SEWA Bharat

The official account of the Self-Employed Women's Association, Bharat. Organizing women in the informal economy since 1972.

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Across Phulwaria, Bihar, women shared concern over safety after sunset. With support from SEWA Bharat, women came togetherand advocated for a solution that would benefit everyone.
#SewaBharat #WomenEmpowerment #GrassrootLeadership #SocialImpact #CommunityDevelopment

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Across Nagaland, women are breaking barriers every day. Through livelihood support, financial inclusion, leadership and collective strength, SEWA Nagaland, with support from SEWA Bharat, is enabling women to build brighter futures for themselves and their communities.

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SEWA Shakti Kendras (SSKs) empower women through access to government schemes, social security and safe community spaces. With 50+ centres across 8 states, they're helping women build stronger futures. Watch the video to know more.

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Through WESS SEWA Bharat works with women entrepreneurs and collective enterprises to strengthen business capabilities, build women’s leadership, improve access to capital, connect enterprises to government opportunities & create the support systems needed for sustainable growth.

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On this International Day of Cooperatives, we celebrate the power of women-led collective enterprises to create stronger livelihoods, shared leadership and long-term economic security.

#InternationalDayOfCooperatives #SEWABharat #WESS #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenLedEnterprises

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Today, WESS supports:
- 30,000 women shareholders
- 18 collective enterprises
- 104 women board members
-  Across 5 states

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As part of the My Fair Home Campaign, supported by SEWA Punjab, they submitted a letter to the Labour Department, calling for greater recognition of domestic workers, fair working conditions and access to social security.

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They care for our homes. They support our families. Yet, too often, their own rights, dignity and security remain overlooked.

#SEWABharat #MyFairHome #DomesticWorkers #WomenWorkers #livelihood #DecentWork

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This International Domestic Workers Day, more than 160 domestic workers from across Punjab came together. Through awareness sessions, social security linkage camps and signature campaigns, they stood together to ask for the rights and respect every worker deserves.

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At SEWA Bharat, we believe women waste recyclers deserve 'Recognition, Representation and Resilience' to build secure and dignified livelihoods.

#WomenEmpowerment #CircularEconomy #ClimateAction #InformalWorkers #SEWABharat

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Every day, an estimated 2.2 million workers across India perform one of the country's most essential yet least recognised jobs. Waste recyclers' work extends far beyond collecting waste.

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The Government of India's NAMASTE Scheme is an important step towards change. So far, over 3.78 lakh waste workers have been profiled.