Van Reigersberch Leadership Institute.
A project for the formation of women, built by women — on the same four pillars, in its own voice, at its own pace.
What's open today.
vRLI is open to women right now through the monthly book club — with the full programme to follow.
vRLI · today
Book club
A monthly reading circle for women in the foundation's orbit — a group that reads and discusses one book together, recent reads include C.S. Lewis. No fee, no commitment — the seed of the programme.
Foundation · open to women
GLC & iPLC
The Grotius Leadership Course and the International Principled Leadership Conference are open to women now — and will stay so alongside vRLI's own programme.
The Van Reigersberch Book Club.
The Van Reigersberch Book Club is a beautiful opportunity to come together and explore some of life's biggest questions — about love, meaning and humanity.
The books we read focus on practical philosophy and invite us to reflect on both ethics and deeper questions such as: what does it mean to be human? How should we handle rough times and uncertainty? What makes a good friendship?
Joining our book club only requires two things: a curious mind, and a commitment to read a short text once a month.
Does this sound like something for you? We would love to hear from you — leave your contact details and we will be in touch.
If you're a woman interested in participating
Join the book club today. We'll send a first update when the inaugural programme opens applications.
Join the book club →If you want to help shape what vRLI becomes
We're actively looking for women — founders, mentors, speakers, organisers — to help build the institute.
Get in touch →A programme is most honest when it is built for the people in the room.
The four pillars of Stichting Grotius — continuing formation, spirit of service, accompaniment, encounter and friendship — apply equally to women and men.
The institute is named for Maria van Reigersberch, who together with Hugo Grotius made the escape from Loevestein possible. The name honours who she was: a woman of practical courage, whose contribution to the historical record was indispensable and is still under-told.