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GenerationNext! is a registered charity of England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...

 (no 1111399), established in 2005 by students at London's Godolphin and Latymer School
Godolphin and Latymer School
The Godolphin and Latymer School is an independent school for 700 girls aged eleven to eighteen in London. Ms Margaret Rudland was the head mistress of the school for over 20 years before being succeeded by Ms Ruth Mercer.-History:...

. Its charitable objects are to advance education, aid disadvantaged persons, and empower and support young people in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. The charity accomplishes these goals by supporting the Vuleka School, an independent, non-profit primary school in South Africa that educates black children disadvantaged by poverty and AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

. GenerationNext! also maintains a network of Global Mentors who provide advice and inspiration to the charity.

GenerationNext! sends several thousand pounds  to the Vuleka School every year. All administrative support for the charity is donated by McAllister Olivarius
McAllister Olivarius
McAllister Olivarius is an international law firm headquartered at Thames Wharf Studios in London, United Kingdom. The firm was founded by its current partners, Drs. Ann Olivarius and Jef McAllister, former London Bureau Chief of TIME magazine...

, an international law firm headquartered in London nearby to the Godolphin and Latymer School.

Notable Global Mentors

  • Eleanor Brown (Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School)
  • Revered Eilidh Campbell St. John (former Unitarian Universalist
    Unitarian Universalism
    Unitarian Universalism is a religion characterized by support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather, they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth and by the understanding that an individual's theology is a...

     Chaplain, University of Tasmania
    University of Tasmania
    The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...

    )
  • John Lloyd (Barrister, Teaching Fellow at the University of Exeter
    University of Exeter
    The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....

     School of Law, former anti-Apartheid protestor)
  • James Retallack (Rhodes Scholar
    Rhodes Scholarship
    The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...

    , Professor of History and German Studies at the University of Toronto
    University of Toronto
    The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

    )

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