About Us
Indian Society for Community Education (ISCE) is a non-government organization established in 1982 as a public charitable trust in Ahmedabad. Late Prof. Ramlal Parikh, a well known Gandhian and educationist, was the founder of ISCE. Under his able leadership ISCE expanded its activities and contributed significantly in the areas of adult education, continuing education, population education and similar education interventions that are important, components of community education.
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION (ISCE) works with the following organizations.
- Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
- International Community Education Association (ICEA)
- Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE)
- National Community Education Association Society(NCEA-USA)
- Indian Association of Experiment in International Living, India
- Indian Society for Population Education
- Yuvak Vikas Trust
- Matrubhasha Abhiyan
Transforming Education, Transforming Lives
OUR MISSION
The mission of ISCE is to promote life-long and life-centric education through meaningful interventions, programs, and activities designed for diverse target groups. We strive to identify and bridge gaps in holistic educational needs by ensuring inclusive, relevant, and value-based learning opportunities.
Education for All, Growth for Society
OUR OBJECTIVES
To promote learning through life and throughout life.
To promote innovative community education projects
To organize and promote special programs for rural community education in the context of Indian Rural Society.
To help all people belonging to all age groups and all segments of community to realize their own potential for solving their own problems.
To transform school or such other educational institution as a human development laboratory.
To collect and disseminate information about community education programs in India as well as abroad.
To publish journals, monographs, books, booklet broachers, newsletters, etc. on community education, priced or un price.
Our Management
Dr. Mandaben Parikh
Chairperson
Mr. Mayank Upadhyay
Secretary
Mr. Dalpat Padhiyar
Trustee
Mr. Mukesh Shah
Trustee
Ms. Ilaben Nayak
Trustee
Governing Council
Shri Sunandan Divatia
Member
Shri Mukesh Shah
Member
Ms. Ushaben Jumani
Member
Dr. Kumarpal Desai
Member
Dr. Sudarshan Iyenger
Member
Mr. AmalDutt Dhru
Member
Dr. Gaurang Jani
Member