The project was a youth exchange which took place over a period of eight days (including travel days) with 25 participants and 5 group leaders from Cyprus, Greece, Slovakia, Romania and Italy. The project sought to sensitize participants on the rights of disabled persons, enhance their ability to recognize stereotypes and prejudices against disabled persons and challenge such phenomena within their own communities. These aims were fulfilled with a particular focus on young disabled persons and the particular challenges they face. It ensured that participants embraced the values necessary for the creation of a human rights culture such as respect, solidarity and non-discrimination as these are necessary pre-requisites for the inclusion of disabled persons. Within a microcosm of tolerance, respect and active citizenship, the project endowed participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become actors for change. More particularly, participants explored the rights of persons with disabilities and were inspired and empowered, through the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired, to contribute actively to the inclusion of disabled persons, with a particular emphasis on youth, in their own society. As well as being in an empowered position to contribute to the rights of disabled persons, participants were positively impacted by the rich learning experience both in terms of their awareness and sensitization on the rights of disabled persons and human rights more generally, but also due to the intercultural framework in which it occurred, allowing them to meet and explore new cultures. The exchange contributed to the inclusion of disabled persons, particularly disabled youth, in all levels of society by educating other young people on their rights, needs and the challenges they face. The participants were young people aged 18-30 with one participant being under 18.The partners chose to implement such a project since the rights of persons with disabilities are a significant issue to be tackled in any well-rounded and effective human rights education mandate. In addition to this, the particular vulnerability of some disabled persons render the possibility of human rights abuse more prominent and, for this reason, it is centrifugal to raise awareness of their rights amongst youth who we consider to be key actors for change and human rights protection. Also, the particular vulnerability of disabled persons becomes accentuated during times of socio-economic crises which has affected the majority of the partner countries and, thus, actions and activities within this sphere are necessary.Participants were thus inspired and empowered, through the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired to contribute actively to the inclusion of disabled persons, with a particular emphasis on youth, in their own society. The partner organizations were also impacted from the project as they, as a group, experienced the aforementioned educational experience and explored innovative educational practices and tools which they can then implement in future projects they implement. The project also impacted the local community through the flash mob and the activity at the organization for the blind in Limassol. On a longer term basis we hope that this project has contributed to kick-starting further involvement of youth groups and organisations functioning on a local, national and/or European level in battling discrimination against disabled persons. The participants were members of the partner organizations and potential multipliers for the learning outcomes of the project. Unfortunately, Human Rights Education in general and for purposes of promoting the rights of disabled persons is not integrated sufficiently, or at all, in the formal educational system of the countries involved and there exists a need to do so. This leads to a resulting lack of knowledge in relation to human rights more generally and issues such as disability rights more specifically. As a result, on one level, this project allowed participants to appreciate and respect values of respect, equality and solidarity within the framework of human rights more generally and disability rights specifically. In addition, some participants were from low-income families and, as a result, do not have the opportunity to travel abroad and meet young people from other countries. The methodology adopted was based on principles of non-formal learning, implementing activities from Council of Europe handbooks, such as Compass, as well as other non-formal educational tools developed within the framework of European youth work in combination with theoretical presentations that were accompanied by debates and discussions on key international, national and European laws that aim at promoting the rights of disabled persons. On one of the days a young disabled person gave a talk for the participants which was very informative for them and empowering for him.