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Who we are

CEE Youth Group — an initiative of the CEE Hub aimed at connecting young people (generally under the age of 30) from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia across the region. The group focuses on supporting capacity building, peer learning, and leadership development among young Wikimedians. It is organised by the CEE Hub coordinator Barbara Klen and SC member Shahen Araboghlian (from 09/2025) and supported by the SC member and founder of the group Klára Joklová.

The group was established in May 2023 to support the next generation of contributors and leaders within the Wikimedia movement in the region.

The CEE Youth Group provides a safe and inclusive space for collaboration, sharing experiences, challenges, and ideas related to Wikimedia work. So far, the group has held three in-person meetings in Prague, Czechia and Yerevan, Armenia, in addition to regular bi-monthly online meetings. These meetings are organised and facilitated by group members on a rotating basis, encouraging shared ownership, active participation, and cross-regional collaboration. The group remains open to new participants who are interested in learning, contributing, and growing together with the CEE & Central Asia Wikimedia youth community.

Максаттары

CEE Youth Group initiative is aimed to empower young editors and Wikimedians from the region providing a platform and an opportunity to share experiences and good practices locally and regionally. The group holds bi-monthly meetings focusing on group's activities, plans and knowledge exchange. Everyone is welcome to attend regular meetings and have their input.

During the 3rd in-person meeting of the CEE Youth Group, which took place in Yerevan, Armenia, in November 2025, the group outlined four main objective to concentrate on in 2026. The objectives are:

  1. Support for local activities of group members: supporting local activities at the group level, collecting outputs, and identifying needs & activities for everyone. Possibility of support through CEE grants.
  2. Building leadership skills: training, increasing the representation of young people in the Wikimedia movement's structures.
  3. Raising the profile of young people and their activities in the Wikimedia movement: PR & communication, presentation at the conferences.
  4. Management of the CEE Youth group: organization of meetings, annual activity plans, and development strategies.

How to participate?

Who can join?

The group is open to young Wikimedians who meet the following criteria:

  • Age: 16 to 30 years old.
  • Region: Residents of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central Asia (CA), or those contributing in regional languages.
  • Experience: Has a Wikimedia account and basic experience in any Wikimedia project.
  • Language: Basic English for communication within the group.
Steps to Join
  1. Application: Fill out the official registration form below.
  2. Verification: The coordinators will review your eligibility.
  3. Onboarding: Once approved, you will receive an invitation to our Telegram group and mailing list.
Apply Now
Membership Status

To maintain an Active Member status, you are encouraged to:

  • Participate in online bi-monthly meetings.
  • Engage in working groups.
  • Actively get involved in the group's activities.
  • Being responsive to Telegram group discussions.

Note: Members who are inactive for 6+ months may be moved to inactive status.

Contact & socials

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

Supporting members and staff

Regional CEE Hub Coordinator
CEE Hub

CET/CEST
хорватча, англисче
BKlen-CEEhub
barbara.klen(_AT_)wmceehub.org


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

CET/CEST
испанча, англисче
Klára Joklová (WMCZ)
klara.joklova(_AT_)wikimedia.cz


Community and Communication Specialist
CEE Hub

CET/CEST
полякча, англисче
KGruszczyk-CEEhub
karolina.gruszczyk@wmceehub.org


Program Manager at Wikimedians of Western Armenian Language User Group, Steering Committee member at Wikimedia CEE Hub

AMT (UTC+04:00)
Western Armenian, англисче, армянча, арабча, французча, орусча
ShahenWasHere
shahen.books(_AT_)gmail.com


