My Life My Say

My Life My Say (MLMS) is a youth-led, non-partisan charity on a mission to encourage young people to participate in democracy and get every single young person voting. We’re recognised as one of the leading drivers of youth engagement in the UK, coordinating the nationwide campaign Give An X in the lead-up to the 2024 General Election, generating 488,846 click-throughs to the gov.uk website. MLMS seeks to reach young people from underrepresented communities, and has developed partnerships with the UK Government, Mayor of London and United Nations. MLMS won the UK Government’s 2018 National Democracy Change Makers Award and has proven its ability to influence policy and empower young people across the UK and Europe. 

MLMS acts as a key bridge between politics and young people aged 16-30, working with communities across the country to ensure that their voice is heard through our award-winning Democracy Cafés. We actively work with leading policymakers, including the coordination of the Department of Culture, Sport and Media's National Youth Strategy. Working with a number of different partners, each year MLMS delivers the Next Gen Conference. bringing together 500 young people from across the United Kingdom to engage with party leaders, journalists and influencers on key political issues. We are also coordinators of the annual National Voter Registration Day, providing materials for organisations across the UK from a variety of sectors to encourage young people to register to vote.