SEWA Bharat
New Delhi, India
About
SEWA Bharat is a non-governmental organisation based in New Delhi, India working on employment & skills, gender equality, community development +1 more.
SEWA Bharat is a non-profit federation of membership-based organisations of women workers in the informal economy, registered in India under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and as a public trust. It organises self-employed women workers, including beedi rollers, domestic workers, weavers, agricultural workers, construction workers and street vendors, to secure decent work, social security and collective bargaining power. Its work covers West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, and includes skills training for young women, health awareness with community health workers, linkage to government welfare schemes, and advocacy for welfare boards and fair wages.
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Skill Development (SEWA Youth Resource Centres)
Employment & Skills · India
Employability and skills training for young women and girls, including tailoring, computer literacy, soft skills and leadership.
Goat Project
Community development · India
Trains women goat rearers as village-level goat primary treatment providers and supports income generation through goat feed supplements.
My Fair Home Campaign
Employment & Skills · India
Campaign by domestic workers demanding fair wages, safe working conditions and dignified work from employers.
Peepal Tree training programme
Employment & Skills · India
Training for young girls and women practising tailoring or working in shops and other establishments.
Mahila Arogya Samiti
Health · India
Community-based federal health groups in urban areas promoting health, hygiene and behavioural change.
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Gandhi Peace Foundation, Department for International Development
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