SEWA IFAD 2004

Over its lifetime, SEWA has maintained relationships with several multilateral organizations especially the United Nations. SEWA's partnership with UN organizations such as the UNDP and UNIFEM has been steadily growing. However, the partnership with International Fund for Agricultural Development was new. After the Gujarat earthquake of 2001, SEWA entered into partnership with the International Fund for Agriculture Development to support long-term economic rehabilitation for many of Gujarat's affected households. The innovative feature of this partnership - was true partnership between IFAD, the national and state governments, and SEWA, a member based organization.

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Exposure and Dialogue Programmes

Drawing upon the inspiration and guidance provided by Dr. Karl Osner and Shri Elaben Bhatt in Germany, participants spent one week immersed in a local village or urban slum, playing an active role in the daily functions of a poor family. Appropriately named the 'Exposure and Dialogue Programme,' the immersion drew the interests of 10 senior officials from WB, KfW and BMZ. The attendees are engaged in global policy related agendas at their respective organizations in the areas of poverty reduction, women empowerment, gender issues, and social development (profiles of guest participants are given as Appendix I). Inspired by the experience of those who participated in EDPs and that of SEWA, the World Bank initiated another EDP which was called Grass Root Immersion Programme (GRIP) and executed in the week of November 9, 2003.

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