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About ISCD

A reputable non-profit founded in 2019, making people's lives better.

A non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in 2019, making people's lives better.

The International Standard Centre for Development (ISCD) is incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission with registration number CAC/IT/131111. Our focus is promoting peaceful coexistence, improving access to quality education and sustainable economic development, improving civic participation in governance, protecting the rights of children, youth and women, mainstreaming gender and social inclusion, and addressing trafficking in persons and related offences.

At a glance

ISCD in brief

Registered name: International Standard Centre for Development
Acronym: ISCD
Slogan: Making people's lives better
Organisation type: Non-governmental organisation
Head office: No. 27 Durban Street, off Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, FCT Abuja, Nigeria
Registration: Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC/IT/131111
Founded: 2019
Target group: Youth, women and children

ISCD volunteers and pupils at a school field — ISCD volunteers at a school outreach.

Why ISCD exists

Started in response to growing needs in our communities

A rising number of out-of-school children
Children outside the classroom are the clearest sign of a community left behind.
Daunting poverty with no means of livelihood
Mostly among women in developing nations.
A lack of standard development initiatives
Too little is in place to ease people's suffering.
Families and children at risk
From man-made disasters, economic downturns and natural catastrophes.

We help lead community-driven development and enable vulnerable community groups to join integrated activities that give them a quality livelihood and make them self-sustaining.

What we offer

Volunteerism, put to work

Today ISCD delivers its activities through the power and spirit of volunteerism, building sustainable communities, intercultural exchange and thriving villages in Nigeria, Africa and beyond.

Entrepreneurial development and empowerment
Skills and enterprise support for women and young people.
Advocacy on health and well-being
Including HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health.
Learning tools for school children
Books, pencils, rulers, drawing books, crayons, sandals and bags.
Awareness and rights
Gender and social inclusion, civic participation, and the rights of children, women and youth.

Founder and CEO

Comr. Amarachi Confidence

Before founding ISCD, Comr. Amarachi Confidence spent years saving lives and empowering people, mostly the less privileged, through many channels. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

She hails from Imo State, Nigeria. She is a nurse trained at the School of Nursing, Owerri, Imo State, and holds a diploma in Computer Science from Taraba State Polytechnic. Her experience spans computer science, people management, entrepreneurship, business development and empowerment outreaches.

Meet the board