Women’s Collective Enterprises (WCEs) are sustained by enterprise strength and by leadership that can hold complexity over time. Across decades of working with informal women workers’ collectives and cooperatives, we have observed that governance and leadership continuity remain persistent challenges, particularly as cooperatives grow or transition across generations.

Our Fellowship, Sehbhaagi Shikshan Karyakram was created to respond to this felt need. It is a year-long* residential leadership journey designed for elected board members and emerging leaders from women-led women-owned collectives across sectors.

The Fellowship creates a structured space for women to pause, reflect, and build the skills required to govern, plan, market, and strengthen their collective enterprises.

Through workshops, exposure visits, peer learning, and continuous reflection, fellows deepen their understanding of cooperative governance, financial thinking, teamwork, and digital tools. The programme emphasises learning from lived experiences and building solidarity across trades and regions.

Our fellowship connects individual leadership journeys to the long-term strength of their collective.

At its core, the Fellowship aims to nurture a network of grounded, reflective leaders who can guide their collectives through change while remaining rooted in collective values and responsibilities.