The overall aim is to improve capacities and empower youth workers to use non-formal education within LGBT+ youth work setting. At local, regional level and national (at the level of participants organisations), the desired impact is the strengthening of panEuropean ties and European identity of organisations and participants. We expect that participants will start to see their work in broader picture, European framework with an idea of establishing standards of work within LGBT+ youth work setting. We also expect that the newly acquired information and competences will have positive impact on the overall quality of LGBT+ youth works and projects on local/regional/national level. New methods and approaches will contribute to modernisation of LGBT+ youth work, projects and services working with this topic. Local actions will increase awareness of the needs of this minority group, it will support their visibility and will contribute to creating a positive image in the local community. The organizations might start using or improve the methods of well-being to help their volunteers and staff member to realize better their potential. The exchange of methods will also support organisations to reach out to marginalized groups and to promote diversity, tolerance and promote respect of human rights. We see the impact on European level in the development of future projects, building on the newly established network of contacts. In the longer run, we expect the impact in the form of overall improvement in the quality of youth work focused on LGBT+ youth and human rights across the Europe. Objectives: - To offer space for LGBT+ community youth workers to share and promote best youth work practices and learn from each other - To support participants in developing soft skills and competences in combining both LGBT+ and non-formal education perspectives - To inspire youth workers to use various non-formal education methodology in their everyday work - To support a strong international network of LGBT+ community youth workers and organisations - To learn more about the Erasmus+ program and its actions, and provide space for creating new partnerships and new projects With this project we want to equip youth workers with skills, competences and methods for their professional and personal development. This will raise the quality of support offered to young people in their local environment. Increase in the overall quality of youth work is expected. This should result in new local activities and projects that will nurture integration of much bigger, invisible group of young people, indirectly involved in this project. In long term, these types of local actions will contribute to minimization of negative effects on the mental health of the young people coming from sexual, gender, cultural and ethnic minorities It will also offer participants the opportunity to build networks of international contacts and develop a sense of European citizenship and identity. By gathering together a diverse group of professionals from all over Europe who work in the field of LGBT+ youth and have different level of experience, we will support peer-learning through sharing of good practices. This exchange of experiences and methods will support youth workers to reach out to marginalized young people and promote diversity and respect for human rights. The geographical diversity of participants will enable to discuss issues and challenges that are unique to each country/organisation, but also to see challenges and opportunities on European-wide level. It will also help define and explore new local and cross-border challenges and provide space to think about solutions. This meeting will also focus on defining needs and objectives for a long-term project on developing a profile of and methodology for training LGBT+ youth workers (including pilot testing). In longer perspective, future projects will be created with the aim to seek support from Erasmus+:Youth in Action (or other funding sources). This will further increase mobility of young people within Europe.