Sahakarita Volume 13 explores how informal women workers are responding to climate change through collective enterprise, local knowledge, and cooperation.

Sahakarita Volume 12: Voices, Vision, & Victory celebrates the leadership, resilience, and collective power of informal women workers shaping India’s cooperative movement.

This Women's Day, during the International Year of Cooperatives, holds deep significance for our work. Since 1992, we have witnessed the transformative power of cooperatives in empowering informal women workers, enabling them to achieve self-reliance and full employment.

Sahakarita Volume 10 looks ahead to the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 by reflecting on the journeys of women-led cooperatives and the support systems that help them thrive.

Drawing on experiences from women farmers’ cooperatives, digital literacy initiatives, and the e-Kheti programme, this newsletter highlights how cooperatives can act as bridges between grassroots women and emerging digital systems.

Sahakarita Volume 8 explores the democratic foundations of the cooperative movement and the role they play in strengthening women’s economic leadership.

Sahakarita Volume 7 explores the vital relationship between social security and women’s economic empowerment.

Through conversations with pioneers such as Chetna Gala Sinha, stories from women farmers’ cooperatives, and reflections from SEWA’s archives, the edition explores how women build economic security through collective action.

The newsletter highlights the challenges women face in navigating digital systems—from weak infrastructure and limited connectivity to gaps in digital literacy—while showcasing cooperative-led approaches that bridge these divides.

Sahakarita Volume 4 reflects on the legacy of Elaben Bhatt and the journey of SEWA Cooperative Federation as it completed thirty years of supporting women-led cooperatives.