Stay Human! 4th edition is a Human Rights education programme that connects both theory and real-life practice in a non-formal programme. Most of all, Stay Human (SH) connects countries, partners and human rights topics. Stay Human! 4th edition is the successor of the SH! programmes 1, 2 & 3 that took place in 2016, 2017 & 2018. These editions have created a growing SH community of young EU people that started to organise local and EU human rights activities. This is what we envisaged as partnership 4 years ago; a peer based Human Rights education programme run by young people from different EU countries. From all SH editions, a group of 25 alumni is collaborating to realize the 4th edition of SH. An edition that continues to build on the foundations laid down by the first 3 programmes. Before planning Stay Human 4! we have done a fairly large needs analysis* among all SH alumni and partner organisations (270 alumni approached). The conclusion was that there is a shared need to invest more time on training for alumni and a stronger focus on the transformation of EU learning into local action. The focus of this edition is therefore strongly oriented at equipping young people and partner organisations to implement local human rights initiatives. SH partners explained that they have the need that the SH alumni of their organisation are trained in their capacity to (more) independently organise and facilitate human rights activities. An important reason is that their organisation lacks the capacity to fulfill this training by themselves. At the same time there is an important wish that the learning in the E+ non-formal programmes will result in more local activities and local engagement of young people. SH alumni have expressed their need for training in the field of human rights education and group dynamics. With the same critical argumentation, same as partner organisations, the HR activities on European level should lead to the implementation of local human rights activities. Training on HR education and group dynamics will contribute to young people that feel more skilled, confident and supported to implement local SH activities. Another need is to engage new young people in the Stay Human! Community, so that they in their turn can build on their participation in both E+ as in local human rights activities. OBJECTIVES - In accordance with the Council of Europe we wish to empower young people to become responsible citizens, educators and advocates for human rights. - We aim to show how human rights issues differ on a regional level and to gain better understanding of the historical and geographical aspects of human rights matters. - We want to create awareness among young people about Human Rights and stimulate them to take an active role in promoting, educating & advocating these rights in their local realities - We want to support young people and partners to transform the HR education on European level into local action. - We aim to support young people and youth workers in the creation of HR tools that can be used for local action (advocacy, activism and/or educational tools).