APCC wishes to develop the Maker’s Hub Seminar, together with all the partner organisation, in order to go further in the creation of an innovative, complementary, cultural educational approach in Lisbon – Portugal and in Europe, with the creation of a cultural youth centre as a specific result for the near future. The aim is to gather experienced participants on educational cultural programmes with youngsters and children, and share their good practices, needs & approach, develop deeper co-operation, plan and prepare future international activities leading to higher quality of local & European projects, promoting development, inclusion and participation. It will be a seminar "to meet, inspire, give, receive & create!" “Hub” is the central part, the focal point, the centre of the activity… Maker’s Hub seminar main global objectives are: - Promote new youth work practices such as tools & methods for the socio-professional development of youth workers, managers, educators; - Promote cooperation, networking & peer-learning activities fostering efficient management, European values, youth initiative, critical thinking and non-violence, towards a more inclusive Europe; - Debate/share on new youth work methods and how this contribute to a better/efficient social & professional inclusion of fewer opportunities & non fewer opportunities youth and children; - Evaluate inclusive practices, experiences & impacts towards capacity building of organisations & youth; - Help to recognize & validate all the knowledge, skills and competences acquired by the Non formal education/learning, complementary to the Formal Education/Learning. - Create new European creative inclusive answers to the needs of the key stakeholders – youth & children – of partner organisation. All the partners believe in the EU goals and values. This Seminar it’s a “key-opportunity” to work towards these goals, inspired by the following “key-words”: culture, arts, multiple-intelligence, innovation, co-operation, learning, development, participation and inclusion. The Maker’s Hub Seminar is linked to the objectives of the Erasmus+ programme and the key action 1 – Mobility of youth workers because: 1. It is a step up to reach Europe 2020 strategy objectives, creating links between Formal and Non formal Education, facilitating the development of competences and the interest for “learning”; 2. It is an opportunity to network and develop future European cooperation projects, improving the quality of the youth work; 3. Works towards the promotion and deeper awareness of European goals & values; 4. The seminar tackles the importance of competences development & recognition/validation of NFE/Learning; 5. Promotes participation & active citizenship; 6. Dissemination and exploitation of results are included on the project development, including the good practices shared; 7. The tools, resources and materials will be easily accessible/shared, towards a multiplying effect; 8. It has a strong international dimension with 11 countries participating, enhancing capacity of youth workers and organisations in their support to the young people; 9. Promotes multilingualism, by including linguistic diversity; 10. Inclusion of disadvantaged youngsters is one of the main goals of the project; 11. All the safety & protection rules are ensured.