The project originated after REACH Across issued a partner request seeking a youth organisation of a similar age group and with similar activities/programmes. Both groups have provided wide-ranging international projects for many years and wanted to establish a new project with a new partner group. The project will take place over 10 days in Derry, Northern Ireland and will be the first part of a bilateral youth exchange involving young people from Derry in N. Ireland and Varna in Bulgaria. Each group will include 12 young people and 2 leaders. The primary themes are to foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries, especially countries emerging from conflict and to promote European cooperation in the youth field. The project aims to increase the awareness of participants in relation to cultural traditions, society and youth-related issues in other European countries. It will have a wide ranging content so as to promote inclusion, personal learning and life enhancing experiences. It will also encourage participants to understand the social consequences of our recent conflicts and to make recommendations for Shared Futures on a local and European basis. The project will encourage participants to be more active, healthier and respectful citizens and to develop personal skills, confidence levels and social input, that will have a positive impact on their communities. The project will be a combination of educational visits, development workshops, outdoor activities and groupwork sessions. It will also aim to give participants an insight into the benefits of European co-operation and to establish a working partnership for future projects. The project will promote healthy lifestyles, through outdoor activities and several sports, as an additional means of fostering social inclusion and active participation.