What MaY stands for
Make Active Youth — a movement built by young people, for young people.
2,900+
Articles published
265+
Contributors
35,000+
Social Media
25+
Member Countries
100+
Local Actions
Our Founder Words
“We strive to be the first brand and organization in the developing world our services of interaction that connects active people and brands to actions. We believe that non-formal education and social entrepreneurship need to be a part of the development of every human being on earth. Above all, we wish to help others to do better for others. Discover through activity how MaY can help you connect your goals personal, professional and educational. Develop yourself through the development of others. Be part of global interaction!”
~ Piotr Trąbski — President of MaY
Our journey
From a student project in Kraków to an international platform.
MAY 1, 2013
Birth of an idea
MaY was born on May 1, 2013 as a concept — an idea to empower young people through action. First meetings in Wrocław and Kraków.
2014
Building the foundation
Opening of MiM24 portal, forming the first Content Council, #theMaYfest, reaching first 1,000,000 views. Happy Birthday to MaY!
2015
Going international
Welcome to MaY USA, MaY Georgia, MaY Slovakia. Launch of MaY for Youth Councils. European Youth Media Days. Release of multilingual website. 2000+ MaYmakers.
2016
Scaling the ecosystem
MaY 1.0 ecosystem launch, AIM Network for Global Youth Programmers, Photographers & Designers network, new national boards elected, official icons launched.
2017
Youth Councils go digital
First global social media platform for Youth Councils from MaY. Start 2017 with MaY! Great Britain joins the network.
2018
Global expansion
MaY Bahrain welcomes — expanding beyond Europe. Fundacja MaY (KRS 0000538523) formally registered. 250+ contributors from 25+ countries.
2024
Platform 2.0
Complete platform rebuild with AI-powered article generation, smart matching, automated scraping from SALTO-YOUTH and European Youth Portal.
2026
Today
2,900+ articles, 265+ contributors, 25+ member countries. Building the largest open platform for non-formal education in Europe.
The people behind MaY
A team of passionate professionals building the future of youth media.
Our Board
Piotr Trąbski
Founder & President
Mateusz Czerniga
Vice President (Strategic Funds)
Damian Ciachorowski
Vice President (Business Development)
Anna Łyszczek-Majewska
Vice President (Careers & Communication)
Ewelina Jasińska
Head of Communication
Paolo Tinti
Funds
Our Supervisory Board
Justyna Opoka
Member of Supervisory Board
Wojciech Sokołowski
Member of Supervisory Board
Barbara Baisova
Member of Supervisory Board
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