Developing strategy and plan for strengthening district federation of SEWA in Kheda / Anand

Abstract

SEWA established in 1972, is a membership-based movement and trade union with 10mn+ women members from informal economy. Its primary goal is to organise women workers to obtain full employment and economic self-reliance. SEWA is a confluence of a labour union and a developmental movement. In practice this means that SEWA seeks to strengthen the position of labourers in the national economy through typical, union-like activities such as demands for legal minimum wages, safe working conditions, employment security and so on. Measuring the impact of their work is one of the most difficult tasks for any social enterprise, since the financial metrics are either not of prime importance or non-existent, and non-financial measures difficult to quantify. The skill-levels of involved workers and the massive scope of problem being addressed add to the complexity.