Voluntary Institute for Community Applied Science - VICAS, India



VICAS is a non-profit voluntary organization established with a group of rural youths and social scientists in 1987. Vision of organization is to work towards scientific development of rational, non-exploitable society.


Our Vision-

"To work towards scientific development of rational, non-exploitable society"


The main objectives are to develop scientific attitude in community/common population, Mass action for national regeneration, Integration of education and development, Establishing equality in society for national integration. Strategy and Interventions are need based resource mapping planning and implementation, Mutual participation with the stakeholders, Undertake research followed by feasibility test for implementation and expansion, to develop specifically designed curriculum and conduct technical training for skill building through holistic approach, Create a consortium of various stakeholders to address specific problems and ensure awareness through mutual cooperation and support to promote innovation and demonstration through community participation, to create an effective model for replication.




Visit us on our website:

www.vicasindia.com

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Our Recoganizations


(1) Nodal NGO for Science Popularisation Activities in Uttar Pradesh entrusted as State Co-ordinator by National Council of Science and Technology, Deptt. of Science and Technology-NCSTC-DST, Govt. of India.
(2) Nodal NGO for Science Popularisation Activities in Allahabad recognised as co-ordinator by Council of Science and Technology-CST, Govt. of UP with the Co-ordination of Distt. Administration.
(3) Nodal NGO toimplement Convergent Community Action - CCA Strategy as pilot project for Allahabad. Recognised by Unicef with the co-ordination of Distt. Administration & Govt. of U.P.
(4) Nodal NGO to implement Inter-State Child Rights Congress - CRC in 10 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Recognised by Unicef with the co-ordination of Distt. Administration & Govt. of U.P.& Uttaranchal.
(5) Nodal NGO for CDD-WATSAN Strategy(Control of Diarrohoel, Diseases, Water and Sanitation) as a pilot project for seven blocks of the district Allahabad viz. from 1994 to 2000. Recognised by Unicef with the co-ordination of Distt. Administration & Govt. of U.P.
(6) Executive Member of NCSTC-Network, New Delhi
(7) Member of Central Executive Committee of BJVJ - Bharat Jan Vigyan Jattha.
(8) Member of VANI, UPVAN, Development Network, World Bank Data Base Network, INTAF India.
(9) Co-ordinator District Science Club, Allahabad since 1991. 
(10) Co-ordinator, REALS, Uttar Pradesh since 1990.
(11)State Co-ordinator  of Great Arc Contest for the year  2002
(12) Inter-State Co-ordinator  of CRC for the year 2001
(13) State Co-ordinator of Appreciating Physics in every day life for the year 2006.
(14) State Co-ordinator  of NCSC - UP since inception.(From 1993  onwards)