About

The Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD) empowers tribal communities to discover their identities and achieve recognition, based on the Mising model it has tested. 

So it is that I-CARD has entered into every aspect of the Mising world, leaving nothing to chance. 

With the catchword proMising action, adding Life to life, I-CARD (Institution for Culture And Rural Development) has been bringing  sustainable development, since 1999, to Misings, through the insights and  solutions fitting into their own cultural worldview. In 1998 I-CARD was born to transform Northeast India through innovative strategies. ‘Mising the target’ or not, the experiment developed by I-CARD, is a sure-fire.

The proMising action guarantees promising results for any social entrepreneur working with tribal communities. Today, I-CARD has grown into a mighty tree covering over thirty sectors for the integral development of the target group.

Vision

Sustainable, culturally-rooted development for the tribal communities of Assam; 

Honest, responsible and self-reliant youth leadership in these communities; 

Vibrant, open and self-evaluating culture and worldview Hope for a life of human dignity, self-esteem and ownership for change and tradition for every person;

Mission

Put the tribals on the development map of Assam through a programme of systematic and intensive sustainable growth at every level, and educate the community to be self-sufficient in developing themselves through internal indigenous resources. 

Ensure a successful future for the community through powerful youth projects, 

Educate talented young people from among them in employable skills and the community as a whole in development awareness and methods. 

Eradicate seasonal epidemic diseases and improve women and child health by a holistic health awareness campaign. 

Preserve, protect and unite the cultural identity, traditional values, language and literature of the tribes, so that they may be able to work proactively for their own development with a sense of human dignity.  

Revive the positive aspects of traditional institutions that existed among the tribals including the reestablishments of bachelors’ dormitories.

OBJECTIVES

Develop and preserve culture, language and literature.

With the help of sociologists and anthropologists make in-depth study.

Start projects of an economic and social nature for all round development.

Cooperate in media projects already taken up by members of the Community.

Help preserve traditional music and art forms through audio-visual recordings or other means.

Ensure a successful future for the community through education.