Y-MoDE aims at motivating young people to feel a sense of European belonging by creating a constructive dialogue with their peers and with local disadvantaged communities in Palermo. The volunteers’ active involvement will be achieved through a double-edged metaphorical sword swung to defeat European skepticism by approaching the following themes: European awareness; fight against discrimination and protection of minorities; gender equality; non-discrimination based on sexual orientation; children. Activities will hence be of two types: on one hand, volunteers will work on the field in the receiving local communities; on the other hand, they will be given the chance to contribute to the changes they want to bring about by being involved in writing&realising European projects supported by CESIE. The methods applied will be non-formal and active learning, as well as active participation. While CESIE builds upon its extensive experience of both types of activities involving European volunteers, it is the first time that the both appear and coexist in the same project. The novelty will be complemented by a very original element, that of "talks" addressing the abovementioned themes, that will be recorded and made available online for the wider public. CESIE will host 24 volunteers in two arrays of 12 volunteers for the duration of 9 months for each service period. The sending countries will be: Ukraine, Moldova, France, Hungary and Austria. Based on their CVs and skills, candidates will be able to join the activities with the local communities or to develop applications for new European projects. 50% of the volunteers will be selected among young people with fewer opportunities.The project aims at addressing the following objectives: (i) promoting a sense of European citizenship fulfilled through dialogue and work with people at risk of social exclusion; (ii) encouraging social cohesion; (iii) empowering young people through their active involvelvement in society.