LEAD - (Leadership, Education and Development)

Nurturing Changemakers for Rural Transformation
LEAD at the Centre of Science for Villages (CSV) is dedicated to building the leadership, knowledge, and skills of rural changemakers, youth, women leaders, professionals, and community institutions to drive sustainable and inclusive development.

LEAD designs and delivers structured training programmes, fellowships, immersive exposure visits, and mentoring support that combine technical knowledge with values-based leadership, systems thinking, entrepreneurship, and community engagement.

A key emphasis of LEAD is developing problem-solvers and practitioners who can work across sectors and scales, and who are grounded in the realities of rural life.

Key Focus Areas

1. Leadership and governance training
2. Youth and women’s capacity building
3. Professional development and fellowships
4. Community institution strengthening
5. Experiential and field-based learning

Through LEAD, CSV aims to create a strong pipeline of capable leaders who can envision and implement transformative rural solutions.