Philosophy Of SEWA
The SEWA Movement is committed to two main
goals: Full Employment at the household level and Self Reliance
for our members.
Full Employment refers to employment that
not only provides job security and adequate income and food.
Rather, it also provides workers with social security such
as basic healthcare, childcare, insurance and shelter for
themselves and their families.
Self Reliance refers to both individual
and collective strength, at the economic, social, political
and intellectual levels.
Achieving these two goals will not only
increase the bargaining power of women workers in the informal
economy, but will also ensure that these women have control
over the decision-making processes across all dimensions
of their lives.
SEWA Philosophy
SEWA is inspired by Gandhian thinking and
principles of satya (truth), ahimsa (non-violence), sarvadharma
(integration of all faiths and peoples) and khadi (promotion
of local employment).
