The Comprehensive Rural Health Project, has been working among the rural poor and marginalized for over 42 years. Founded in 1970 by Drs. Raj and Mabelle Arole to bring healthcare to the poorest of the poor, CRHP has become an organization that empowers people to eliminate injustices through integrated efforts in health and development. CRHP works by mobilizing and building the capacity of communities to achieve access to comprehensive development and freedom from stigma, poverty and disease.
CRHP has worked with over 300 villages and impacted the lives of over 500,000 people who live under $2 USD per day. The model and its effectiveness has been recognized by the WHO and UNICEF and brought to over 176 countries.