You know that moment when you feel like everything is going wrong in your life? That moment when you feel like you’re drowning and clutching at straws. Rang De was the straw I clutched at. At 36, I had ticked none of the “boxes” that a woman my age should have ticked. I did not […]
Read MoreRang De has partnered with leading corporates and individuals from all walks of life — see award-winning musician Raghu Dixit’s vote of confidence for an example Rang De has had a long history in terms of CSR involvement with corporates in India. Even before the update to the Indian Companies Act came in 2013, small organisations used to […]
Read MoreBeena Sengar, a proud mother This is Beena Sengar. A mother of three children in Morar, Gwalior, she applied for a Rang De education loan in August 2015 so that she could send her three children to school. This year, Priya, her eldest daughter, was placed among the top 10 candidates for Class X CBSE examinations […]
Read MoreLife in the upper reaches of the Himalayas is not easy, especially for women. Devastating earthquakes and landslides, rampaging rivers and cloudbursts, raging forest fires and fatal attacks by wild animals are news items that regularly feature in the local newspapers. Due to the high incidence of outbound migration by able-bodied men, women play a […]
Read MoreThe act of giving is not the end of the journey (c) Lava As a social worker in my first job, I would often see donors visiting us to donate toys for our kids at school. Usually, these were McDonald’s happy meal toys. At times, even used and broken. Donors would bring in these toys expecting […]
Read MoreAround the world, there is a buzz around peer-to-peer lending. In countries such as the USA and China, peer-to-peer lending businesses have grown to be billion dollar enterprises thanks to longstanding social security systems that capture fiscal data of citizens making it easier for institutions to lend. The borrowers are also excited as low cost […]
Read MoreALC India, a Rang De field partner, is a management consulting organisation that aims to promote sustainable livelihoods in Telangana. They believe that it is not poverty but a lack of opportunity that most Indians suffer from. Hence, ALC seek to give people opportunities by providing them skill development for all kinds of skills, particularly […]
Read MoreParmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan is an organisation founded in 1995 to service the socially and economically backward communities in Bundelkhand region. Though the organisation has an integrated development approach, its expertise lies in community led management of water resources and in revitalising old water storage structures established by the Chandela dynasty. From this month onwards, […]
Read More