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Hi,

Hope you are doing well! The last two months were nothing short of exciting for us and I am looking forward to sharing the highlights with you. Let’s start with the most special ones. 

Early in August, we felt great pride when Ram, our CEO and co-founder was identified as one of the 200 Champions of Change in India and invited to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the two-day programme that he attended in Delhi, he had the opportunity to present our views on building a Digital India, and ways in which organisations like Rang De can promote financial inclusion in the country.
Posing for a photograph with the Prime Minister
The month only got better when Vishal Dadlani, (yes, the singer and music composer) joined Rang De as our brand ambassador! Goes with out saying but we are all looking forward to working with him on our mission to fight poverty.
Here is a selfie we took with Vishal.
In September, our brand ambassador Raghu Dixit kicked off the #RaghuforRangDe initiative to raise funds for handloom weavers in Karnataka. Not only did this help us raise Rs 15 lakhs in record time, it also helped Rang De's message reach more people. All of us at Rang De are very grateful to Raghu and everyone who contributed to this initiative. 
In other news, we are proud to announce the launch of solar loans at Rang De.  We truly believe that in remote areas of the country, decentralised solar systems can help end energy poverty and provide a better quality of life for thousands and this is our effort to reach that end. You can read more about the loans here - goo.gl/sjZZDi 
Other than this, as you would know the Reserve Bank of India has laid down regulations for the peer-to-peer lending space. And as Ram's email to you all mentioned, we are in the midst of putting our thoughts together on it. We will be running a special section on our blog to share our views so do keep an eye out for these. 

That's all from our side for now. Hope you have a great month ahead! 


Regards,
Smita Ram
Co-founder & Managing Trustee
www.rangde.org
Events in October

Unscene Music Festival
12th & 
13th October, 2017, Bangalore

Coffee Conversations | Social Investor Meet up, Mumbai

14th October, 2017

Coffee Conversations | Social Investor Meet up, Pune

15th October, 2017

For more details and to RSVP please write to empathy@rangde.org
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