A small presentation that will help you understand what Rang De is all about in a few minutes.

1. www .rangde . org Share the colours of joy .

2. . Rang De is a pioneering, web-based social initiative with a mission to provide cost effective microcredit to low income households in India. Through an online microlending platform called RangDe.Org, Rang De enables individuals to participate in microcredit by lending as little as Rs. 100. Rang De is a registered non-profit trust and is head quartered at Chennai. The organization is funded and supported by the CSO Partners and ICICI Foundation. About Rang De VISION To 'Make Poverty History in India' MISSION To enable individuals in India and the world to connect with low income households by participating in microcredit in a holistic and sustainable manner through an online platform that is transparent and accountable.

4. Raising Capital Individual social Investments Any individual can lend as little as Rs.100 by simply registering online and choosing a borrower of his/her choice. Corporate social investments A corporate can participate by allocating a budget from their CSR funds. The funds will be deployed as loans to micro-entrepreneurs.

6. Rang De Entrepreneurs Sabita has learnt to balance family and business. Her auto driver husband Akshay helps in her coconut trade whenever possible but it is largely Sabita who looks into operations. Rang De loan has pepped up the business and Sabita used the funds to buy coconuts in bulk. She supplies her stock to customers at a temple and also to some coolies who sell them for her. Sabita has a 10 month old baby and 2 girls at school. She is eager to earn more for the family and is sure that a second loan from Rang De for a larger sum alone can increase her earning capacity.

7. Rang De Entrepreneurs Kanakama's choice of occupation was almost pre-determined, Her family has been into vegetable vending business for the last 20 years. She has a small vegetable shop in Puri and works from 8.00 am in the morning until late night. However lack of funds force her to buy the vegetables on credit at higher rate. She used the loan to buy vegetables at wholesale rates to increase her profit margins.

11. Latest Statistics As on 25 May 2010 Borrowers Impacted 3062 Social Investors 1426 Corporate Social Investors 5 Loans raised Rs. 1.58 Crores Loans repaid Rs. 86 Lakhs

12. For more details please contact us at info@ rangde . org Thank You