Tag: India

Every month, we touch base with our borrowers to see how they are doing and if our loans have been helpful or not. With the rising number of people we are investing in, we need more and more support from you. Click on the image above for more details on how you can help. Do Read more …

By Anju Lavina, Rang De Team Being born to Social Workers and subsequently working in the social sector means that I have had many opportunities to meet people in the field, interact with them on a one-one basis and understand their stories and inevitably become a part of their lives. Some of these stories are Read more …

Often, it is the of lack of awareness of a problem or the perceived inability to do something about it that makes us inert. Let’s take the example of India Against Corruption – Each one of us who had experienced corruption directly or indirectly participated in the movement to make our voices heard. The media Read more …

By Diksha Belwal, Rang De Team In this go green era, use of plastic material still doesn’t sound out of place. Does it? We are still at a very nascent stage of avoiding plastic bottles and carry bags altogether. It is so much a part of our day to day life -be it for shopping Read more …

By Sreekanth Raghunath, Rang De Bangalore Chapter The Bangalore chapter members took off on a field trip to interact with artisans who have been funded through Rang De.It turned out to be much more than a field trip. Here is how the idea germinated and how it can result in something that can support the Read more …

The recent microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh is a grim reminder that scale minus thought leadership combined with knee jerk reactions can be disastrous. The result being that a phenomenon that could positively impact the lives of many low income households across India has come to a screeching halt in the state. A summary of Read more …

By Preena Deepak, Rang De Team The weekly post on Rang De’s volunteer editors has so far been a special experience in knowing that Social Investors from all walks of life believe in making a change in someone’s life through non monetary contributions as well. It has proved that much more than money is needed Read more …

By Smita Ram, Rang De Team I was recently invited to speak at the inauguration of the National Social Entrepreneurship Forum (NSEF) at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore. The prep to my talk made me retrospect on our start up days. In hindsight, some of our experiences bring a smile, even though at that point, Read more …

By Preena Deepak, Rang De Team Rang De’s growing volunteer base has many a time been a source of immense inspiration to the team and a beacon to keep us going. When volunteers voice out their beliefs in our mission and pitch in to help beyond money, Rang De receives a second confirmation that all Read more …

By Preena Deepak, Rang De Team With newer and better profiles being uploaded on the Rang De site each day, it is time again to take a peek behind the screen to know the minds behind these creative recounts. The editing team has been enriched by contributions from ardent Social Investors who volunteer their time Read more …