January 11: SEWA

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SEWA India women protest for good

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.  After breakfast, we will spend a full day with the women of SEWA, (Self-Employed Women’s Association of India) located in Ahmedabad, India.

SEWA is a trade union registered in 1972. It is an organization of poor, self-employed women workers. These are women who earn a living through their own labor or small businesses. They do not obtain regular salaried employment with welfare benefits like workers in the organized sector. They are the unprotected labor force of our country. Constituting 93% of the labor force, these are workers of the unorganized sector. Of the female labor force in India, more than 94% are in the unorganized sector. However their work is not counted and hence remains invisible.

SEWA India Self-Employed Women's Association of India

Lunch will be at SEWA during our visit to one of their flagship eco-villages.

Located on the banks of River Sabarmati, Ahmedabad is the largest city in the whole state of Gujarat. From the year 1960 to 1970, it served as the capital city of Gujarat. However, later on, the capital was shifted to the Gandjhinagar City. It was founded in the year 1411 by Sultan Ahmed Shah. It is owing to this reason that, sometimes, it is also referred to as the city of Ahmed Shah. 

Tushar Gandhi LKGAhmedabad is the hub of trade and commerce in Gujarat. The commercial importance of Ahmedabad makes the city an important travel destination in India. Besides being home to a number of important industries, Ahmedabad also has a number of majestic monuments, which remind us of the great historical and cultural past of the city.

Ahmedabad was incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during the British rule but remained the most important city in the Gujarat region. Over a period of time, Ahmedabad established itself as the home of the textile industry and earned the nickname of “the Manchester of the East.” A rising center of higher education, information technology and scientific industries, Ahmedabad continues to remain one of the important cultural and commercial centers of western India. 

In the late afternoon lecture by Tushar Gandhi

Buffet breakfast at the Fortune Landmark, Ahmedabad + Lunch + Dinner.