By implementing this project we will achieve the following: Through this Youth Exchange participants will have connected more with a sustainable living project, having learned about the environmental crisis we are facing today and leaving them empowered by: - giving them knowledge and insight on topics around practical strategies for attaining sustainable community lifestyles in ecological, economic, social and cultural dimensions -Promoting rural re-population by sparking the knowledge and interest of young people in ecovillages and opportunities of rural employability and lifestyles The participants will not only bring home the ideas they have been given, more than that they will have the tools to develop their own ideas in the following areas: -Being able to create their own jobs inspired by the green businesses that are thriving in ecovillages, thus helping with employment of young people. -Creating and developing the European network of young people interested in sustainability, in rural and urban areas, and promoting diversity by creating spaces for youth to connect, inspire each other and start future collaborations. By developing the EU network of young people interested in sustainability, they can keep supporting and inspiring each other. -Feeling more connected to all these people they have met and shared deep processes with they, they will feel more connected to the cultures and countries of their fellow participants, celebrating difference while creating connections. - Competency in multi-cultural cooperation and communication. Participants will be in contact with other cultures, habits and realities through peer-learning and staying in the ecovillage. They will meet people from abroad during the project and learn from and with them by working together. - Knowledge about, and competency in using facilitation methods/tools for group processes: task and responsibility sharing, group reflection sessions, conflict-resolution, non-violent communication, sociocracy, deep democracy/dragon dreaming; - Competency and experience in collaborative decision-making. - Language skills, with an opportunity to actively practice English and Spanish. Participants will be able to use different languages throughout the project. They will be encouraged and stimulated to express in foreign languages their ideas, opinions, feelings, needs, facts by listening, speaking, writing, reading and understanding others.