Globalization is “the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale”. This idea is mainly based on Western philosophy and the idea of transparency from it has indirectly bring everyone into a mutual values and belief. The idealism of standardizing everything at the globalization scale has change the majority lifestyle, such as having everyone to speak English and adopting a materialistic and individualism lifestyle. However the emergence of such culture in countries such as Malaysia, have a certain impacts on their culture and tradition. For example, Malaysians possesses many language skills such as Hokkien, Bahasa Melayu and Tamil. However, as technology emerges in their life, these languages are neglected because the vital language to master technology is English. In long-term, all they left with will be what they can benefit from, not what they are made of. Globalization is able to bring together believers of the same but destroy those with alternate beliefs, subsequently leading to extinction of certain culture.

Malaysia is well known for being a diversified country. Having all the ethnics together, the fusion of the culture has created a unique identity for Malaysians. The concept must be implanted strongly, especially into the minds of young adolescences that are still building self-identification with their country and ethnics. By truly understanding and appreciating it, they are able to protect their culture and overcome manipulation of multinational corporations and modernization.

This project aims to inculcate culture awareness on orphanages. To achieve the objective, volunteers will be acting as facilitators and mentors to the children from orphanages to help them in understanding the culture of Malaysia. Volunteers will personally learn and then impart the knowledge to the children through various activities, such as Wau making and delicacies baking to ensure that both practical and basic knowledge of culture is genuinely absorbed by the children. It gives them a chance to learn traditions despite not having a family to demonstrate the practices to them.    

1. Provide children the chance to learn about culture and traditions of some ethnics
2. Create awareness among younger generations regarding uniqueness of the existing culture and ensure that these traditional practices remains with them in time to come
3. Strengthen children’s self-identity, allowing them to realize the importance and their duty to protect the culture and tradition.
4. Volunteers understand that changes requires long term dedication and commitment, not merely a one day presence in another’s life. 

Volunteers will gather information and learn about various culture, e.g. games, dances and delicacies. They will then go to the orphanage house to teach the children about cultures in various aspects. Throughout the process, the volunteers will conduct some activities, such as traditional dances and film screening to demonstrate and impart the basic knowledge of culture to the children

These session will be the interaction session where volunteers will be assigned with 2 or 3 children consistently throughout the whole project. Not only both parties can build a long-term relationship that will help in increasing the efficiency of the program, it also gives volunteers to supervise the progress and improvement they have made on the children. This program emphasize on both practical and basic knowledge to the children in order to achieve the awareness of culture importance. At the end of the project, there would have a sharing session where volunteers and their children will present their thoughts, feelings and any products (arts, pictures) to others to reflect what have they learn from the project.

There will also be an expedition where children will be brought to Art House Gallery Museum Of Ethnic Arts to experience history and art crafts of various ethnics including Borneo Arts. This will give them a wider exposure on the actual ethnics’ arts and culture.  

Upon the completion of this project, these are the outcomes intended to achieve:

1. Children are aware of how the Malaysian identity is derived and the importance to protect it
2. Children understand and appreciate various traditions and culture and has acquired additional skills
3. Volunteers realized that contributions are not necessarily in monetary form, by giving their time and effort they are able to make meaningful contributions as well.
4. Volunteers are more equipped with cultural knowledge and become more ready to contribute and impart such knowledge to others whenever possible.