Heritage Education Programme (HEP)

Teaching Out-of School youth Culture 

Cultural liberty is the freedom people have to choose their identity to be who they are and who they want to be and to live without being excluded from other choices that are important to them. Cultural liberty is violated by the failure to respect or recognize the values, institutions and ways of life of cultural groups and by discrimination and disadvantage based on cultural identity.

Access to culture is strongly connected with education, youth, employment, cultural and media policies. Access of young people to culture is better promoted if young people’s perspectives are included in the cultural policies and access of young people to culture in youth policies, and if partnership is pursued between different fields. There is a need for constructive dialogue between all key actors and stakeholders at all levels in a synchronised and collaborative manner in order to plan strategic approaches and future challenges. Access of young people to culture as actors or users is an essential condition for their full participation in society. Access to culture can reinforce awareness of sharing a common cultural heritage and promote active citizenship open to the world. Involvement in cultural activities can allow young people to express their creative energy and contribute to their personal development and their feeling of belonging to a community”.

Youth Learning Traditional Music Instruments and Songs 

Appreciating that out-of-school youth are responsible for the preservation of our cultural heritage,  Teens Uganda and the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda have taken the initiatives to explore creative ways through which out of school youth can be engaged in heritage preservation and promotion. It has been anticipated that by interacting with the youth, they can perceive themselves as custodians of cultural heritage and derive a sense of identity, self esteem and motivation from this. In partnership with, Teens Uganda, CCFU have trained youth as heritage educators and provided materials on cultural heritage to enable youth have successful Training programmes in local Communities and schools.