Why NGGL exists
At a time of falling trust in institutions, democratic strain and growing polarisation, young people feel further than ever from the decisions that define their future. NGGL exists to change that. We help them understand how global governance works, why it matters and where it must change, and we build the spaces where they take part in it: as citizens, as thinkers, and as the ones who will lead it.
Our vision
A world where institutions earn people's trust, protect their rights and keep the peace, and where a new generation understands them, holds them to account and helps build what comes next.
Our mission
NextGen Governance Lab is a youth-led think-and-do tank on global governance. We bridge the gap between young people and the institutions that shape their lives, and give them a real place in the decisions that define their future.
Our values
What we stand for
Knowledge only matters when it reaches the people it concerns.
Knowledge that reaches people
We name what fails in our institutions because we believe in what they can be.
Honesty with conviction
Young people set our priorities, shape our work and lead what we build.
Youth decides
Rigour with soul
Rigorous in substance. Human at the heart of the motivation.
We work with institutions and governments. Our positions remain our own.
Independent voice
Where we are
Geneva, Switzerland · Madrid, Spain
Close to the youth. Close to the institutions.