Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Self-Employed_Women’s_Association_(SEWA)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:activity gptkb:market
advocacy group
Health care
Child care
Legal aid
Capacity building
Cooperatives
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:International_Trade_Union_Confederation
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Right_Livelihood_Award
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:focus Women empowerment
Informal sector workers
Self-employed women
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Ela_Bhatt
gptkbp:foundedYear 1972
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Ahmedabad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:membership Over 1.5 million (as of 2023)
gptkbp:mission Full employment and self-reliance for women
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Mirai_Chatterjee
gptkb:Reema_Nanavaty
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:SEWA_Bank
gptkb:SEWA_Cooperative_Federation
gptkbp:notablePublication SEWA Bharat
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:organization Membership-based organization
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_Nations
International Labour Organization
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Gujarat
Multiple Indian states
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:website https://www.sewa.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reema_Nanavaty
gptkb:Renana_Jhabvala
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7