Rang De Newsletter February (Anniversary ) Edition Read the newsletter on our website rangde.org
	What's in a Name? 'Plenty' says Guru Rang De, the name itself, draws more people than anything else. For me, Rang De has become a channel to invest. Invest, in the sense of lending a hand in the noble cause of, developing entrepreneurs across India. The life of a person blossoms with my investment, and it does not stop there... that new person will take 200% of his effort in terms of money, skills to develop another 2 persons. And this is a constructive cycle to develop our community we live in. A small amount for a person can make a big difference of his Lifetime. An urge to make at least one life better than his/her previous day and an open eye for an opportunity, threw the door open with "Rang De". A quote from Ivan Turgenev goes with the right opportunity and the passion displayed by Ram & Smita Ram "If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin". And the feeling is echoed by Aishwarya: When I heard about Rang De, what excited me the most was, its name. There was something in the phrase "Rang De" that was really encouraging and full of hope. I am excited about Rang De, because it recognises the pitfalls of the charity based NGO-model and addresses it by Designing a model that is sustainable Maintaining transparency Connecting a willing group of lenders to a set of borrowers Leveraging technology to lower the lending threshold Being open to new ideas. I wish them all the best and hope that organizations like Rang De are a harbinger of the "opportunity to everyone" society, that we want to create." Back       Memorable Milestones   Borrowers Impacted : 407 Social Investors : 175 Loan Disbursed : Rs 2711000 Total Repaid : Rs. 694074.91 Repayment Rate : 100% Can we thank you enough?   Special thanks to our board members, funders, field partners, technical and creative partners, our social investors, our friends and volunteers and a host of other people that help make Rang De what it is. Nothing would have been possible but for your unconditional support. Making a Saturday evening worthwhile...   For all our friends in Bangalore. Tune-in to Worldspace on Feb 28th at 0700 pm and find out more about Rang De. Need a sneak peek? What's in store for our next Birthday   More interaction between social investors through forums and blogs. Watch out for RangDe 2.0! We spread our wings to reach out to the northern states of India Now corporates too can make a difference through Rang De More Educational loans coming up before the next academic year.     Write to us at info@rangde.org Talk to us at +91 97909 67648 Visit us at www.rangde.org
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