Programme Overview

The Youth Empowerment programme engages young people in experiential and interdisciplinary learning that integrates cultural knowledge, ecological awareness and creative practice. By combining reflection, collaboration and community engagement, the programme supports holistic intellectual and social development.

Learning From Indigenous Knowledge

This programme introduces youth to the deep cultural and ecological knowledge of tribal communities in forested regions such as Wayanad. Participants explore how indigenous wisdom responds to environmental challenges like floods and landslides.

Reflection & Storytelling

Through storytelling and spatial mapping, participants reflect on their own lives while building empathy and awareness. These processes help them connect personal experience with collective memory and place.

Creative Collaboration

Artistic collaboration forms the heart of the programme, using group-based creative practices to build trust, teamwork and faster learning. These shared activities encourage openness, cooperation and emotional connection.

Embodied Learning

Embodied practices help participants connect emotional and social intelligence with STEM disciplines. Singing, chanting and oral storytelling open pathways to memory, imagination and cultural continuity.

Movement & Civic Engagement

Physical games and kinesthetic activities highlight the role of the body in learning and civic engagement. Performance and movement encourage action-oriented thinking and collective participation.

Dialogue & Leadership

In the final sessions, youth engage directly with community leaders and indigenous knowledge holders. These dialogues inspire participants to see themselves as future carriers of ethical, scientific and cultural knowledge systems.