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Coady Partner to Launch Climate Schools through Engage Project
SEWA building climate resilience of poor informal sector women workers in India
Coady Institute partner Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is examining how climate shocks are affecting poor women who work in the informal sector and offering educational programming to prepare for and mitigate risks.
SEWA’s Manager Ni School (SMS) as a Centre for Innovation and Learning will focus on the community-based training of women leaders, women empowerment, capacity building, and strengthening knowledge through learning initiatives. The $50,000 project will support 8 climate educators, 40 climate and date entrepreneurs and raise climate change awareness in 5,100 households in three districts within the state of Gujarat, India.
This work builds upon Coady’s in-person course Community Led Solutions for Climate Change and online course Feminist Leadership for Capabilities, Ecology, and Transformation delivered in partnership with the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB). The climate schools and the courses are a part of Engage! Women’s Empowerment and Active Citizenship which is funded by Global Affairs Canada.
