SEWA Transforms over 15000 Smallholder Farmers and Landless Laborers into Successful Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Managers of their Individual and Collective Social Enterprises
SEWA Transforms over 15000 Smallholder Farmers and Landless Laborers into Successful Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Managers of their Individual and Collective Social Enterprises
Authors : Reema Nanavaty
“Poverty is the worst form of violence perpetuated by the consent of the society.”
– Ela Bhatt, Founder, Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
With the thought of helping the poor fi ght poverty and lead a life of self-reliance and dignity, Shri Elaben Bhatt founded SEWA, a registered trade union in 1972, that has been organising women workers for the last four decades and empowering them through full employment and micro-entrepreneurship opportunities.
SEWA follows the Gandhian philosophy that includes valuing simplicity, honesty and non-violence. The philosophy plays an important role in developing the capabilities of women as leaders to their economic and social empowerment. By organising the informal women workers to attain full employment, SEWA helps them become autonomous and economically self-reliant, both individually and collectively. Following an integrated approach, SEWA’s strategy involves helping women achieve the twin goals of:
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