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Fight Poverty in India.

Rang De is a non-profit platform that helps you to lend Rs.100 or more to an entrepreneur from a low income household. Take your first step with us.

Choose. Invest. Impact. Reinvest.

You can choose an individual to lend to and support her business activity or education. When the individual repays, you can reinvest or withdraw.

Stories from the Field.

Seeing is believing. While we strive to bring you the latest from the field, nothing comes close to seeing and experiencing the impact first-hand through Rang De Field trips!




Featured Borrower View all Borrowers


Elizabeth Mahimaraj

Palakkad ,  Kerala | Ayurvedic herb business

"Elizabeth is a 42yr old woman living in a village in Palakkad district, Kerala. She is married to Mahimaraj, a porter by profession. The couple has an 18yr-old daughter Pency. To help her husband meet ends, Elizabeth started a home-based goat-rearing business, with a loan worth INR 7500 (now repaid). She has also been operating a small-scale Ayurvedic herbs venture since the past 2 years. With her experience she is confident of taking the venture to the next level - becoming a reliable second-income generator for the family. Elizabeth can achieve this with a loan worth INR 10,000 from Rang De donors which will be utilized to source plants in large quantities. This will help her keep the production costs down, which means she gets higher returns from sale." read more

Raised Rs. 5,000
Loan Amount : Rs. 10,000
Still Needs : Rs. 5,000
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Featured Social Investor View all Investors


Shobhit And Bhawna Bansal

Toronto, Canada

I believe in Rang De because it is a very effective platform which gives common man like us an opportunity to contribute towards common goal of social inclusion

Social Investor since : 01 Jul 2009

Impact Stats View all stats


  • 4,945

    Social Investors

  • 21,913

    Borrowers

  • 11,541

    First-time borrowers

  • 95.46%

    Women Borrowers

  • 740

    Education Loans

  • Rs35,256

    Avg annual income of borrower

  • 258

    Business Activities Funded

  • 15

    States Covered

  • Rs146.1M

    Social Investments Raised

  • Rs49.0M

    Outstanding Portfolio

  • Rs96.3M

    Social Investments Repaid

  • Rs6,867

    Average loan size

  • 95.40%

    Repayment Rate

  • 4.10%

    Delayed

  • 0.50%

    Default

  • 9-18% APR

    Interest Rate Charged

  • Updated Every Monday
  • Last Update: May 20, 2013

What People are saying


If you would rather 'teach a man how to fish...' You should lend your cash reserves to build livelihoods via the safe hands of Rang De.

Anand Lunia, Founder IndiaQuotient, Angel Investor.

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Rang De is passionate, dedicated, transparent and committed towards building a strong, confident and self-reliant India.

Raghu Dixit, Musical Artist

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Your money keeps circulating, helping more people who need the loans. I have been supporting Rang De for years now and love how they work.

Surekha Pillai, PR. communications.

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