Ela Bhatt
Founder @ Women's World Banking
Ela Bhatt is a startup investor at Women's World Banking. Ela Bhatt is the founder of Women's World Banking. A founding member of Women’s World Banking, Ela Bhatt is also the founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), one of the most successful organizations for the economic empowerment of women in India. She also founded SEWA Cooperative Bank in 1974.In 1989, she was the first womanappointed to the Planning Commission in India. Prior to this, she was a member of the Indian Parliament. Mrs. Bhatt’s many awards include the Right Livelihood Award and the Ramon Magsasay Award and she was named to the Elders Project by Nelson Mandela in 2007. She has served on the Women’s World Banking Board of Trustees since 1980, and was Chair from 1988 to 1998.
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About Women's World Banking
Women’s World Banking designs and invests in the financial solutions, institutions, and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families, and their communities.
Women's World Banking Contacts
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Ela Bhatt
Founder
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Jojo Malolos
Women's World Banking
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Mary Ellen Iskenderian
President & CEO
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Sriraman Jagannathan
Country Representative
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