Overview

ICS invests in socio-economic empowerment of rural communities with a social business approach, enabling long-lasting social and economic change in order to ensure the wellbeing of children and young people. We work with the local communities to invest in development of various entrepreneurial initiatives and attract capital from social investors, venture capitalists, governments, banks and private donors. Through this unique entrepreneurial approach, integrated with targeted social programs on child protection and skillful parenting, ICS creates permanent change in the lives of children and their societies.

Background

ICS (Investing in Children and their Societies) is an international organization established in the 1980s, headquartered in the Netherlands and with offices and initiatives in several countries in Asia and Africa. The Asia regional office is located in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Value

'Income' and 'self-reliance' are key words. Parents, caretakers, teachers, civil servants, villagers, youth: they should want to and need to eventually take care of their own development. In being able to do this they often only need a little push. ICS gives this push. For example, by helping people to set up a small business or by creating a market for local products. ICS works in remote rural villages, far from the big city and asphalted roads.

Mission

People around the world are willing to ensure the wellbeing of all children and to drive their own change.

Vision

Together with people and their communities, we inspire co-creation of initiatives and ventures which enable long lasting social and economic change in order to ensure the wellbeing of all children and young people.

Goal

ICS wants to make a real change in the socio-economic progress and the protection of children.