Sewa Academy

SEWA Academy also known as the Indian Academy for Self Employed Women (IASEW) is a sister organisation of SEWA (Self Employed Womens association). Initiated by SEWA as an activity in 1991 IASEW got itself registered as an autonomous charity trust in 2005. IASEW was created in response to the needs especially of capacity building of the poor working women of the informal sector. Its activities are spread across 14 districts of Gujarat and 9 states of India. IASEW acts as the focal point for all of SEWAs member education capacity building communications (print radio and video) and research efforts. Through all its endeavors the Academy strives to achieve its goals of capacity building leadership development and self reliance among the women members and adolescent girls. IASEW functions as a University for the women in the informal sector the informal workers themselves as well as the next generation of SEWA leaders- providing them their first introduction to a formal learning environment.