a core funder.

Emerging players

• Unisanté: Lausanne University Center for General Medicine and Public Health, conducting community health promotion, evaluation, and epidemiology in Romandie. Comparable as a French-speaking Swiss public-health body with overlapping themes in chronic disease prevention and vulnerable-population health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzQUP5hZ9qO6D8Z9Z9Z9Z9A
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agentsante

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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