self employed women association (sewa)
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SELF EMPLOYED WOMEN
ASSOCIATION (SEWA)
Presented By:
Vijay MangalJoydeep Das
Megha Singh
Introduction about SEWA Founder is Ela Ben Bhatt
Registered in 1972 as a trade union
In support of TLA president Arvind Buch
Organization of poor and illiterate women
These are the worker of unorganized sector
Aim is to provide full employment
SEWA is both organization and movement
Objectives of SEWA
Full employment and self dependent
Self reliant and decision making ability
Provide second freedom
Three ways in which members are engaged
A union -with urban & rural branches
Cooperatives - largest cooperative is SEWA Bank(1974)with Rs. 72400
Member services - financed by user charges, Donors and by Government department
Break up in 1981Break up in 1981
Between TLA and SEWA Objectives were different TLA worked for organized worker
whereas SEWA stood for unorganized
workers Now it become independent body After it, started growing more rapidly
Growth of SEWAGrowth of SEWA
1982, SEWA move to other states
By 2002, it expanded to six states
Membership in 1974 – 320 2002 – 7 Lakh (approx.) 2006 - 9.5 Lakh (approx.)
Cont’d…Cont’d…
STFC targeted-
–Europe, US, South Africa, Middle East and Japan
In India, tie-ups with--Big Bazaar,
Pantaloons, Shoppers’ Stop
Future plansFuture plans
Aim is to provide more facilities through the use of information technology
Plans to use computers in the STFC
Singed a company to design and develop tailor made software for members
Cont’d…Cont’d…
Set up a retail chain of 60 franchisee-operated stores
Will set up ‘Apparel and Accessories Park’ in Ahmedabad
Four main group of Four main group of membersmembers
• Home based workersHome based workers
• Street vendors Street vendors
• Contract laborers andContract laborers and • Small producersSmall producers
Challenges Challenges
Organizing worker in the informal sector
Competition with local NGOs in other states
Get less advantages in other states than Gujrat
Key factors of success of SEWA
Members attain self-confidence, skills
Values generate strong loyalty from staff, members and public
It motivates high performance and low turnover among staff
Activities of SEWAActivities of SEWA
Provides easy credit through saving Provides easy credit through saving and credit co-operative, and credit co-operative, SEWA BankSEWA Bank
Providing social security like Providing social security like Housing, Child Care Housing, Child Care andand Health Care Health Care
To train the members it established To train the members it established the the SEWA AcademySEWA Academy
Cont’d….Cont’d….
Provide the legal aid to its members, Provide the legal aid to its members, Fighting for -Fighting for -
low wages, low wages, Violation of labor laws, Violation of labor laws, contract labor,contract labor,Harassment , and Harassment , and exploitation of women etc.exploitation of women etc.
Strength • Affiliated to HomeNet and StreetNet
International
• Grants from GoI, UNICEF, Ford Foundation and ILO
• SEWA Bank Supervise by Reserve Bank of India
• The World Bank is a major source
Cont’d….
• Health care programs funded by-
• United Nations Population Fund• WHO• The GoI• The Ahmedabad Minicipal Corporation
Cont’d…
Child care : Shaishav Child Care Cooperative funded by-
>Mothers, >Employers,>Local Organizations,>The Gram Panchayat,>Trusts,
Cont’d…
• For Standardization and Quality, it had tie-ups with
• National Institute of Design (NID),• National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)• St. Martin’s School of Art, London,• Fashion Technology Institute, New York• Boston Consulting Group
Conclusion • SEWA is movement more than program • SEWA provide self reliance and full employment
• SEWA has full support from every side
• It helps to create market in India as well as foreign • The growth of SEWA’s membership in other states
has been uneven
SEWA-Gallery
Agarbatti worker
Bidi worker
» » Kite maker
Construction worker
Child care at SEWA
•Women literacy at SEWA
»Health care at SEWA
• Capacity Building & Leadership Developmentof Rural Women
Learning
Computers
Readymade garment worker
Iron
Picker
vendor
Women workers in Rural Areas
Bibliography
www.sewa.org. www.google.com www.sewaachademy.com SEWA Annual report 2006 www.sewabank.com
THANKS !
“SEWA =SERVICE = SWASHRAYI MAHILA
SANGH”