Youth Focus Group

Latest revision as of 11:38, 21 July 2025

Youth Focus Group is a dedicated initiative at Deoband Community Wikimedia aimed at engaging Indian Muslim youth (ages 16–26) in the open knowledge ecosystem. This focus group is an outcome of the Wikimedia Youth Conference 2025. It was officially launched in July 2025.

The group is led by our Youth Conference scholars, Faiz Anjum and Sana Sabir, who bring their passion and insight to build a vibrant, inclusive space for youth participation in knowledge-sharing and collaborative growth within the Wikimedia movement.

Objectives

The Youth Group envisions meaningful contributions in the following key areas:

Youth engagement in open knowledge ecosystem and FOSS areas
Curating peer spaces within the Wikimedia ecosystem (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
Raising awareness about the Wikimedia Movement (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
Capacity Building for High-Impact Content Development (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
Bridging Wikimedia and the Scientific Community
Developing Research Skills among Students from an early level

Expressing interests

Youth Focus Group welcomes interests from Indian Muslim students aged 16 to 26. To apply, please send an email to youthdcwwiki.org, with the subject line: “Youth Focus Group Application”. Your email should include:

Full name, age, institution, and course of study
Wikimedia username (if applicable)
Parental consent (if you are under 18)
A brief response to each of the following:
1. What do you hope to gain from participating in the Focus Group?
2. Why are you interested in joining this initiative?

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-'''Youth Focus Group''' (TBA) will be a dedicated focus group at Deoband Community Wikimedia for engaging Indian Muslim youth aged between 16 and 26 in the open knowledge ecosystem. This space is a result of the [[:meta:Youth Conference 2025|Wikimedia Youth Conference 2025]], and is is expected to be announced by the end of July 2025. The Focus Group will be led by our Youth Conference scholars, Faiz Anjum and Sana Sabir.
+'''Youth Focus Group''' is a dedicated initiative at Deoband Community Wikimedia aimed at engaging Indian Muslim youth (ages 16–26) in the open knowledge ecosystem. This focus group is an outcome of the [[:meta:Youth Conference 2025|Wikimedia Youth Conference 2025]]. It was officially launched in July 2025.
+The group is led by our Youth Conference scholars, Faiz Anjum and Sana Sabir, who bring their passion and insight to build a vibrant, inclusive space for youth participation in knowledge-sharing and collaborative growth within the Wikimedia movement.
 ===Objectives===
-The Youth Group is imagined to contribute in the following areas:
+The Youth Group envisions meaningful contributions in the following key areas:
 * Youth engagement in open knowledge ecosystem and [[:en:FOSS|FOSS]] areas
-* [[:meta:Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Local capacity development for advocacy|Local capacity development for advocacy]] (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
+* [[:meta:Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Peer spaces|Curating peer spaces within the Wikimedia ecosystem]] (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
-* [[:meta:Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Increased Wikimedia Awareness|Increased awareness about the Wikimedia Movement]] (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
+* [[:meta:Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Increased Wikimedia Awareness|Raising awareness about the Wikimedia Movement]] (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
+* [[:meta:Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Content Initiatives in Underrepresented Communities|Capacity Building for High-Impact Content Development]] (Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030)
 * Bridging Wikimedia and the Scientific Community
-* Inculcate Research Skills among Students at an early level
+* Developing Research Skills among Students from an early level
 ===Expressing interests===
-Youth Focus Group welcomes interests from Indian Muslim students aged up to 26. We advise you to send an email to us at {{nospam|dcw|wikimedia.org}}, addressing the following:
+Youth Focus Group welcomes interests from Indian Muslim students aged 16 to 26. To apply, please send an email to {{nospam|youth|dcwwiki.org}}, with the subject line: “Youth Focus Group Application”. Your email should include:
-* Your name, age, institution and course
+* Full name, age, institution, and course of study
-* Wikimedia username (if available)
+* Wikimedia username (if applicable)
-* Consent from parents (if you are <18)
+* Parental consent (if you are under 18)
-* What are you hoping to learn from the Focus Group?
+* A brief response to each of the following:
-* Why are you interested in joining the Focus Group?
+*# What do you hope to gain from participating in the Focus Group?
+*# Why are you interested in joining this initiative?