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  • Sudarshanti Manike's 17-year-old daughter and her mother, Prenawathi, look on as she sews bags for the Self Employment Education & Welfare Association (SEWA), in her home near Kandy, Sri Lanka.<br />
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Manike, an independent seamstress, is a former garment factory worker who is happy because she can earn money for her children's education while being free to set her own hours and her own pace. She has been sewing bags for SEWA for three months, and as per the program dictates, she is paid per completed bag.<br />
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From my personal project, "Woman" discovering women's empowerment in Sri Lanka created in and around Kandy, Sri Lanka.
    Women's Empowerment, Sri Lanka.jpg
  • Sudarshanti Manike sews bags for Self Employment Education & Welfare Association (SEWA), as her 7-year-old son peers out the window of their home near Kandy, Sri Lanka. <br />
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Manike, a former garment factory worker, is happy because she can earn money for her children's education while being free to set her own hours and work at her own pace. Working for herself allows her the freedom to be with her children while she is sewing, tend her garden periodically and move about freely as she desires. She has been sewing bags for SEWA for three months, and as per the program dictates, she is paid per completed bag. <br />
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From my personal project, "Woman" discovering women's empowerment in Sri Lanka created in and around Kandy, Sri Lanka.
    Women's Empowerment, Sri Lanka.jpg
  • Madushika Chandramali, an entrepreneur with Self Employment Education & Welfare Association (SEWA), poses with her three-year-old son outside of her two room house near Kandy, Sri Lanka. <br />
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A former garment factory worker, Chandramali hopes to save money from her work with SEWA to add on to her home. She has been working with SEWA for three months.<br />
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SEWA is a non-governmental organization working for community development by creating opportunities for self employment.<br />
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From my personal project, "Woman" discovering women's empowerment in Sri Lanka created in and around Kandy, Sri Lanka.
    Women's Empowerment, Sri Lanka.jpg
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