Over last 8 years EstYES has been.activ.e'promoting the ideas of voluntary service in Estonia seeing in it the effective 'tool'for dealing with such tasks as community-development, environment protection, solution of some urgent problems (e.g. integration of minority' groups' living in Estonia, youth unemployment, drug use prevention, etc.):European Voluntary Service is-seen by EstYES'as a good, tool to support its efforts in Estonia and'develop newdirections "of work. One of such directions is work with local youths motivating and involving them into voluntary service'projects and'various ýputh.activities thus'supporting the development 'of civil society, .and.betfėr'undėrstanding'of 'role ofactive citizenship by young people. ' ..'. "'.'. ••..'.'.The possibilities.open through'Youtli in Actįon Programi in particular European Voluntary-Service, arė seen by EstYES as an effective tool to bring intercultural dimension in the youth work and efficient form öf non-formal and informal education through active participation of young people involved in it.'Thę..aim öf the proposed project is.tò increase young people positive awareness of other culture's and support dialogue and intercultural 'encounters with people from different backgrounds and 'cultures. The' project last 9month and focuses on the Work with local youths in the social institutions in Estonia. •■..,.•VK Eŕagumnaašiúm Is involved as host organisation in this EVS project and Costa Rica volunteers Ana Vagras will-give her hand in the youth work-in Estonia,