Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development or V-Lead is an international research and training organisation under Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, Saragur, India.
The Mission
Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development (V-LEAD), an initiative of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement was established in 2002 with the mission of developing human and social capital for nation building under the training, research, advocacy and consultancy sector of SVYM. The TRAC activities of the organisation are guided by Dr. Ramaswami Balasubramaniam, Founder SVYM, a Harvard scholar and a social activist based in India.
Academic Programmes Offered
MDM Master in Development Management (Mysore University)
Training Programmes
Training to young on development issues
Training to Non-profit organisations
Training to government officers
Training to corporates on Leadership/community led development.
Community Based Programmes
Voters' Awareness Programmes.
Mass Awareness programme
Right to Information activism
Citizen participation committees
Rural interventions in village sanitation drives
Capacity Building for Monitoring committees
Gramavani village News Letter
Collaborations
Vivekananda Institute is collaborating with the following organisations for conducting various training programs: Administrative Training Institute, Mysore. University of Mysore. Azim Premji University, Bangalore State Institute for Rural Development, Mysore. JSS Group of Institute, Karnataka. Asha for Education, Infosys Technologies, Mysore. British Council, India.
Visit of the U.S.Ambassador
The US Ambassador to India Mr. Richard Verma visited Vivekananda Institute on 1 April 2015. He interacted with the students of the Master in Development Management at Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development (V-LEAD).