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Ela Bhatt : organizing self-employed women in india

Lee, Nanci

Ela Bhatt, founding chair of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), is an activist behind a movement of self-reliance. SEWA provides savings, loans, insurance, pension schemes, cooperative supports, linkages to markets, literacy programs, and many other services It is organized through member-driven unions, cooperatives, associations and networks. This study profiles the advances of SEWA and the work of Ela Bhatt. DOWNLOAD.