Rang De Conclave '10
I attended the Rang De Conclave '10 at Mahabalipuram, Chennai over the weekend. The conclave is the time of the year when the entire Rang De ecosystem consisting of the Rang De team, field partners & volunteers from across India come together to evaluate their plans, learn from each other and plan ahead.
The conclave featured presentations from the field partners about their work and the challenges they face. As Rang De has continued to grow over the years, it has made a conscious effort to be selective in the organisations it supports. It now partners organisations that genuinely believe in Rang De principles of honesty, transparency and a commitment to reach out to communities needing access to low cost micro credit.
As they all presented their way of reaching out and supporting the rural population, they realized that they had a lot to learn from each other. Each had a unique story to bring to the table. As the discussion veered to the current microcredit crisis in India, we concluded that there was definitely a need to regulate microcredit in India but an effort must be taken not to stifle genuine efforts in the process.
As an individual, getting an opportunity to interact with individuals from these organisations and understand their working models was a great learning experience for me.
The event also for the first time got together the Rang De Volunteer Chapters across India to a brainstorming session to identify our role in the Rang De story and how we were an important link as Rang De plans to reach out to the masses and bring in a culture of social investing.
The Rang De team followed up the discussions by showcasing the road map it has planned for the entire team for the coming years. The Rang De team has a long way to go to achieve its dream of "Making affordable micro credit a reality", but is definitely geared up for it !
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