RECONNECTING WITH YOUR CULTURE (RWYC): TOWARDS CULTURAL AWAKENING, PROSPECTS AND VISION

Reconnecting With Your Culture (RWYC) is an international pedagogical programme that awakens youth to engage with cultural heritage and contribute to inclusive, deeper education vis-à-vis moral education, thereby fostering the sustainable development of humanity and a harmonious future. RWYC across the world organises several activities, cultural sensitivity programmes, heritage awakening, and conservation initiatives for the younger generation, which are in dialogue with the local heritage throughout the year since its establishment on 20 July 2020. RWYC’s accomplishments promote “local cultural heritage” under the vision of making bridges between “locality” and “universality. This appraisal paper attempts to synthesise the insights, reflections, and perspectives promoted under RWYC’s mission worldwide. Data is collected through an online questionnaire, and assessments are made against goals, activities, and results. Additionally, the value and vision of RWYC are comparatively examined within the purview of educational philosophy, perspectives, and their application to future pedagogical requirements, thereby promoting continued dialogue and the development of transformation strategies to cultivate better youth for the future world.