Young Global Leaders

Global Dignity is an autonomous non-profit, non-criticism and non-partisan project that aims to be inspiration-based while commending and encouraging best practice and dignitycentred leadership rather than criticizing shortcomings.
The mission of Global Dignity is to implement globally the universal right of every human being to lead a dignified life. This is a paradigm shift in thinking about our global challenges, a new language and mindset to approach issues of poverty, peace and progress. The project seeks to help define the spiritual centre of the Young Global Leader (YGL) community, imbedding what Global Dignity does in each and every task force and initiative of the community, to boldly suggest that “within the YGL community, you cannot consider yourself a leader unless you are prepared to (also) serve (others).”

 

A group of YGLs visit children at schools around the world and introduce a new language to convey the concept of dignity. They also involve the children in essay competitions on their views of dignity.

 

Dignity Days have been held in Vancouver, Istanbul, New Delhi, Davos, and most recently in Amman with H.M. Queen Rania of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

 

 

 

The project introduced dignity as a teaching session in the South African school system for 2007/08. A Global Dignity Day is envisaged for 2008.

 

As a group of leadership individuals with a global shared value system, committed to doing well and doing good, the YGLs offer a vision for a shared responsibility and a focus to make a difference on the ground.

 

Contact the YGLs below to get involved and help spread the concept of dignity around the world.