The non-profit organization POLIANA (Exploring Art and Culture in Lesvos), through the youth exchange program "Social Economy: opportunities and challenges for youth entrepreneurship" aims, in cooperation with the participants, to provide young people with knowledge, skills and practices in order for them to see in a pragmatic way that the developmental model through alternative and social economy is viable and sustainable, supporting both themselves and society. Through activities based on the principles and methodology of non-formal education, the program will promote and encourage the participants initiative to share experiences and knowledge and will strengthen the view that the need for a new model of growth through forms of youth social entrepreneurship, especially in rural and semi-urban areas, makes support for the social economy and education a prerequisite. The central idea of the program is that the creation of social enterprises of young citizens can lead to social efficiency and prosperity, tackling exclusion issues. The project "Social Economy: opportunities and challenges for youth entrepreneurship" proposes these targets: -To raise awareness of the problems and difficulties in agricultural and rural areas, with emphasis on the participants’ countries. -To enrich the knowledge of participants relative to social economics, social entrepreneurship and business training, as well as to opportunities for community development. - To mobilize the youth community to participate in local activities which would have effective developments for themselves as well as for their community. -To support the need for creating local cooperatives and in general to support youth entrepreneurship. -To promote understanding and assistance with unemployment issues between European countries - To increase the impact of youth employment, especially of NEET's, young people exhibiting limited access to education, training, work and mobility and mainstream it towards relevant strategies and efficient practices. - And finally, to promote the Erasmus+ program as a useful tool for young people and to encourage future collaboration between participants.