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Mother’s Day with Borrower Mothers Posted: 08 May 2010 10:18 AM PDT By Preena Deepak, Rang De Team With Mother’s day just around the corner, no one is exempt from thinking and planning an apt tribute to pay to our dear mothers who play such an important role in shaping us. No matter how old or young, a mother plays a major part in not just nurturing children but also instilling hope in their lives through sacrificial love, sound advice and ample encouragement. As everyone across the world remember this day with tender ways of expressing love and recognition to mothers, it seems appropriate to highlight a whole lot of hard working, affectionate mothers who stretch every atom of their being towards the welfare of their children. This group of mothers, belonging to some of the most backward, neglected and down-trodden sections of the community, express devotion to their family by engaging in small businesses besides a plethora of house-keeping, cooking, cleaning, child care and several other daily chores that easily go unnoticed. They are not put down by financial struggles that plague their lives and like every other mother, dream big for their children. Rang De is happy to be associated with these mothers by putting low cost credit within their reach. Small loans have transformed several such borrower-mothers who long to educate their children even though they themselves are illiterate (Read our success stories here). To some, these loans have made a new business venture happen. To a majority of Rang De borrowers who are working mothers, these easy to repay loans have helped continue their small businesses without the threat of closure for want of working capital. Several young borrower-mothers with infants to care for have been able to work from home with Rang De loans that have funded enterprises like tailoring, goat rearing, dairy and many others. Most of these borrower-mothers dream of sending their children for higher studies or to help them have a better standard of life. Their determination combined with accessible micro credit has been a beacon light that guides them with these dreams. Rang De borrower-mothers go on in the hope of a better future. The ever increasing social investors who believe in the cause of Rang De and support these poor entrepreneurs have made this Mother’s Day special to Rang De borrower-mothers. Though Rang De strives to make this hope a reality in the life of all its borrowers now and in the future, much lies in the hands of every social investor to create social impacts that last. Make this Mother’s day special by making a social investment on a borrower–mother today. It could mean life to them.

Swarathma In Concert Posted: 07 May 2010 08:18 PM PDT By Smita Ram, Rang De Team Members of the Swarathma band take a bow after their fabulous performance. Swarathma is a Bangalore based band that performs Hindi music. If last time it was the arrival of the VIPs that caused a scare at the Rang De concert (Read Rang De Oxygen Concert), this time it was the signs and symptoms of an impending cyclone. It is almost certain now that every Rang De event is bound to be filled it with the last minute adrenalin rush. The constant drizzle from the previous night got us thinking about change in the venue but to even think of this on the day of the concert was a nightmare. After a quick assessment of the amphitheatre, we decided to cross our fingers, offer prayers to the rain Gods and go ahead with it. And lo, the Gods  did respond and they did so positively. Around noon, the sky started to brighten up and left up our spirits. We went ahead with all the preps, spruced up the amphi theatre - the venue looked beautiful and was ready to receive the beautiful celebrity Waheeda Rehman and all the Rang De enthusiasts. We were so bogged down with preparations that we forgot to have lunch and dinner. Smita and Waheedaji share a few words during the concert. We thank Waheedaji for coming to the concert. Swarathma touched the audiences with their soulful music and in the end had the audience shake their inertia and stand on their feet. The concert also had a small dance by mime artists on how Rang De works. The concert also had the presidents of Rang De Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi Chapters joining hands and even meeting for the first time. The concert ended on a high note with everyone right from Rang De team member to audience to Ms. Waheeda Rehman was immensely satisfied for being part of Rang De’s cause. Special thanks to our Chennai Chapter Members and all our event partners for their support. Here are some links you might find interesting. Facebook Photo Album - Swarathma Video of the event on ChennaiLive - Part 1 Video of the event on ChennaiLive - Part 2

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