Wikimedia CEE Hub/Microgrants/Applications 2026/MG-11

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CEE Hub Microgrant

Vojvodina sweet heritage digitalization of traditional recipes of minority communities

The project aims to digitize and document traditional sweets of national minorities in Vojvodina through photographs, recipes and articles on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, with the inclusion of new volunteers and editors.

proposed start date4 May

proposed end date31 August

budget (EUR)480 EUR

grant typegroup of individuals

applicant• New Generation Studio

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Basic information

You are applying as

• Group of individuals

Your name(s)/Organisation name

• Varvara Lazarevic

Your username(s)

• New Generation Studio

What is your role in the movement?

• Board member

If you are a part of a WM community, please state its name here

• No

Have you applied for any Wikimedia Foundation grant or any other grant before?

• No

Name of your proposed microgrant project

• Vojvodina sweet heritage digitalization of traditional recipes of minority communities

Proposed start date of the project

• 4 May 2026

Proposed end date of the project

• 31 August 2026

In which CEE country/ies will the project activities be implemented?

• Western Balkan, Republic of Serbia, Provice of Vojvodina

Project information

What is the main goal of your project?

• The project aims to digitize and document traditional sweets of national minorities in Vojvodina through photographs, recipes and articles on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, with the inclusion of new volunteers and editors.
• During the project, a volunteer team, in cooperation with local communities (Hungarian, Slovak, Ruthenian and Romanian), will collect traditional recipes, photograph the process of preparing traditional sweets and document the cultural context of their use. All material will be published under free Creative Commons licenses on Wikimedia Commons, while articles on traditional sweets and gastronomic heritage will be created and supplemented on Serbian Wikipedia.
• The project directly contributes to the collection of free content, increasing the diversity of topics on Wiki projects and the inclusion of new editors from local communities. The ultimate goal is the permanent preservation of intangible cultural heritage through freely available knowledge and strengthening the capacity of communities to further work on Wiki projects.
• We are familiar with the concept of free knowledge and Creative Commons licenses and all content will be published in accordance with these principles. The primary results of the project will be freely licensed photos on the Wikimedia Commons repository and new or updated articles on the Serbian Wikipedia.

Describe which activities you plan to implement

• May 2026
  • Formation of the volunteer team
  • Contacting minority communities
  • Planning field visits and obtaining consent for photography
• June 2026
  • Field visits (4 communities)
  • Photographing traditional desserts and the preparation process
  • Collecting recipes and historical data
• July 2026
  • Systematic archiving of photographs and descriptions
  • Selection of materials for Wiki projects
  • Uploading photos to Wikimedia Commons (CC licenses)
  • Writing and expanding Wikipedia articles
• August 2026
  • Documenting and promoting project results
  • Monitoring the use of photographs in Wikipedia articles

Describe your team

• The project is led by the organization Youth of JAZAS Novi Sad, which has many years of experience working with young people, journalism, and educational projects.
• The implementation team will include:
  • 1 organizer (volunteer team)
  • 3 young volunteers – journalists/photographer responsible for collecting materials
  • representatives of local minority communities as collaborators
• During field activities, members of local communities will also be involved as interviewees and collaborators, thereby increasing the total number of participants.
• The organization has experience in implementing cultural, educational, and media projects, as well as in working with marginalized and local communities.

For which Wikimedia projects is the project relevant? For which communities is the project relevant? What is your target group?

• The gastronomic and cultural heritage of national minorities in Vojvodina is insufficiently represented on Wikipedia and in open digital knowledge bases. A large number of traditional recipes exist only in oral form and have not been systematically documented, leading to the gradual loss of cultural identity and knowledge, especially among younger generations.
• At the same time, there is a very limited number of freely licensed photographs of traditional desserts from the Vojvodina region on Wikimedia Commons. This project responds to the strategic focus of Wikimedia Serbia—collecting free content, promoting diversity, and collaborating with local communities—through the digitization of recipes, photographs, and cultural stories of minority communities, and their permanent publication on Wiki projects.

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.)

• The implementation team will include:
  • 1 organizer (volunteer team)
  • 3 young volunteers – journalists/photographer responsible for collecting materials
  • representatives of local minority communities as collaborators
• During field activities, members of local communities will also be involved as interviewees and collaborators, thereby increasing the total number of participants.

Financial information

What is the amount that you are requesting for this grant proposal?

• 480 EUR

Please provide the budget of your grant proposal

Expense type	Expense details	Number of Units	Unit Price	Expense Total
Travel	travel expenses for four field visits	1	€273.00	€273.00
Materials	work materials for notes, printing, documentation, and storage of materials	1	€68.00	€68.00
Food and drinks	refreshments and meals for participants during full-day field activities (four participants)	1	€136.00	€136.00
TOTAL				€480.00

Other

Any additional comments or remarks about your project

• The gastronomic and cultural heritage of national minorities in Vojvodina is underrepresented on Wikipedia and in open digital knowledge bases. A large number of traditional recipes exist solely in oral form and have not been systematically documented, which leads to a gradual loss of cultural identity and knowledge, especially among younger generations.
• At the same time, there is a very limited number of freely licensed photographs of traditional desserts from the Vojvodina region on Wikimedia Commons. This project aligns with the strategic focus of Wikimedia Serbia—collecting free content, promoting diversity, and collaborating with local communities—through the digitization of recipes, photographs, and cultural stories of minority communities and their permanent publication on Wiki projects.