Members

CEE Youth Group Activity Status of the Members (as of the end of 2025)      Countries with at least one active member (regardless of the total number of members)      Countries where all members are currently inactive      Countries with unclear activity status      Countries within the region with no members
Member distribution across the CEE & CA regions. The darker the color, the more members the country has (as of the end of 2025)
  Core members: Active members participating in at least one Working Group with voting rights.
  Active members: Regular participants who engage in community meetings and activities.
Members of the CEE Youth Group
# Name Username
 Albania
1 Klaud Feçi klaud.f
2 Mirens Çela Mirens06
3 Noel Çela Noel1111
 Armenia
4 Argam Hakobyan Argam Forbes
5 Katrin Vanyan Katriisha
6 Mari Avetisyan Մարի Ավետիսյան
Mari Avetisyan WMAM
7 Seda Aydinyan Seda2606
8 Shahen Araboghlian ShahenWasHere
9 Svetlana Khachatryan Սվետլանա2
 Azerbaijan
10 Aykhan Zayedzadeh Solavirum
11 Hasan Turksoy Siyasivikiler
12 Nəriman Məmmədli Nemoralis
 Czech Republic
13 Jan Beránek janbery
14 Jan Myšák Jan Myšák
15 Martin Urbanec Martin Urbanec
 Estonia
16 Sitti Asmah Binti Federico Wiki Asmah
 Georgia
17 Luka Kalandadze Luka-Kalandadze2005
18 Mariam Chaladze Mariam Chaladze
19 Zurabi Lebanidze ზურა6446
 Greece
20 Antonis Fragakis AntonyFragakis
21 Lydia Hatsiulis Thepottato
22 Maria Katsavaki MKatsa
23 Nikos Likomitros NikosLikomitros
24 Sofia Ioanna Tsalopoulou ΣΙΤ
25 Spyridon Papadopoulos SpirosPapadopoulos
26 Stella Tsikna Stella T98
27 Δημήτριος Χασεκίδης (Dimitrios Hasekidis) Demetriusz2002
 Iran
28 Shahryar SahebEkhtiari WASP-Outis
 Karakalpakstan
29 Azizbek Jangabaev Janabaevazizbek
30 Rabiģa Shabatova Rabiga Shabatova
 Kazakhstan
31 Nursultan Tengge Nurtenge
32 Rakhim Sabikhanov 1nter pares
33 Yerbol Sariyev Erboldilyara
 Kyrgyzstan
34 Adina Zhorobekova Adeenn
35 Aiana Kutbidinova Aiyanakk
36 Amanda Kadyrbekova —
37 Baiastan Omorov Baydastann
38 Elbek Khabibullaev Элдин беги
39 Kazy Rasul uulu Mamatkazy
 Latvia
40 Gusts Mūrnieks Gustamons
 Moldova
41 Nichita Onufriev Fenikals
 Northern Cyprus
42 Bilgehan Kafadar Biologg
 North Macedonia
43 Jovan Tasevski Jtasevski123
44 Marija Tashova Macciiiiii
45 Nikola Shtrkovski SirGoldenBlade
46 Olja Aleksovska Olja Aleksovska
47 Simona Trajkoska Simona Trajkoska
48 Zafir Jovanov Zaphir JovAnov
 Poland
49 Dawid Lupa Dawid2009
50 Kacper Szymański Jamnik z Tarnowa
51 Mateusz Kopeć AramilFeraxa
 Romania
52 Iustina Pavaluca iustinq
 Russia
53 Alisya Fatyhova Alisa Fatikhova
54 Dina Abdullina Динә Абдуллина
55 Max Tenche Max Tenche
 Serbia
56 Aleksandra Stojićević Aleksandra Stojićević
57 Emilija Stefanović EmiliaITČA
 Slovenia
58 Lan Glad Upwinxp
59 Nal Mencin GeographieMan
 Turkey
60 Arda Tavlar zemxer
61 Berkay Bayram Piyanist
62 Buket Velioğlu Bukettvell
63 Ege Atacan Doğan Egezort
64 Gökhan Can Mintaş Gökhan Can
65 Hanne İsna Sevinç isnaaa
66 İbrahim halil Sevinç Ibrahalıl
67 Kaan Akgün BIG-K006
68 Semih Berk Erdoğan Huluxsi
69 Tarık Kılıç Beyoglou
70 Toprak Meriç Yakupoğlu ToprakM
71 Utku Emre Kocaibiş Nabbegat
72 Yılmaz Caner Özyayıkçı Kurmanbek
 Turkmenistan
73 Allanur Tyllayev Allanur77
 Ukraine
74 Andrii Boida Замішанець
75 Daryna Vozniuk Rina.sl
76 Iryna Boiko IrynaBoiko (WMUA)
77 Mykyta Kravtsov Nesanya
78 Olesia Lukaniuk OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)
79 Valentyn Nefedov Renvoy
 Uzbekistan
80 Burxoniddin Ramiddinov Burxoniddin Ramiddinov
81 Ibrohimov Axadjon Axadjon1
82 Inabat Allanova Inosham
83 Javohir Zarifboyev Zarifboyev Javohir
84 Kamola Abduganieva Miss Kamola
85 Kamoliddin Azzamov Kamol Azzam
86 Khayriniso Juraeva XayrinisoJorayeva
87 Mirfayzbek Abdullayev MirfayzbekAbdullayev
88 Munojat Maqsutkhanova Panpanchik
89 Muzaffar Turgunov TheNomadEditor
90 Qurbonbek Jo'rayev Mirishkorlik
91 Sardor Abloqulov SardorAblokulov
92 Shoxrux Abdivaxobov Mrshaxas

Working groups

After the November 2025 meeting, the CEE Youth Group created the following working groups to focus on each objective. If some other member wants to join them, please notify the responsible CEE Hub members, if that is applicable.

