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Hillary Clinton to attend film screening
By AMIE PARNES | 11/12/10 8:01 AM EST
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The movie may be inspired by Prince Charles..

Hillary is taking the opportunity to recognize a truly deserving human being here.  Ela Bhatt is a legend of a person with heart filled with truckloads of compassion and courage.

On Ela Bhatt

Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and was SEWA’s first general-secretary. Based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, SEWA is the largest single trade union in the country with a membership of 687,000 women. Photo by Nic Paget-Clarke.
Interview with Ela Bhatt
Founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Hillary Clinton Visits WWB Trustee Ela Bhatt and WWB network member, SEWA Bank

On Saturday, July 18, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a stop in Mumbai during her three-day tour of India at the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), a WWB network member. Primarily a trade union for undocumented women workers, SEWA provides a wide range of services to its members, including a full range of financial services through SEWA Bank, group insurance, and  skills training. SEWA was founded by Ela Bhatt who is also one of the founders of WWB. The recipient of numerous honors, including the Magsaysay Award and an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Harvard University, Bhatt is also the author of the book We Are Poor but So Many: the Story of Self-Employed Women in India, which chronicles the history of SEWA and SEWA Bank.

Clinton is no stranger to SEWA or what it seeks to accomplish. She first came in contact with SEWA 14 years ago on a trip to India as first lady. Since then, she has made several visits to its offices in Ahmedabad and Mumbai. While speaking with a dozen members of SEWA and admiring their textile and garment work, Clinton shared some key thoughts with the group. She applauded them for all the work they have done to provide women workers in India with greater opportunities and the ability to sustain their families’ needs. She also stressed that there is still a long road ahead, citing women’s literacy as the first goal the Indian government should strive toward. Clinton echoed the mission of the WWB network when she said, "We simply will not make progress in our world if we leave women behind."

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in India Secretary Clinton and U.S. Ambassador-Designate to India Timothy Roemer are welcomed to Hansiba, a store operated by the SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association) Collective, by SEWA Founder E..

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a reunion in Mumbai (July 18) with village women she presents as a model for easing global poverty. She marvelled at the embroidered clothes in the Hansiba outlet in south Mumbai, a business that sprung from the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) which she got to know when she was US first lady. She praised the grassroots organisation and its aim of helping rural women and families find a way out of poverty that hampers social progress, peace and prosperity worldwide. Sewa, a 1.2-million strong group with affiliates in Pakistan and Afghanistan has "become a model for women's economic progress and empowerment," she said. "At this time of global economic turmoil, we can see a disproportionate impact on women." Ela Bhatt, founded SEWA in 1972. The organization is headquartered in Ahmedabad. Report dated 20 Jul, 2009
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Visits UU Holdeen India Partner Organization
24 July 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, currently on a tour of Asia, visited in Mumbai, India, with representatives of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a longtime partner of the Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP).

Secretary Clinton gathered with SEWA General Secretary Reema Nanavaty, Mona Dave, SEWA's CEO, and Ela Bhatt, SEWA founder. Clinton visited a shop run by SEWA, a union of more than 1 million women operating cooperatives that make and sell embroidery and other products using microfinance methods. For more information click here.

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Hats off to Ela Bhatt.  How wonderful that Hillary Clinton recognizes her.  And big kudos to Hillary for never forgetting who is really making a real difference in the world.

-- Edited by Sanders on Friday 12th of November 2010 11:08:26 AM