Today, according to the European Union Agency for fundamental rights, ethnic and religious minorities across the EU continue to face racism, discrimination, verbal and physical violence and exclusion; and it is not only witnessed in certain societal factions or in certain communities. Several reports confirm that this predisposition to racism, xenophobia and violence against ethnic minorities has permeated throughout all European countries. According to a report published by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2018, from 2015 to 2017, the anti–Islamic sentiment remained persistent in various countries such as Italy (60% of the population in 2017), Ireland (30% in 2017) and Austria (35% in 2017). In the same period, the report also points to a continuous and persistent sentiment of ‘migrant phobia’ in Italy (65% 2017), Ireland (22% recorded for the first time in 2017) and Netherlands (over 30% in 2017). In another report by the OSCE, focusing on Hate Crime, in Denmark, the number of hate crimes related to racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism has doubled in 3 years (198 hate crimes in 2015, 274 hate crimes in 2016, 446 hate crimes in 2018). According to the ENAR 2016 report on racism and immigration, vigilante groups linked to far-right ideology have increased their activity in Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Sweden. While, we see from research presented in the OSCE’s latest report, that the majority of citizens who support a reduction in the number of immigrants in their country live in Italy (52%), Belgium (48%) and Denmark (45%). These are worrying statistics in a time when Europe is becoming more culturally diverse, and when this diversity should not only be accepted, but celebrated.As long as cultural diversity continues to be viewed as “threat” to Europe, and if the benefits that multiculturalism can bring to European society remain undervalued, it will be challenging to achieve an inclusive Europe harnessing the core values of respect for others, tolerance, solidarity and common cultural heritage. In this context, there is a pressing need to deescalate the growing polarization of the European society by creating a new social contract based on the promotion and the valorisation of cultural intelligence and diversity in order to reassert Europe’s ideal. To this end, partners from 4 EU Member States – Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands and Cyprus - have come together to join efforts to address this challenge. Consortium partners strongly believe that building the key skills and attitudes in young people to promote cross cultural awareness should be a priority to empower the European citizens of tomorrow to break the spell of multicultural scepticism and set the pathway to a more inclusive Europe, that openly accepts and celebrates its rich diversity. It is crucial to remember that diversity can be used as an important catalyst for societal, social and economic improvement, including the promotion of new intercultural learning dynamics within the European education framework. To support this change, the CIDizen project consortium proposes to create a compendium of challenged-based learning resources which will provide a suitable and effective framework for developing the key soft skills needed to enhance the cultural intelligence and tolerance of diversity among young learners. These resources will be engaging and interactive and will have a considerable potential transferability to other EU Member States where xenophobia persists. CIDizen will also develop and pilot a bespoke in-service training programme and MOOC for youth workers so that they can use the challenge-based learning resources developed to support young learners to develop their own cultural intelligence and so that they can develop their own challenge-based learning resources and apply them in their youth work practice.CIDizen will engage with 28 front-line youth workers throughout the implementation of the project, and 128 young people; supporting each individual to develop their cultural intelligence and to challenge their cultural bias and value orientations. To achieve this, the CIDizen project will see the development of the following project outputs:IO1 - CIDizen Digital BreakoutsIO2 - In-service Training for Front-line Youth WorkersIO3 - CIDizen MOOC