By Rakesh Khemani, Social Investor, Bangalore I believe in social investing as a means to knock down poverty, to help people help their families, to support the enterprising with a relatively affordable resource, to help those who believe in a dignified existence and are willing to work hard for it, to do my bit for […]
Read MoreBy Sukhdev Gupta, Rang De Social Investor I was always inclined towards doing something in the social sector. After retiring from Govt. service in 1997 I settled in Gurgaon where I worked as a consultant for nearly four years. In 2003, I came in contact with GOONJ, and got actively involved, helping it expand its […]
Read MoreBy Ishi Sodhi, Rang De Social Investor I was born and raised in India. Hence, poverty was never a myth for me. It was a harsh reality that (fortunately) did not affect me directly. I had my own set of problems to deal with which seemed grave then. Some of these included getting into the […]
Read MoreBy Chetan Agrawal, Rang De Volunteer It had been three years since I celebrated Diwali in India. So when I got the chance this year, I decided to make it one of the memorable events for rest of my life. I chose to go for a ‘Rang De Field Trip’. In the past three years […]
Read MoreBy Ankur Singh, Rang De Bangalore Chapter ‘Poverty is a myth, it is just the imbalance of distribution of wealth’. Some people are doing everything they can to bring about that balance so that one day we can realize that poverty was a myth. Ever wonder about the idea of having a ‘Bollywood style’ entertainment […]
Read MoreRang De Gift Cards are a great way to celebrate any occasion. When you gift a card to your friends or family on their special day you also empower a low income entrepreneur to take one more step towards his/her dreams. The gift card will let the recipient experience the power of ‘social investment’ by […]
Read MoreBy Smita Ram, Rang De Team Last Diwali, I had a chance to embark on a road trip from Chennai to Hyderabad. On this slightly longish road trip, we ended up taking the wrong route which made us cut through several villages. This was Diwali day and when I gazed out of the window to […]
Read MoreRang De was launched on 26th January, 2008 with an aim to provide Indians all over the world a chance to help their rural counterparts by lending amount as less as Rs.100 to help set up or expand their small businesses. Going by the same spirit, we have done everything we could to facilitate the […]
Read MoreBy Rang De Operations Team Rang De’s field partners who are based in Orissa have made an appeal for financial support to aid their relief work. Many of the communities have been severely affected by the flood. Here is a blurb shared by one of our field partners about the situation. Homes submerged in water […]
Read MoreThe much sought after‘Quick Invest‘ feature is back! You can now use the faster & seamless ‘Quick Invest’ option to invest in borrowers. Just set the amount you want to invest Rang De will select the borrowers for you to invest in. This means that your investment process will take less time than usual. Just […]
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