Youth people that live in disadvantaged rural areas are facing many challenges In their daily life, but the hardest is to find employment. This problem contributes to the drastic increase of young people that, underestimating the potential of rural areas, leave their villages to move to big cities in search of best opportunities. Rural Up aims to raise awareness among the young people with fewer opportunities on the potential of rural areas, to train and inspire them to start new business in rural areas, and raise awareness on the benefits that rural entrepreneurship can produce In their Communities. We intend to contribute to decrease youth unemployment, to Develop of rural areas and the increase of social and economic cohesion. The 24 young people from Italy, Bulgaria, Grecee and Slovakia, between the ages of 18 and 25 who will participate in the exchange live in rural territories where there is an high rates of unemployment. We will select young people full of resources and potential to increase thanks to their project the employment in Europe The phases of the activities require a very strong active participation of young people, in a collaborative environment monitored and tense slaughter of relationship difficulties between individuals of different cultures. The methods will be based on non-formal learing and will be oriented to the needs of the participants. The facilitators and trainers will propose specifically: individual reflections, group exercises, workshops, presentations conducted by the participants and input sessions, exhaustive debates, team building exercises as well as to more complex simulations, role-playing games. The youth exchange will have a direct positive impact on young people, but also on the community, in fact, the participants will acquire the skills to develop new business into their own villages. The project results will be disseminated through various actions by partner associations to their members and to the participants' home communities. In addition, the young participants will have a new attitude towards Rural areas.

CINEMA PARADISO, has been a project of Youth Exchange, in which young people from five countries and different realities of the European Union, we have lived, worked and shared various experiences aimed at raising awareness and awareness of the problems that we live in our Region, related to youth opportunities; Youth work, Youth Policies, European Citizenship, Conscience and Democracy. The thread or symbolic frame of the Exchange has focused on the World and History of Cinema, so that, through the activities and experiences generated, we discover, develop and take advantage of the tool that SOCIAL CINEMA supposes as a resource and source of sensitization. Among the activities carried out, we highlight some videoforums about different times of cinema, and the shorts / videos / spots we have recorded, product of the dynamics generated from the methodology used in the exchange. This methodology has had as fundamental pillars, learning by action, the youth proposal, the confrontation of practice and theory, work by small groups and youth protagonism.The Intercambio was developed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial and in Madrid between December 11 and 20, 2015. In addition, as part of the Project's own activities, we have been able to approach the different artistic / cultural realities we have in The Community of Madrid and surroundings. In this regard, we have made cultural visits to the Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, the Granja de San Idelfonso, Segovia and Madrid.We can summarize that CINEMA PARADISO, has been a creative and innovative proposal, with immense possibilities and summation effects. With this project, we have achieved a true cohesion of work between all participants - young people from different countries and realities - who have been very actively involved from beginning to end. It was a project developed by young people from Portugal, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Spain.

"INputs - is a Youth Exchange involving 60 young people + 12 teamleaders from 12 countries (Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Croatia, Lithuania and Slovakia) and will take place in Beja from 7th to 16 of September 2016. Our work will be investigating the 12 countries good practices on youth sense of initiative and creativity; then we will work on testing and enhancing the participant competences related with sense of initiative and job (creativity, awareness on own limits and values, stress management, problem solving, team-work and cooperation,). These are the main stages:1. Getting to know each other and create team-spirit.2. Cultural acknowledgment and sharing: Examples of youth employment, sense of initiative and creativity in each of the 12 countries: discussion and reflection Experiential Building of social, entrepreneurial, job related competences; Building a frame: Simulations, exercises, games about job competences, communication, democratic processes, inclusion, creativity;3. This exchange will be essentially teaching ""How to present yourself"" through three different ways, giving them three different possibilities to gain and improve their skills: - Communication through media & new technologies: How to use new technologies to present yourself in a representative way to increase chances for employability, especially in different social media platforms;- Plastic & visual art: How to present your competences in a visual way. Presentation of visual art possibilities for employment (ex: different creative ways for making CV to attract attention of employers);- Performance arts: How to express yourself with your body, with music, dance, juggling, theatre etc. and use this as an added value when looking for a job;4. Transferring all the acknowledgements and competences gained in the final event for sharing with the local community ""INputs Action"" (the kind of activity is going to be decided through a common decision as exercise of democracy);5. Evaluation of the exchange and personal evaluation - gained skills; Feedback for the future. Follow up ideas6. Post exchange Evaluation.The Main Objectives are: Let participants discover their own skills, competences, creativity and self-efficacy through presentations, simulations, tasks, games and other non -formal activities; Share successful experiences of youth who developed their creativity and sense of initiative into projects, firms, activities- The value of the good examples; Suggest an active attitude towards the problems and search creative solutions which can support them in tackling obstacles in job market, and/or that can develop an entrepreneurial attitude; Develop and spread non formal and informal education methodologies, and competences:The methods of work will be mostly non-formal, with learning by doing, with a lot of practice, exercise, games, acting, performing, graphic-art activities, dialogic methods (like conversation, discussion, dramatization) and presentations. With using these methods we expected that the participants will acquire or improve the communication skills, the skills of improvisation, self-confidence and self-efficacy, creativity and imagination skills. We will be developing the sense of acceptance and respect towards other cultures, countries and ways to work, developing in this way their attitude and behavior towards others as well as cooperation skills and team work."

