Within the framework of the wider Erasmus+ programme the project aims to respond to the objective of promoting transnational partnerships and do so by developing the skills of young leaders engaged in sport. It is our vision to promote sports for all and ensure structured sustainable efforts to enable players to remain active within sports for as long as possible. It is the overall objective of the proposed project that the participants learn the value of leadership skills including teambuilding, trust building, confidence building and communication through the medium of basketball. The specific objectives and the issues the proposed project will address include: - Leadership Development - to strengthen the capacity of the young participants of the proposed project, building on the foundations laid during the implementation of the previous Erasmus+ Grant in early 2014. This component of the project will focus on training the participants on civic engagement, multiculturalism and respect, community development and cooperation and the importance of democracy. Cultural exchanges, homestays and intensive trainings through PPI-CY’s structured peacebuilding curriculum will facilitate the discourse necessary to assist them in acquiring the skills to become more culturally aware and valued young leaders within their respective community. - Youth Engagement - to inspire young people to become active citizens within their respective communities; utilizing sport for social change and positive development. This will be a component embedded within the community development projects element which will actively engage the youth in playing a much more motivated role within the community and become advocates of peace. - Access to structured peacebuilding integrated sports and non-formal leadership skills education - to allow youth from rural and urban communities who would not normally have the opportunity to be part of such a structured program to increase their capacity and personal development. This component will utilise basketball training and leadership development skills building tools to engage, encourage and empower the youth participants. The ‘Lead for Peace’ (L4P) project is a leadership development project that uses sport; specifically basketball, to develop multicultural dialogue, engage youth in utilising sport for positive social change and peacebuilding and aims to create a cadre of youth leaders that promote positive effective change and democracy within their own wider community. Through bi-communal activities held in Cyprus and cultural exchanges between Norway and Cyprus, L4P provides a powerful way to develop a group of young leaders (Greek-Cypriot, Turkish-Cypriot and Norwegian youth) into advocates for peace and democracy, and trained practitioners of sport for social development and active citizenship. PeacePlayers-Cyprus in partnership with Nesodden IF will build a network of Young Leaders aged between 14-17 that will be trained to use sport as a tool for societal transformation, with particular emphasis on human rights, engaging culturally conservative communities and encouraging local volunteerism. Activities will be held over the course of 3 months, including a homestay and residential retreat and homestay in Cyprus.