
City-Makers
‘We are from different settlements but we belong to one city.’ – Rekha, Vikasini from Ahmedabad
Living on the margins of India’s urban sprawls, the poor women of the nation’s slums bear the manifold burdens of housework, childcare and earning a livelihood. The Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) was established in 1994 with the aim of mobilizing and empowering these urban poor women, and supporting the...
‘We are from different settlements but we belong to one city.’ – Rekha, Vikasini from Ahmedabad
Living on the margins of India’s urban sprawls, the poor women of the nation’s slums bear the manifold burdens of housework, childcare and earning a livelihood. The Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) was established in 1994 with the aim of mobilizing and empowering these urban poor women, and supporting the...