2122
Community Health Entrepreneurs
348
No. of Families reached each month
455
No. of screenings per month
123
A native of Karadi Doddi village, Tara joined as Health Entrepreneur with MAYA in 2020. She dropped out of school before completing her SSLC. A quick learner, Tara learnt all the skills from the training sessions provided by MAYA. Tara who gets on-field by sunrise and is known to wrap up her work by around 10.30 am. Among other HEs, Tara is the one who is conducting the highest number of fasting blood sugar and blood pressure tests. By explaining the benefits of getting the blood sugar test regularly, was able to convince many to take this up. Her husband works as a bar-bender and is an alcoholic who doesn’t support the family. With no financial support from her husband, Tara has taken the responsibility of raising her two sons. She recently got a scooter on instalment and can cover more villages and reach more people to carry out the tests.
Sowmya aged 30 years, completed MA B Ed, was working as a part time teacher, stopped working after her second child. She was attending tailoring classes when MAYA field coordinator explained her about the opportunity of functioning as Health Entrepreneur. She came for the orientation and found it interesting. Earlier she was hoping of getting a job as a teacher in a govt school but she had to pay for the post which she could not afford. She has completed more than 1 year with MAYA Health and reached out 250+ clients in a month with an average monthly income is Rs. 5000. She has two children aged 6 and 3½ years. Her husband works in a factory nearby. She said the money she earns as HE is spent for her children’s insurance, education and family maintenance. She said the money she earns is helpful as the salary of her husband is not enough to manage the family.
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