Tag: Poverty

Last Diwali, an unusual road trip to Hyderabad and an accidental wrong turn led us to discover a different India. While we were heading to celebrate Diwali with family, for a majority of the villages we passed by, it was just another day. No lights, No sweets, No gifts. Just A USUAL DAY of trying Read more …

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 Smita Ram, Rang De Team He who opens a school door, closes a prison. ~Victor Hugo We may all complain about the Education system in India and how it needs to improve. Whatever be our criticism, deep inside we all know that we are here because of our education and the sacrifices made by Read more …

By Smita Ram, Rang De Team There was Peepli Live and then there was the Freedom Concert and now we have a ‘Freedom?’ Campaign. Beginning this Independence Day we have launched a series of campaigns around the theme of Freedom.  It is not because of a lack of a better theme. It is because we 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 …

The pictures speak volumes of the Rang De participation in the Sunfeast 10K marathon event at Bangalore on the 31st may 2009 The Rang De marathon theme aptly said it all – “Let us knock out poverty”. And in our very own small unique way, Rang De participants made themselves heard among the thousands that Read more …