Working groups Short description Members from the group CEE Hub members
Social media (youth social networks/channels) Creating content for the CEE Youth group's social media pages, and coverage of the group's activities. Aiana, Amanda, Dawid, Kamola, Kazy, Nal, Nikos, Spiros Karolina, Barbara
Internal governance Concentrating on the governance aspects of the group, updating the internal governance document based on the development and changes within the group. Caner, Kamola, Mari, Nikos, Nursultan Shahen, Karolina
Meta page development Regularly updating and making necessary changes to the group's Meta page. Caner, Kamola, Mari, Nursultan Karolina
Building leadership skills Skills matrix / profiling activity and based on that peer learning and training. Argam, Asmah, Nikos
Local activities Partnership & collaboration outside the CEE Youth group for joint project. Youth competitions / Youth competition categories / Youth editathons) Asmah, Caner, Nikos, Nursultan

List of events

Below is a list of events held over the past 12 months. For a list of all events that took place more than 12 months ago, visit the archive page.

  Online meeting
  Face-to-face meeting
  Conference meetup
# Day(s) Date Time Location Participants Topic(s) Notes
25/09 Жума
Ишемби
Жекшемби 		22 ноябрь 2025
23 ноябрь 2025 		07:00 – 15:30 CET
07:00 – 10:30 CET 		Yerevan Meeting 2025 13 Plans for 2026; Restructuring of all working groups Defined CEE Hub Y4 plans; Working Groups have been restructured: some were dissolved, others merged to improve efficiency, and several new groups were established to address emerging needs.
25/08 Дүйшөмбү 17 ноябрь 2025 19:00 – 20:00 CET Google Meet 21 Updates from youth events from various communities, updates from the Working Groups, CEE Meeting, Yerevan meeting 2025 Finalized Internal Governance; reviewed CEEM 2025 outcomes and Yerevan planning; relaunched "Meet the Youth" campaign and conducted CEECA youth mapping.
25/07 Saturday 27 сентябрь 2025 11:45 – 12:45 CEST Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
25/06 Шаршемби 10 сентябрь 2025 19:00 – 20:00 CEST Google Meet 15 Updates from youth events from various communities, CEE Meeting, Wikimania, announcement of the in-person working meeting in November, Training for youth: Active listening and providing feedback Announced Yerevan meeting and "Youth Talks" series; reviewed Wikimania 2024 and planned active listening training.
25/05 Thursday July 10, 2025 18:00 – 19:00 CEST Google Meet 15 Youth Conference outcomes, Updates from youth events from various communities, Wikimania, CEE Meeting, Youth meeting 2025 Discussed CEE Meeting delegates; coordinated with WMF on social media strategy; shared updates from Armenia and Greece youth events.
25/04 Thursday May 22, 2025 19:00 – 20:00 CEST Google Meet 15 CEE Youth Group at the Central Asian WikiCon 2025, Youth Conference outcomes, Public speaking training, CEE Meeting submission Evaluated Prague Youth Conference; finalized Internal Governance draft; celebrated Central Asia community growth; finalized the Internal Governance draft for feedback.
25/03 Жума
Жекшемби 		16 май 2025
18 май 2025 		09:30 – 18:00 CEST Youth Conference 2025 83 How to attract young people to Wikipedia? More than 80 participants represented all eight regions of the world, half of them from the CEE and Central Asian regions.
25/02 Шейшемби 25 март 2025 18:00 – 19:00 CET Google Meet 27 Youth conference, CEE Hub microgrants, CEE Spring Welcomed Karolina (CEE Hub); coordinated Youth Conference logistics (roles, evening program) and public speaking training; Social Media WG posted 7 times but faced capacity issues; promoted CEE Spring Youth sub-contest.
25/01 Бейшемби 23 январь 2025 17:00 – 18:00 CET Google Meet 22 Youth conference, Working groups, Ideas from the members Reviewed 200+ applications for the Youth Conference; established Social Media (TikTok plans) and Internal Governance WGs; discussed "Game Nights" alternatives due to Discord issues in Turkey.

Skills trainings & knowledge exchange

You can find the last 5 skills training & knowledge exhange sessions for the group members in the table below Visit this link to view the skills trainings & knowledge exchange sessions archive.

Date Title Facilitator(s) Link Password
13 октябрь 2025 Active listening and feedback training for CEE Youth Group Filip Kňažek Watch here Sma0#^b!
7 май 2025 Public Speaking Training for CEE Youth Group Members Jackie Koerner, Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska Watch here H=NU0P9u

Announcements

This section highlights the most recent and upcoming meetings, events and scholarships of the CEE Youth Group.

  • Next bi-monthly online meeting of CEE Youth Group
    • Date: 20 January 2026
    • Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (CET – Europe/Prague)
    • Format: Online
    • Google Meet joining info Video call link: here
      • Dial: (PL) +48 22 163 88 05
      • PIN: 190765749
  • Events, scholarships & opportunities
    • Updates about in-person meetups, regional events, scholarships, and other opportunities relevant to CEE Youth Group members will be shared here regularly.
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