The main objective of the youth exchange “Don’t fear to differ! Empowering intercultural dialogue in Europe” is to introduce young people to the changing cultural map of Europe and to promote intercultural dialogue as an effective way of tackling the marginalization of certain groups of people and counteracting hate speech. Through intercultural dialogue youth from six different European countries will develop soft skills such as intercultural competences, cultural awareness and social interactions. In this way, the project will contribute to combating hate speech, overcoming all forms of stereotypes and prejudices, and making young people more tolerant of people of different social, cultural and religious backgrounds. The implementation of this project will lead to improvement of the quality of youth work in the field of social and cultural activities through the cooperation of youth organizations in the field of culture from different European countries, increasing the capacity of young people in their personal and professional realization; developing young people's soft skills by working in a team to counteract the negative consequences of hate speech, intolerance and disrespect. The main topics of youth exchange “Don’t fear to differ!” аre: -Culture and migration -Discrimination and intolerance -Fight against hate speech -Tolerance -Developing soft skills and competences -Developing critical thinking, social and leadership competencies Methodology: non-formal education: discussions, presentations, workshops, exchange of experience, good practices in the field of cultural diversity, creative activity, teamwork, simulations, role-playing games, development of future Erasmus + projects. Venue: Gabrovo city, Uzana region Duration: 7 days (30.04.-6.05.2020) Countries involved: Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, North Macedonia, Lithuania, Czech Republic Participants: 32 young people from 6 European countries