The Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP) is a dynamic program that addresses issues faced by rural populace and empowers them to develop their communities.

It is commonly said that ‘Change begins with me’. The YLTP creates a transformation in every individual by teaching youth stress-elimination breath techniques and the Sudarshan Kriya. These tools help enhance confidence, deal with feelings of aggression and give mental clarity and strength.

Youth are also taught leadership skills and ways to develop their local communities.

The YLTP focusses on personal development and communication skills. Through stress-reducing breathing techniques, individuals find inner peace and communities come together in a spirit of service. Participants are inspired to volunteer for rural projects. The fruits of the seeds sown in these sessions are experienced by the community as a whole.

These empowered youth, known as Yuvacharyas, act as change agents in their local communities. They take responsibility for implementing the project on the ground under the close supervision of senior project leaders.

These local yuvacharyas have a strong sense of ownership for the change they seek and their local knowledge is pivotal in the smooth execution of the projects. After the project is over, these yuvacharyas ensure continuity and sustainability of the project.

So far the YLTP base model has rendered remarkable success in areas as diverse as disaster management, promoting child rights, fighting HIV, spreading natural farming techniques and managing conflict. The uniqueness of the YLTP model comes from its intrinsic ability to integrate any issue into its leadership training model and to ensure mindset transformation on the issue on a sustainable basis.