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Children returnedto their roots.Back to Serbia.

Many Serbian families grow up far from home, and children often know Serbia only through stories. The Mileva Project gives them a chance to truly know it - with heart, sight, and embrace.

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In every Serbian home there is a story, about grandmother's yard, about grandfather's plum tree, about summers that smell of childhood. Children in the diaspora mostly hear those stories over the phone.

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We turn those stories into reality.

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The Mileva Project buys plane tickets for children from the diaspora so that they can visit Serbia at least once - to touch the land of their ancestors, to hug family they only know through a screen, to experience what cannot be told, but only felt.

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Every child deserves a chance to discover their origin.

Applications open once a year and are carefully reviewed based on the program’s objectives, the educational and cultural value of the proposed travel, the family’s financial circumstances, and available program resources. Special consideration is given to children with disabilities and other special needs, ensuring that as many children as possible have the opportunity to connect with Serbia, its culture, and their heritage.

How the process works

Because roots are sacred.

Identity isn't memorized - it's felt. Some pass it on through language, some through songs, some through stories. But nothing can replace the moment when a child first sets foot on Serbian soil and thinks: "This is a part of me."

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Support that drives change

Companies supporting our mission

We are grateful to every company and organization whose contribution has helped us give children the opportunity to discover the land of their ancestors.