"Today we live in a multicultural world; where we interact and work immersed in an environment in which there is diversity in all its aspects: age, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical attributes, because we are all unique individuals. According to Eurostat data (01/2016), there are over 508 million people in Europe and thanks to the constantly increasing migration flows, the European population continues to increase. The development of an increasingly global and diverse European society leads to have more contact with people from other countries, increasing the importance of language and cultural skills, at work and socially. We have to be aware of diversity. Based on these funds, ""Exploit Your Diversity"" project aims to strengthen social cohesion at youth level and to give an opportunity for those working in a multicultural environment and who want to improve their skills and competencies to manage diversity. In this sense, the specific objectives of the project are:-To promote a multicultural environment;-To train youth workers to combat discrimination;-To promote the importance of having different skills, culture and origins;-To promote dialogue between cultures in Europe by stimulating the deepening of the concepts of diversity management;-To promote the incorporation of non-discriminative policies in the workplace and in the community.Participants should learn to appreciate the differences in gender, culture, sex and age. The project will include 28 participants, 4 each of the countries (including Spain). For the selection of the participants the following criteria will be considered:- Demonstration of social sensitivity- Personal beliefs and attitudes-Proportion Of gender equality (50-50).The training course will be held in Malaga in Andalusia during the month of October 2016. The main objective of the project is to strengthen social cohesion among young people, and empowering youth workers with the tools and skills necessary to combat discrimination and enhance the value of having different skills, cultures and backgrounds.Based on a comparative analysis of training needs, the partners have identified and decided to divide the activities in six main areas:- Who I am?- Why diversity?- With diversity: exploring ways to prevent and resolve conflicts.-Diversity and social inclusion: strategies to promote an inclusive environment.-Diversity as an opportunity: How to manage it?-European policies and equal opportunities: United in Diversity.Through methodologies of non-formal education, the project will allow us to share knowledge, attitudes and skills, while promoting awareness of the participants in their own learning process. The planned activities are carried out with highly interactive and participatory methods. The exchange of experiences and exchange of practices are considered essential to the success of the project. The basic idea of the project is, to create ""multipliers"", so they can apply what they learned to their daily work and social life. For these reasons, sections of impact and dissemination of the results have been strategically prepared.Locally, the main objective is to open and have an impact on the territory of Malaga (city where PROJUVEN is based) as well as in Andalusia and Europe. This impact is intended to inform young people and the institutions of the environment on the project.The impact on the national and international levels is undoubtedly more difficult for a project of short duration. When the project results are lasting and visible, increases the credibility of a European project and succeed to convince more people of its benefits. However, in addition to the network of partners, the project results will be available for educational institutions, government agencies and local schools.The expected long-term impact is:- To increase youth participation in European projects;- Increasing employment in areas where live people with fewer opportunities;- Increase the participation of young people in youth associations;- Creating new spaces for participation and collaborative work between European organizations;- Improve the confidence of the communities, regions and nations in the European institutions;- Increase the number of organizations representing civil society in Europe;- Improve and increase the European feeling of European regions;- Strengthen the use of alternative methods and non-formal education to assess the competence of young people, to break the cycle ""he has no experience, so he can not work."""

"The beauty and the perfection of Bulgarian nature become a meeting point within the project ""Mountain assistantс."" Young people from Europe have joined their efforts at the foot of the Lozen mountain, guided by the desire to learn, communicate and help.Over 12 weeks, representatives of respected voluntary organizations from Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia and Poland assisting to children and youth to learn valuable skills and to gain knowledge for healty way of living, to provide first aid, to natural disasters such as floods, fires etc.. A help and an assistance to the project have been proved by: Association of European Rover in Bulgaria; Fundació Catalunya Voluntària - Spain; A.D.E.L. - Association for Development, Education and Labour - Slovakia; Stowarzyszenie ""Szansa dla Kazdego"" - Poland.In the three most active tourist days of the week (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), the young mountain assistants (spanish, luthenian, slovak na bulgarian volunteers) equipped with bicycles for quick movement helped the tourists to find the right way through Lozen mountain while acquire knowledge about the flora and fauna of Bulgaria. Within the project, guests from Europe were introduced to the Bulgarian traditions, language and culture, especially for them to organize intensive courses at Bulgarian language. The representatives of Bulgaria gained experience working in an international team of volunteers in the implementation of activities bike patrolling. Each of the mountain assistants, as well as guests at the eco-center in National Traing Center to the Bulgarian Red Cross acquired habits for life and outdoor sports and improved physical culture.With the implementation of the project the interest of Lozen mountain increases, which was resulted by multiple outdoor meetings, publications, social networks, a prepared electronic guide and improved marking and touristic infrastructure in the area. On a local and on a regional level, the project generated interest arising from the participation of foreigners interested in the beauty of nature and the desire to protect it and the very limited practice of knowledge and information to the community using bike patrolling. At a national and European scale, the project contributed to the promotion of voluntary values and it is a good role model and continuation."