This youth exchange is an advanced initiative of partners that previously worked on ecological projects targeting outcomes of the climate change and now feel motivated to spread the message on its dangers by publicizing the idea of environmental/ ecological volunteering in the partner European communities we come from. This project will explore what means to be active European citizen with all its rights and responsibilities practicing volunteering as one of the forms and manifestations. As a culmination of exchange participants will come together in several mixed nationality groups to practice ecological/environmental volunteering as part of the field work activity. Another goal of the exchange is to stimulate active behaviour of local youth organisations in relation to environmental challenges, so that they take significant part in the process. The activity will bring together 64 young people and youth leaders from the UK, Belarus, Portugal and Ukraine to Belarus for 10 days and will take place from the 5th till the 14th of September 2014. With this youth exchange we plan to spread the message on the dangers of the outcomes of the climate change by publicizing the idea of environmental/ ecological volunteering in the partner European communities we come from. By using knowledge and experience got during the previous projects and involving suitable methods and ensuring that the project is firmly rooted within the local community, we hope that this youth exchange will give the possibility for exchange participants to meet for exploring volunteering as a strong tool to support their ideas and spread their message far and wide and to practice ecological/environmental volunteering as part of the field work activity. Main objectives of the youth exchange include: - spreading the message on the dangers of the outcomes of the climate change by publicizing the idea of environmental/ ecological volunteering in the partner European communities; - exploring what means to be active European citizen with all its rights and responsibilities; - stimulating teamwork of the participating partners by giving youth organisations opportunities to evolve this exchange further; - practicing ecological/environmental volunteering as part of the field work activity; - stressing the importance of youth organisations participating in environmental campaigns; - inviting participants of the project to develop new variations of peer led youth projects that provide the possibility for young people to be empowered and included into the society; - providing participants with Youth Pass accreditation instruments. Participants from the countries involved are already acquainted as they took part in previous projects where there organisations were involved. We are planning to reach continuous cooperation by inviting both those who are experienced in European youth work and newcomers, thus expanding our influence to new horizons. Most of the youngsters will come from regions or communities that give fewer opportunities in social, economic or geographic aspects. The national economical structures of the countries normally don’t offer these youngsters opportunities to get the international experience either. Therefore the Erasmus+ Programme can be a very good opportunity for them to get intercultural experience. The activities foreseen during this youth exchange will be workshop based, which will include facilitated discussions, educational means and techniques featuring good practice sharing, simulation exercises, role play and simulation games, Environmental Cafe and outdoor workshops, Theatre of the Oppressed as lively non formal means of education, as well as there will be inspiration visits to lobby groups of ecological organisations, simulation workshops and discussion groups. Youngsters from partner groups will also prepare artistic, creative workshops to their own choice. The idea of this exchange is that advantages gained and skills acquired will be used not only by participants of the project but also spread around local youth groups and the organisations that take part in such intercultural follow up projects which will relate this to both a local and European context. One of the project’s aims is also to initiate cooperation with the Neighbouring Partner countries. The Erasmus+ programme will be also explored and promoted which will lead to follow-up projects and usage of the skills gained during this exchange in them in terms of paying more attention to the topics of Valorization and Transfer of Knowledge. After the youth exchange is over the participants will be given records of what was done within the exchange to spread this information in their local groups and communities by making presentations and organising workshops.