The document summarizes the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in India, which organizes and advocates for poor self-employed women workers. It was founded in 1972 by Ela Bhatt and has since grown to over 700,000 members across multiple Indian states. SEWA provides its members with support services like cooperatives, banking, healthcare, childcare, legal aid and microinsurance to help women workers build livelihoods and resilience.