The strategic partnership consisted of three partners organisations: People in Need Slovakia (PIN), Outward bound Slovakia (OBS) and Elmenyakademia (EA) from Hungary. The leading organisation People in need Slovakia is one of the most active NGOs in Slovakia working directly in socially excluded Roma communities mostly in Eastern part of Slovakia. The need of PIN was to increase competences of youth and social workers in using non-formal education methods, particularly experiential learning methods, to be able to create space and environment supporting personal development and empowerment of Roma youth. For Outward Bound Slovakia this partnership was an opportunity to start working with young people with fewer opportunities coming from marginalised group. The partnership was created in order to learn, inspire, exchange good practices, to increase personal capacities and expertise of involved organisations and to transfer and adopt innovative learning programme for Roma youth in Slovak environment, inspired by programme run in Hungary for the last 6 years. Elmenyakademia (from Hungary) was the organisation whose know-how was transferred and adjusted to Slovak conditions. For this organisation it was an opportunity to develop international cooperation and disseminate their best practice abroad and learn from this cooperation. It was also an opportunity for the youngsters from Hungary (from Roma minority) to be a role model for other young people from different country.The overall goal of the strategic partnership to improve cooperation and exchange of good practices between involved organizations to support and empower Roma youth through non-formal education methods was fulfilled. The specific objectives were: a. to increase personal capacities of involved organizations in non-formal education methodsResults:- 1 training of trainers for youth and social workers coming from PIN Slovakia and OB Slovakia to transfer the „theory” of the best practice of Elmenyakademia - 1 pool of ten trainers/instructors created - 10 youth and social workers with increased competences, motivation and inspiration for their workb. to increase the quality of youth work the involved organisations provide, particularly in adopting a new learning programme for Roma youth using volunteering action as a tool. Results:- 1 innovative learning programme adopted and tested called “Heroes”, consisting of 3 parts of 6 days for youth from marginalizes Roma communities (18 days togeher)- 1 methodology pack created in online form and disseminated (summary of used tools, methods and lessons learned) - 3 organizations that became more professional, increased their capacities and cooperation potential.There were together 20 young people coming from Roma settlements participating in certain parts of the 3 weeks long training programme. The young people as a group of volunteers prepared, run and evaluated their two volunteering actions. During the learning programme they had a chance to meet with Hungarian youngsters, who shared their experiences.