We aim to create a more caring and equitable society, free of deprivation and strife. Our programs in Karnataka state in India directly affect the lives of over three million people.
Our Beginning
The year was 1984. A group of young medical students led by R.Balasubramaniam at the Mysore Medical College (in Karnataka State, India) were starting to feel that the career in medicine they dreamt of pursuing was very different from the practice of medicine around them. They believed that they had in them to make a difference and make a positive impact on the lives of the poor and the marginalized. And so, they started the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM, for short), with initial assets of high ideals and all the positive benefits of inexperience.
“A happy and healthy community is not a fairytale. All you need is a seed.”
— Dr. R.Balasubramaniam, FOUNDER
Their initial intention was to provide rational, ethical and cost-effective medical care to the needy. They started small – collecting physician samples of medicines and distributing them to poor patients, organizing blood donation camps and weekly rural outreach clinics around Mysore.
Our Mission
To facilitate and develop processes that improve the quality of life of people
Our Core Values:
Satya
Truthfulness
Ahimsa
Non-Violence
Tyaga
Sacrafice
Seva
Service
Providing quality and holistic health care with the integration of Allopathy and Ayurveda to the tribal and rural areas is the key focus of SVYM's Health Initiatives. SVYM provides the gamut of health care through Preventive, Curative, Rehabilitative, Networking & academic initiatives through its key specialties
Get Involved
Anything you can give will make a tremendous difference. It could be monetary contribution – you could specify where it has to be used or leave it to SVYM to disburse, based on priority and need. It could be in kind, through a product or service you can offer. We would be grateful for any personal involvement from you for helping us out.