Wikimedia CEE Hub/Youth Group

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CEE Youth Group

CEE Youth Group — an initiative of the CEE Hub to informally connect young people (younger than 30 years old) from the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia across the region to support capacity building in this area. It is organised by CEE Hub coordinator Barbara Klen and SC member Klára Joklová.

The group was established in May 2023. We want to create a space for collaboration and sharing among young Wikimedians.

So far, the group had two in-person meetings in Prague, Czechia, and regular bi-monthly online meetings.

Goals

CEE Youth Group initiative is having bi-monthly meetings, focusing on creating a new opportunities for young editors and Wikimedia members from the region, sharing the experiences and good practise.

In addition, it creates a peer support network for all young Wikimedians in the region, everyone is welcome to attend regular meetings.

Other events and activities of the groupː

1^st in-person event for young people from the CEE took place in Prague in November 2023 was co-organized by Wikimedia Czech Republic
involvement of the young people in Wikimania conference in 2024 in Poland
better cooperation of young people in the CEE Region
cooperation with Wikivibrance network
2^nd in-person event for young people from the CEE took place in Prague in November 2024 was co-organized by Wikimedia Czech Republic

How to participate?

Everyone younger than 30 years old from the CEE Region can be part of this group. Please fill out the form.

Contacts

If you want to be in contact with our group, you can do that on following ways:

Email: youth@wmceehub.org
Telegram: @ceeyouth (as the group is private, you should contact NikosLikomitros to get an invitation link)
Telegram: @ceeyouthannouncements (official Telegram channel for the registered members)
Instagram: ceeyouthgroup
Tiktok: ceeyouthgroup

Supporting members and staff

Barbara Klen

Regional CEE Hub Coordinator
CEE Hub

CET/CEST
Croatian, English
BKlen-CEEhub
barbara.klen wmceehub.org

Klára Joklová (WMCZ)

Executive Director/Steering Committee member
Wikimedia Czech Republic/CEE Hub

CET/CEST
Spanish, English
Klára Joklová (WMCZ)
klara.joklova wikimedia.cz

Toni Ristovski

Programme Officer
CEE Hub

CET/CEST
Macedonian, English
TRistovski-CEEhub
toni.ristovski wmceehub.org

Lucie Schubert (WMCZ)

Education & Community Programmes Manager
WMCZ

CET/CEST
Czech, Slovak, English
Lucie Schubert (WMCZ)
lucie.schubert wikimedia.cz

Members

Overview of the members of the CEE Youth Group (Europe map)

Overview of the members of the CEE Youth Group (Asia map)

List of current members of the CEE Youth Group:

Some members of the Wikimedia CEE Youth Group with CEE Hub staff, Klára Joklová and Lucie Schubert

Members of the CEE Youth Group
Nr.	Name	Username	Country
Active members of the CEE Youth Group
1	Y. Caner Özyayıkçı	Kurmanbek	Turkey
2	Zurabi Lebanidze	ზურა6446	Georgia
3	—	Nemoralis	Azerbaijan
4	Nikos Likomitros	NikosLikomitros	Greece
5	Hanne İsna Sevinç	isnaaa	Turkey
6	Mykyta Kravtsov	Nesanya	Ukraine
7	Nichita Onufriev	Fenikals	Moldova
8	Daryna	Rina.sl	Ukraine
9	Stella Tsikna	Stella T98	Greece
10	Mari Avetisyan	Մարի Ավետիսյան Mari Avetisyan WMAM	Armenia
11	Qurbonbek Joʻrayev	Mirishkorlik	Uzbekistan
12	M.M.R.	Panpanchik	Uzbekistan
13	Nursultan Tengge	Nurtenge	Kazakhstan
14	Jan Beránek	janbery	Czech Republic
15	Martin Urbanec	Martin Urbanec	Czech Republic
16	Beyoglou	Beyoglou	Turkey
17	Zarifboyev Javohir	Zarifboyev Javohir	Uzbekistan
18	Muzaffar Turgunov	Muzaffar Turgunov	Uzbekistan
19	Kacper Szymański	Jamnik z Tarnowa	Poland
20	Argam Hakobyan	Argam Forbes	Armenia
21	Jan Myšák	Jan Myšák	Czech Republic
22	Bilgehan Kafadar	Biologg	Cyprus (North Cyprus)
23	Shahryar SahebEkhtiari	WASP-Outis	Iran
24	Gökhan Can	Gökhan Can	Turkey
25	Jovan Tasevski	Jtasevski123	North Macedonia
26	Kazy Rasul uulu	Mamatkazy	Kyrgyzstan
27	Aiana Kutbidinova	Aiyanakk	Kyrgyzstan
28	Elbek Khabibullaev	Элдин беги	Kyrgyzstan
29	Lan Glad	Upwinxp	Slovenia
30	Mirens Çela	Mirens06	Albania
31	Berkay Bayram	Piyanist	Turkey
32	Valentyn	Renvoy	Ukraine
33	Semih Berk Erdoğan	Huluxsi	Turkey
34	Buket Velioğlu	Bukettvell	Turkey
35	Mariam Chaladze	Mariam Chaladze	Georgia
36	Luka Kalandadze	Luka-Kalandadze2005	Georgia
37	—	zemxer	Turkey
38	Gusts Mūrnieks	Gustamons	Latvia
39	Ege Atacan Doğan	Egezort	Turkey
40	Klaud Feçi	klaud.f	Albania
41	Marija Tashova	Macciiiiii	North Macedonia
42	Zafir Jovanov	Zaphir JovAnov	North Macedonia
43	Noel Çela	Noel1111	Albania
44	Baiastan Omorov	Baydastann	Kyrgyzstan
45	Inabat Allanova	Inosham	Karakalpakstan
46	Dawid	Dawid2009	Poland
47	Ibrohimov Axadjon	Axadjon1	Uzbekistan
48	Kaan Akgün	BIG-K006	Turkey
49	Sitti Asmah Binti Federico	Wiki Asmah	Estonia (from Philippines)
50	Shahen Araboghlian	ShahenWasHere	Armenia
51	Toprak	ToprakM	Turkey (in North Cyprus)
52	Antony Fragakis	AntonyFragakis	Greece
53	Aykhan Zayedzadeh	Solavirum	Azerbaijan
54	Katrin Vanyan	Katriisha	Armenia
55	Utku Emre Kocaibiş	Nabbegat	Turkey
56	Rakhim Sabikhanov	1nter pares	Kazakhstan
57	Azizbek Jangabaev	Janabaevazizbek	Turkey (from Karakalpakstan)
58	Andrii Boida	Замішанець	Ukraine
59	Simona Trajkoska	Simona Trajkoska	North Macedonia
60	Olja Aleksovska	Olja Aleksovska	North Macedonia
61	İbrahim halil Sevinç	Ibrahalıl	Turkey
62	Nikola Shtrkovski	SirGoldenBlade	North Macedonia
63	Hasan Turksoy	Siyasivikiler	Azerbaijan
Inactive members of the CEE Youth Group
1	Tomáš	V0lkanic	Czech Republic
2	Táda Bednarz	Plánovací kalendář	Czech Republic
3	Denis Smajlović	Deni	Denmark
4	Lumi	Gufo46	Turkey
5	Nino Turmanidze	Nina1009	Georgia
6	Mia Lovrec	The Yennefer	Croatia
7	Mariam Kvartskhava	Marikuna-115	Georgia
8	Nursultan	Malik Nursultan B	Kazakhstan
9	Apostolos Balanos	Χιονάκι	Greece
10	Ofelya Hakobyan	Օֆելյա Հակոբյան	Armenia
11	Aleksandar	Aca	Serbia
12	Visola	Visola Tangirova	Uzbekistan
13	Hasan Alimov	Hasan Xamidovich	Uzbekistan
14	Ruziboev	Anjaniy	Uzbekistan
15	Rabiģa Shabatova	Rabiga Shabatova	Uzbekistan (from Karakalpakstan)
16	Kamola Abdugʻanieva	Miss Kamola	Uzbekistan
17	Adlima	Adlima	Kazakhstan
18	Malikxan	Malikxan	Uzbekistan
19	Doniyor Yóldoshev	Doniyor Yóldoshev	Karakalpakstan
20	Jasmina	MinaUktamova	Uzbekistan
21	Edward	EdwadJacobo42	Tanzania

