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Who we are?

The Socio Educational Welfare Association (SEWA) is devoted to improving the quality of life of those in need, mainly in the north-eastern region of India, irrespective of their origin, faith, or gender. SEWA attempts to facilitate the community of this tea growing region for access to better working conditions as well as improved access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. SEWA right from inception emphasised thematic interventions on health, gender-based violence, mental health, HIV prevention, disaster risk reduction, responsible business behaviour in tea sector, climate change, sustainable livelihoods, employment generation through skill training, elderly caregiving, women’s empowerment, etc.

Our Programmes

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Sustainable Livelihood

SEWA collectivises poor and marginalised flood-affected artisans and farmers and demonstrates two start-up models of farmer and artisan producer organizations.

Gender Programme

SEWA through gender initiative facilitate to ensure that women can act on choices they make and are better protected from harassment. With the support of BSR USA, the HERrespect programme

Sustainable Tea Farming Programme

Organic and natural tea cultivation has emerged as the most popular farming activity in recent years. Assam is the only state in India where the highest  quality tea is produced.

Mental Health and Counselling Service

Working for the empowerment of tea plantation workers, we observed that women form a considerable and indispensable part of the work force employed by the tea industry in Assam.

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Climate Change Programme

The Clean Cookstove programme of SEWA in Assam has promoted the adoption of clean cookstoves for tea estate workers and rural households.

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Disaster Risk Reduction Programme

RMSI Pvt Ltd has engaged SEWA for services under the World Bank Project to conduct a comprehensive study to improve the state’s capacity in disaster risk management (DRM) on Assam’s inland waterways and develop a DRM framework for adaptation, resilience, and disaster risk information in the IWT sector.

Our Partners

Registered office:

K.C. Gogoi Path, Khalihamari, Dibrugarh, District – Dibrugarh, Assam, India. Pin-786001

Project Office:

‘Shanti Bhavan’, Near Nalipaool Bazar, Dibrugarh, District – Dibrugarh, Assam. India, Pin-786001.