The eight-day long youth event "Education for social change" brings together young people from different regions of Europe and the Mediterranean to deal with the currently globally present topics of escape, asylum and welcoming culture and to create educational strategies for a democratic Europe of diversity. The aim is both to encourage young people to counteract racist resentments, assaults and mobilizations by educational projects and also to develop and implement strategies and actions for a solidary welcoming culture at local, national and international levels and thus to work for a vibrant democracy of diversity. The youth exchange teaches adolescents and young people skills and methods which enable them to independently carry out educational projects and to carry on their newly acquired knowledge as multipliers.60 adolescents and young people from ten different countries in Europe and the Middle East will participate at the youth exchange. Of particular importance to us is the inclusion of refugees in the exchange – since we don’t want to talk about but with them. The internationality of the encounter provides a variety of different viewpoints on the subject, thus difference and diversity will be experienced and learned about. This leads not least to reduce the participants’ own prejudices and any possible fears of contact.The participants of the exchange are all active in a partner organization of the youth exchange. They will become peer educators by presenting their work to the others and discussing the transferability of the respective best practice. This makes them actively acting against racism and discrimination and for a democratic Europe of diversity. This self-awareness has an empowering effect and thus contributes to the sustainable success of the measure. After the youth exchange participants will pass on the learned skills and techniques in their home organizations.