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Rang De Newsletter February (Anniversary ) Edition Read the newsletter on our website rangde.org |
Ripple effect - By Beatrice Vanaja. Beatrice has been a great support to Rang De. she and her organisation have demonstrated high levels of commitment in this collaborative model of working.  Poverty is not created by the poor. It is created by the structures of society and the policies pursued by society. Change the structure as we are doing in Tamil Nadu, and you will see that the poor change their own lives. Affinity Association's experience demonstrates that, given the support of financial capital, however small, the poor are fully capable of improving their lives. A couple of months ago, two friends of mine were speaking with a group of 10 clients of our MFI in the Gunaseelam village of my project area. Through the SHG leader, I asked these rural women what impact the Rang De loan had had, on the husbands of the non-borrowers; not their husbands, but the husbands of women who are not with the NGO. One woman said, "Before we took our loans, our husbands were day-labourers, working for others whenever they could find work. When we took our loans, our husbands stopped being day-labourers and worked with us – repairing grinders, cattle rearing, growing paddy on leased land. This caused a shortage of day-labourers in this area, so the husbands of the non-borrowers who were day-laborers-their wages went up." That was the impact of this loan on the husbands of the non-borrowers. Back |
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