SUVA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- In an effort to maintain Fiji's culture and tradition, the Department of I-Taukei Affairs has embarked on a Cultural Enhancement Program to encourage youths to know who they are.

According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) on Wednesday, the program will be carried out by the Institute of Language and Culture and it will involve youths from around Fiji.

Senior officer for I-Taukei Affairs Simione Sevudredre said on Wednesday that with the fast growth of modernization and its influence on the indigenous culture, the program will enable Fijian youths to better understand what they are known for.

"The generation of ITaukei today are not the generation two or three years ago who were raised in the village where they were in an environment which was conducive for all this cultural transmission but there is detachment from the traditional environment came also the disconnection of heritage and values," Sevudredre said.

The cultural enhancement program will enable participants to have a level of maturity to maintain Fijian traditions.

The Department of ITaukei Affairs is calling on youths to engage in this program and at the same time make an effort to save the Fijian culture.