Working groups

Here you can find created working groups of the CEE Youth Group after the January 2024 meeting. If some other member wants to join them, please add yourself and notify the responsible CEE Hub members, if that is applicable.

Working groups	Members from the group	CEE Hub members
Project grant application	Mari	Barbara
Visual design	Caner	none
Game nights	Mariam, Caner, Gökhan Can, Dawid	none
Communication (youth social networks/channels)	Nikos, Jan B., Rina, Isna, Aiana, Gökhan Can, Dawid, Baiastan	none
Internal governance	Shahen, Nikos, Mari, Jan M., Aiana, Caner, Muzaffar, Qurbon, Luka, Kamola and Nursultan T.	Barbara
Contests	Ege, Lan, Isna, Jovan	Toni

List of events

Past meetings
Nr.	Day	Date	Time	Location	Topic(s)
23/01	Thursday	August 3, 2023	18:00 – 19:00 CEST	Google Meet	Introduction
23/02	Monday	August 28, 2023	18:00 – 19:00 CEST	Google Meet	Preparation for the CEE Meeting 2023
23/03	Friday	September 15, 2023	18:00 – 19:30 CEST	CEE Meeting 2023 + Google Meet	Planning concrete activities for the upcoming months as well as the timeline.
23/04	Friday	November 10, 2023	16:00 – 17:00 CET	Google Meet	Preparation meeting for Prague Meeting, new members introduction.
23/05	Friday Saturday	November 24, 2023 November 25, 2023	17:00 – 19:00 CET 09:00 – 17:00 CET	Prague Meeting 2023	First in-person meeting.
24/01	Wednesday	January 17, 2024	18:00 – 19:00 CET	Google Meet	Youth Group in 2024, plans, goals, next steps.
24/02	Wednesday	April 3, 2024	19:00 – 20:00 CET	Google Meet	Wikimania 2024, Game Nights, other topics
24/03	Wednesday	June 5, 2024	18:00 – 19:00 CET	Google Meet	Wikimania 2024 preparations, CEE Meeting 2024, study visits, other topics
24/04	Tuesday	September 3, 2024	18:00 – 19:00 CET	Google Meet	Wikimania impressions, CEE Meeting preparations, Youth conference 2025, Youth meeting 2024, other topics
24/05	Thursday	November 21, 2024	17:00 – 18:00 CET	Google Meet	Prague meeting 2024, Youth conference, other topics
24/06	Friday Saturday	November 29, 2024 November 30, 2024	09:30 – 17:30 CET 09:30 – 17:30 CET	Prague Meeting 2024	Plans for 2025, Youth conference, strategy for the youth conference.
25/01	Thursday	January 23, 2025	17:00 – 18:00 CET	Google Meet	Youth conference, Working groups, Ideas from the members
25/02	Tuesday	March 25, 2025	18:00 – 19:00 CET	Google Meet	Youth conference, CEE Hub microgrants, CEE Spring
UPCOMING MEETINGS
25/03	Friday Sunday	May 16, 2025 May 18, 2025	TBD	Youth Conference 2025	TBD