Rang De | A beautiful Christmas, a happy New Year and the road ahead

Hi,

Wish you a Happy New year from the Rang De team!

Christmas in 2017 was truly special! Over 500 changemakers from corporates around Bangalore got together and helped raise ₹ 4.7 lakhs to help us in the fight against poverty. Find out more about the Christmas campaign here.

Over 500 changemakers from corporates around Bangalore came together and contributed to Rang De's Christmas campaign in December

We are proud to announce a new partnership with the Pratham Institute! Rang De will be providing low-cost loans to entrepreneurs from rural and semi-urban areas that the Pratham Institute trains and supports. Read more about our partnership with the Pratham Institute here.

Rang De is partnering with the Pratham Institute to provide low-cost loans to entrepreneurs from rural and semi-urban areas in India.

December was also the month that we held clue hunts around Bangalore in Cubbon Park, Lalbagh and the Nandi Valley in partnership with GamiFYI.

A part of the proceeds from the ticket sales was donated to Rang De.

Make a small donation here and contribute to Rang De's mission to fight poverty.

Through November and December, we organised clue hunts in Bengaluru in partnership with GamiFYI. Part of the proceeds from the ticket sales were donated to Rang De.

The money contributed by changemakers like you is not only supporting rural entrepreneurs, it is also helping keep alive traditional arts and crafts like the black dhokra craft in Odisha. Find out more here.

You can also make a small contribution here and support artisans in rural India.

Small loans provided by our changemakers is helping preserve and revive traditional crafts like dhokra in Odisha.

Finally, it's our birthday this month! On 26th January, we will have completed ten years as a not-for-profit organisation. It has been a fantastic, decade-long journey and we would like to thank each of one of you for being part of it.

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