Wikimedia CEE Hub/Microgrants/Applications 2026/MG-02
statusnot funded
Cypriot Culinary Heritage
Our main goal is to document and preserve Cypriot cuisine by creating detailed Wikipedia articles, uploading high-quality photos to Wikimedia Commons, and establishing accurate Wikidata items. This effort aims to enrich open knowledge and make Cyprus’s culinary heritage accessible to everyone.
targetWikipedia, Wikimedia Commons
proposed start date20 February
proposed end date31 March
budget (EUR)700 EUR
grant typeindividual
applicant• YamanB
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Basic information
[edit]- You are applying as
- Individual
- Your name(s)/Organisation name
- Bahar Yaman
- Your username(s)
- What is your role in the movement?
- Editor
- If you are a part of a WM community, please state its name here
- Cyprus
- Have you applied for any Wikimedia Foundation grant or any other grant before?
- No
- Name of your proposed microgrant project
- Cypriot Culinary Heritage
- Proposed start date of the project
- 20 February 2026
- Proposed end date of the project
- 31 March 2026
- In which CEE country/ies will the project activities be implemented?
- Cyprus
Project information
[edit]- What is the main goal of your project?
- Our main goal is to document and preserve Cypriot cuisine by creating detailed Wikipedia articles, uploading high-quality photos to Wikimedia Commons, and establishing accurate Wikidata items. This effort aims to enrich open knowledge and make Cyprus’s culinary heritage accessible to everyone.
- Describe which activities you plan to implement
- Over the course of two months, 24 different dishes (list below) representing Cypriot culture will be professionally prepared and photographed in a studio using professional cameras. Following this production phase, Wikipedia articles and Wikidata items for each dish will be created and improved through a dedicated workshop. This workshop will be organized with the support and active participation of student clubs from across the country, encouraging collaborative editing and contributing to the documentation of Cypriot cuisine
- List of food: here
- Describe your team
- The project will be coordinated by YamanB. Local people who are knowledgeable about cooking will provide consultancy for the project. Biologg will supply the photography equipment and cameras, and the student club Edithaton will be supported by Ddovah and İlo04.
- For which Wikimedia projects is the project relevant? For which communities is the project relevant? What is your target group?
- Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons
- Do you have any metrics for the proposed grant proposal? If yes, please fill in the number of participants, editors, organisers and content contributions (Wikipedia articles, Wikimedia Commons images, Wikidata items, etc.)
- Participants: 15
- Kinds of Food: 24
- Wikimedia Commons images: 250
- Wikipedia Articles: 15
- Wikidata Items: 24
Financial information
[edit]- What is the amount that you are requesting for this grant proposal?
- 700 EUR
- Please provide the budget of your grant proposal
| Expense type | Expense details | Number of Units | Unit Price | Expense Total |
| Ingredients | Ingredients for food | 1 | €243.00 | €243.00 |
| Rental services | Studio and equipment rental | 1 | €100.00 | €100.00 |
| Hygiene and cleaning | Hygiene and cleaning | 1 | €40.00 | €40.00 |
| Travel | Gas fee for attendants, travel to get local ingredients | 1 | €90.00 | €90.00 |
| Venue | Venue for edit-a-thon | 1 | €77.00 | €77.00 |
| Foods and drinks | Foods and drinks for edit-a-thon | 1 | €110.00 | €110.00 |
| other expense | Unexpected | 1 | €40.00 | €40.00 |
| TOTAL | €700.00 | |||
Other
[edit]- Any additional comments or remarks about your project
- Cypriot culture has a rich cuisine, and we aim to make this culinary heritage accessible to people all around the world.