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SEWASelf Employed Womens Association


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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

SEWA-Self Employed WomensSEWA-Self Employed WomensAssociation is an organization of poor,Association is an organization of poor,self employed women workersself employed women workers

SEWA is both an organization and aSEWA is both an organization and amovementmovement

The SEWA is enhanced by its being aThe SEWA is enhanced by its being asangam of three movementssangam of three movements

1.1. The labour movementThe labour movement

2.2. The cooperative movementThe cooperative movement

3.3. The womens movementThe womens movement


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HISTORYHISTORY

SEWA is a trade unionSEWA is a trade union

registered in 1972 as aregistered in 1972 as a

trade union of selftrade union of self

employed women .employed women . The inspiration for theThe inspiration for the

union came fromunion came from

Mahatma Gandhi, who ledMahatma Gandhi, who led

a successful strike ofa successful strike oftextile workers in 1917.textile workers in 1917.

Indias largest and oldest union of textile workers

founded in 1920 by a woman, Ansuya sarabhai


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SEWAS STRUCTURESEWAS STRUCTURE

SEWA is registered as a trade unionSEWA is registered as a trade unionunder the Indian Trade Unions Act ofunder the Indian Trade Unions Act of1926.1926.

The union is open for membership toThe union is open for membership toself-employed women workers all overself-employed women workers all overIndia.India.

These representatives then formThese representatives then form- The trade council (Pratinidhi Mandal)The trade council (Pratinidhi Mandal)- Trade committees (Dhandha sumiti)Trade committees (Dhandha sumiti)


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SEWAS MEMBERSHIPSEWAS MEMBERSHIP

SEWA members are workers who have noSEWA members are workers who have no

fixed employee-employer relationship andfixed employee-employer relationship and

depend on their own labour for survival.depend on their own labour for survival.

There are Four types of self-employed womenThere are Four types of self-employed womenworkers:workers:

1.1. Vendors and small businessVendors and small business

2.2. Home-based workersHome-based workers

3.3. Manual labourers & service providersManual labourers & service providers

4.4. Producers & ServicesProducers & Services


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SEWAS MEMBERSHIP(cont)SEWAS MEMBERSHIP(cont)

SEWA membership in India 2009SEWA membership in India 2009

All India Membership 12,56,944All India Membership 12,56,944

Gujarat Membership 6,31,345Gujarat Membership 6,31,345

Growth of SEWA's Membership : 1973-2009 (India)Growth of SEWA's Membership : 1973-2009 (India)year No of membersyear No of members

1973 3201973 320

2009 12,56,9442009 12,56,944

Membership increases occurred as a result ofMembership increases occurred as a result ofcampaings which developed in to mass movements incampaings which developed in to mass movements insome rural districtssome rural districts


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GOALS OF SEWAGOALS OF SEWA

SEWAS main goals are to organizeSEWAS main goals are to organize

Full employmentFull employment

Self relianceSelf reliance


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SEWAS SERVICESEWAS SERVICE

Sewa BankHealth CareCapacity building of Sewa MembersChild CareHousing and InfrastructureVimoSEWA (SEWA Insurance)Video SewaLegal Services
http://www.sewa.org/Services_Bank.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Health_Care.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Capacity_Building.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Child_Care.asphttp://www.sewahousing.org/http://www.sewa.org/Services_Work_Security_Insurance.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Video.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Legal_Services.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Legal_Services.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Video.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Work_Security_Insurance.asphttp://www.sewahousing.org/http://www.sewa.org/Services_Child_Care.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Capacity_Building.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Health_Care.asphttp://www.sewa.org/Services_Bank.asp


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SEWA BANKSEWA BANK

Swashrayi Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank is SEWASwashrayi Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank is SEWA

members' largest cooperative, the first of its kind inmembers' largest cooperative, the first of its kind inIndia.India. SEWA Bank was established in 1974SEWA Bank was established in 1974 93,000 active depositors93,000 active depositors

SEWA Bank's Schemes to Promote capitalizationSEWA Bank's Schemes to Promote capitalization1.1. Crisis Mitigation SchemeCrisis Mitigation Scheme

2.2. Housing Finance SchemeHousing Finance Scheme

3.3. Women Farmers Credit SchemeWomen Farmers Credit Scheme

4.4. Savings for Special EventsSavings for Special Events5.5. 'Sunrise Scheme' for Developing Women's Business'Sunrise Scheme' for Developing Women's Business

6.6. Sanjeevani ProgrammeSanjeevani Programme


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HEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SEWA has helped its members obtain health care which isSEWA has helped its members obtain health care which is

run by women themselvesrun by women themselves Linking health security to work security which means thatLinking health security to work security which means that

all economic activities at SEWA have a health componentall economic activities at SEWA have a health componentand all health action, in turn, is linked to producer's groups,and all health action, in turn, is linked to producer's groups,workers' trade committees and self-help groups and theirworkers' trade committees and self-help groups and their

economic activitieseconomic activities SEWA Promoted Midwives' & Health CooperativesSEWA Promoted Midwives' & Health Cooperatives

1.1. Shri Swashrayi Mahila Lok Swasthya Co-op. Ltd.Shri Swashrayi Mahila Lok Swasthya Co-op. Ltd.(Ahmedabad District & City)(Ahmedabad District & City)

2.2. Shri Krishna Dayan Co-op. Ltd. (Gandhinagar District)Shri Krishna Dayan Co-op. Ltd. (Gandhinagar District)

3.3. Shri Swashrayi Mahila Shramshakti Dayan Co-op. Ltd.Shri Swashrayi Mahila Shramshakti Dayan Co-op. Ltd.(KhedaDistrict)(KhedaDistrict)

4.4. Shri Swashrayi Mahila Dayan Co-op. (proposed) (MehsanaShri Swashrayi Mahila Dayan Co-op. (proposed) (MehsanaDistrict)District)


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VIDEO SEWAVIDEO SEWA The voices, faces, work and lives of our membersThe voices, faces, work and lives of our members

come alive through Video SEWAcome alive through Video SEWA

It is a powerful way and one that is effective inIt is a powerful way and one that is effective in

bringing information about the world outside theirbringing information about the world outside their

village to SEWAs membervillage to SEWAs memberMore than 200 tapes have been produced

N Activities No. Of Women

1 Viideo production 21

2 Video Documentation 125

3 Video Replays 300

4 Total no of women viewers 20000


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VIMO SEWA (sewa insurance)VIMO SEWA (sewa insurance)

SEWA started an integrated insuranceSEWA started an integrated insurance

scheme to support women in times of crisisscheme to support women in times of crisis

Operative since 1992 in collaboration withOperative since 1992 in collaboration with

SEWAs nationalised insurance companiesSEWAs nationalised insurance companies

32,000 members were covered this year32,000 members were covered this year

through an annual individual premium ofthrough an annual individual premium of

Rs.60.Rs.60.


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