Belarusian Youth Hub

The Belarusian Youth Hub (Belarusian: Беларускі моладзевы хаб, BMH) is a Warsaw-based platform and physical space created for active Belarusians, functioning as a coworking, educational and cultural center for Belarusian civic organizations, initiatives and activists. According to its official website, the hub was founded in 2021 by the Linking Media Foundation, the "Belarusian Youth Hub" association (which became the "Belarusian Youth Hub" Foundation in August 2023) and its head Ales Lapko. It describes its mission as helping organizations, initiatives and institutions strengthen their position in society and implement projects that matter for global democracy and the preservation of Belarusian heritage both in Belarus and abroad. The hub operates as a multifunctional venue. Its official site states that it hosts more than 30 events per month and welcomes over 1,150 visitors per month, and that it supports more than 10 initiatives. Activities include conferences, exhibitions, discussions and meetings with activists, journalists, politicians, publishers and experts. The space offers workstations, computers, printers, projectors, microphones, headphones, flipcharts, tea, coffee and cookies, as well as a lounge area with sofas, armchairs, books, games and musical instruments, plus an inner courtyard for warm-weather meetings. Since October 2023 the center has been located at Dożynkowa 6a in Warsaw. The Belarusian Wikipedia article describes the hub as a venue for Belarusian public organizations, initiatives and activists in Warsaw that operates as a coworking, educational and cultural center. It was founded in 2021 as a joint project of the Linking Media foundation and the "Belarusian Youth Hub" association led by Ales Lapko, initially located in central Warsaw at Plac Konstytucji 6 in premises granted by the city authorities on a competitive basis. The space became an important center for the Belarusian diaspora, hosting up to 80 events per month with the participation of politicians, writers, artists and musicians. In July 2023 a conflict occurred in which the leadership of the legal entity renting the premises changed; the new head, Syarhey Bulba, physically occupied the Plac Konstytucji premises on 2 August 2023. Ales Lapko's team called this a "raider takeover." After these events the Lapko team was forced to find a new location, and in October 2023 the Belarusian Youth Hub resumed work at a new building at Dożynkowa 6a. Since August 2023 the organization has operated as the "Belarusian Youth Hub Foundation." The Plac Konstytucji 6 space under Syarhey Bulba was renamed "Robim Razam"; its lease expired in October 2024 and in August 2025, after a visit by a court executor and police, the organization was evicted. The hub continues to function as a coworking space for Belarusian activists and journalists and as a venue for numerous initiatives and events. Its main projects include the coworking itself (free workspace for Belarusian activists and journalists); the Belarusian Music School, a space for the musical development of Belarusian children in Warsaw with classes in piano, vocals, violin, flute, guitar and other instruments; the Belarusian-Polish School of Active Citizen, a four-month educational program for Belarusian activists on developing and running their own civic campaigns; Volnaya Mova, a platform for organizing Belarusian-language talks aimed at helping Russian-speaking Belarusians switch to the Belarusian language; and "Write a Letter to a Political Prisoner," an initiative in which volunteers gather weekly to write letters to political prisoners in Belarus.

The Belarusian Youth Hub was founded in 2021 as a joint project of the Linking Media foundation and the "Belarusian Youth Hub" association, led by Ales Lapko. It was initially located in central Warsaw at Plac Konstytucji 6, in premises granted by the city authorities on a competitive basis. The space quickly became an important center for the Belarusian diaspora, hosting up to 80 events per month with the participation of politicians, writers, artists and musicians. In July 2023 a conflict occurred in which the leadership of the legal entity renting the premises changed. The new head, Syarhey Bulba, physically occupied the Plac Konstytucji premises on 2 August 2023. Ales Lapko's team called this a "raider takeover." After these events the Lapko team was forced to find a new location. In October 2023 the Belarusian Youth Hub resumed work at a new building at Dożynkowa 6a in Warsaw. Since August 2023 the organization has operated as the "Belarusian Youth Hub Foundation." The Plac Konstytucji 6 space under Syarhey Bulba was renamed "Robim Razam." Its lease expired in October 2024, and in August 2025, after a visit by a court executor and police, the organization was evicted. The hub continues to function as a coworking space for Belarusian activists and journalists and as a venue for numerous initiatives and events. Its main projects include the coworking itself (free workspace for Belarusian activists and journalists); the Belarusian Music School, a space for the musical development of Belarusian children in Warsaw with classes in piano, vocals, violin, flute, guitar and other instruments; the Belarusian-Polish School of Active Citizen, a four-month educational program for Belarusian activists on developing and running their own civic campaigns; Volnaya Mova, a platform for organizing Belarusian-language talks aimed at helping Russian-speaking Belarusians switch to the Belarusian language; and "Write a Letter to a Political Prisoner," an initiative in which volunteers gather weekly to write letters to political prisoners in Belarus.

• Founded as a joint project of the Linking Media foundation and the "Belarusian Youth Hub" association, led by Ales Lapko, at Plac Konstytucji 6 in Warsaw.

• Conflict over the premises; leadership of the renting legal entity changed.

• Syarhey Bulba physically occupied the Plac Konstytucji premises; Lapko's team called it a 'raider takeover'.

• Organization began operating as the "Belarusian Youth Hub Foundation".

• Hub resumed work at a new building at Dożynkowa 6a in Warsaw.

• Lease of the Plac Konstytucji 6 space (renamed 'Robim Razam') expired.

• The organization at Plac Konstytucji 6 was evicted after a visit by a court executor and police.

A civic and cultural hub for the Belarusian diaspora in Warsaw, combining coworking, education and cultural programming.

• Coworking

  Free workspace for Belarusian activists and journalists.

• Belarusian Music School

  A space for the musical development of Belarusian children in Warsaw, with classes in piano, vocals, violin, flute, guitar and other instruments.

• Belarusian-Polish School of Active Citizen

  A four-month educational program for Belarusian activists on developing and running their own civic campaigns.

• Volnaya Mova

  A platform for organizing Belarusian-language talks aimed at helping Russian-speaking Belarusians switch to the Belarusian language.

• Write a Letter to a Political Prisoner

  An initiative in which volunteers gather weekly to write letters to political prisoners in Belarus.

• Conflict over the Plac Konstytucji premises

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1. 1BELARUSIAN YOUTH HUBbmhub.org
2. 2About - Belarusian Youth HUBbmhub.org
3. 3Belarusian Youth Hubwikidata.org
4. 4Беларускі моладзевы хабbe.wikipedia.org