Connecting Cultures was created to address the dimension of multiculturalism, and youth engagement in local action. We seek to create open spaces for youth initiatives that allow young people to explore the concepts of cultural identity and the meaning of belonging with their peers as they participant in community building actions. The main aim of our project is to act as an incentive for young people to participate in local youth and community actions and events. Our organization, Twilight, along with our partners seek to upskill and develop cultural competencies of young people in Kilkenny and in Poronin initially which can start a domino effect getting more young people involved in local community actions and in inclusion based work. The project plans to achieve this with the following objectives in mind: - To create a space for youth to explore belonging and the need for diversity -To encourage youth to see speak up and take part in their local communities and believe they can make a difference - To increase the capacity of both young people and the department of youth affairs of Twilight and its established network and partners - To offer opportunity of mobility for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds - To up skills and improve (knowledge) of young people in the topics of Social Inclusion, Culture, Identity, Youth Participation and the Erasmus Plus program. - To improve young people's soft-skills (presentation, public speaking, planning, networking, digital, linguistic and team work) - To write an action plan for future activities between partners (develop more projects) - Promote equality,inclusion, and tolerance -To serve the communities these projects take place in, bridging the gap between cultures and generations.