The Food Bridge recently presented the final report of the second phase of its citizen science research project, Vyakulani Africa II, to the Impetus Accelerator. This milestone marks an important step in advancing community-led approaches to preserving and transmitting African culinary heritage within diaspora communities in Europe.

Vyakulani Africa II is a women-led initiative that introduced a more focused, action-oriented, and solution-driven approach to safeguarding African food traditions. Building on the first phase of the Vyakulani Africa project, the second phase moved beyond documentation to co-creating practical and transferable solutions that address intergenerational and cross-cultural gaps in culinary knowledge within migrant communities.

From Documentation to Co-Creation

One of the project’s key innovations was the training of older African women; the traditional custodians of culinary knowledge, to translate oral, practice-based recipes into user-friendly and teachable formats. African culinary knowledge is often passed down through observation, storytelling and hands-on practice rather than written recipes. Although this approach preserves authenticity and cultural context, it can be difficult for younger generations especially those growing up in Europe or non-African learners who are more accustomed to structured, step-by-step recipes.

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Welcome to 2026! We offer heartfelt best wishes to our partners and  supporters,across Africa, the diaspora and Europe. Thank you for being part of our journey to build fair, resilient and culturally rooted food systems.

Looking Back: 2025, a year of  strong  partnerships and impact: The past year was marked by collaboration and action. Together, we:

• Organized another successful edition of the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum (ADAF25)

• Strengthened cross-cultural exchanges and inter-generational culinary knowledge transfer through Vyakulani Africa II

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