In 2018, the at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate for young people aged 16-29 years was 26.3 % in the EU-28, corresponding to about 20.6 million young people, with the highest levels in Greece (40.2%), Denmark (37.3%) and Romania (35.3%) and the risk for people with disabilities peaking in Bulgaria at 49.8% (Eurostat, 2019). In Serbia the Roma are still among the most deprived communities, often facing discrimination, social exclusion and unequal access to employment, education, housing and health services, while in Hungary the segregation of Roma youth continues to grow to worrying levels (Hungarian Free Press, 2018). In Madeira, Portugal new social inclusion issues are appearing with the recent increase of arrivals of Venezuelan refugees. As social exclusion at an early age has the potential to have long-lasting consequences for both individuals and society as a whole as it may affect all aspects of young people’s lives, the project's main priority is social inclusion, tackling issues of equality, shared values, diversity and non-discrimination, at individual and institutional level. The project takes an integrated approach to social inclusion, by equipping youth workers with competences to address the issue both at an individual level, through non-formal education, and at institutional level, through awareness raising and advocacy. As divisions across Europe continue to grow, there is a need to develop strategies to strengthen critical thinking and support all young people when it comes to actively taking part in society, no matter what particular groups they might belong to. Through equipping youth workers to engage young people in non-formal educational activities organised at local level, the project tackles discrimination, racism and segregation, whilst by equipping youth workers with skills to develop and coordinate awareness raising and advocacy actions, the project will create sustainable links between youth organisations, public authorities and society at large. Following the two years, the project will contribute to increasing social inclusion in 5 local contexts, by improving social inclusion policies and engaging young people in non-formal educational activities with long lasting effects.The primary goal of the project is to empower youth workers and young people to develop competencies to increase social inclusion. Over the span of the project, a toolkit will be produced containing the methodology used throughout the project and recommendations for institutions and civil society. Specifically, the main objectives of the project are to:1. Strengthen the capacity of 6 youth organisations to address efficiently and qualitatively social exclusion in their communities.2. Create a network of 30 youth workers competent in addressing social exclusion through non-formal education and advocacy.3. Develop competencies of 900 young people (30 young people to each youth worker) to understand and deal with social exclusion in their life and in society. The main target group of the project is young people, especially those at risk of social exclusion, as the worrying levels of discrimination, racism and segregation presented that take place in schools, neighbourhoods, the work place, the discrimination by the state, by peers or authorities are very often considered as normal among many young people who are either victims, neutral, indifferent or abusers themselves. The secondary groups are youth workers that need higher competencies in combating social exclusion and who will be trained to work with young people at local level and to develop awareness raising and advocacy actions, and decision makers, as current public policies have not led to a decrease in social exclusion.Over a two-year period the project will consist of: two intensive training - one on non-formal educational methods for social inclusion, especially Theatre of the Oppressed, Living Library and Street Campaigning and one development and coordination of advocacy campaigns; local activities following each training where the competencies achieved will be put to practice; three project management meetings and dissemination activities. The methodology used throughout the project will be non-formal education.