Two women leaders from SEWA, AFA member in India, and AFA Secretary General were recognized by Food Tank for their contributions in empowering women in the food system. Click here to read the full article
Harsharan Kaur, Chandigarh, India
Harsharan Kaur is the state coordinator at Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Bharat, a federation of SEWA member organizations working to highlight issues concerning women working in the informal sector, and to strengthen the capacity of organizations that serve the interests of these women. SEWA Bharat concentrates on income, employment, health care, housing, leadership, self-reliance, education and more.
Reema Nanavaty, Ahmedabad, India
Reema Nanavaty is the director of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India. SEWA is a labor union of self-employed women working to promote the growth and development of women in education, leadership, self-reliance, and health care. In her position, Nanavaty focuses on women’s economic empowerment by helping build women-owned enterprises and women-led supply chains in food processing and agribusiness.
Ma. Estrella Penunia, Metro Manila, Philippines
Ma. Estrella Penunia is secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional farmers organization with 22 national farmers’ organizations in 16 Asian countries, with nearly 13 million family farmers as members. AFA promotes a six-point agenda that includes women farmer’s empowerment and focuses on capacity building, knowledge management, and policy advocacy.
Source: https://foodtank.com/news/2021/03/women-led-organizations/
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