The youth exchange project Active Youth = EU Future was born from the need to offer participants from the EU the opportunity to acquire skills for healthy growing up and personal development, to improve self-empowerment and self-esteem in the environment of intercultural learning and their strengthening integration into the European environment. Building on the previous successful 3 editions of the youth exchange Advocates of growing up and youth exchanges Youth empowerment = the future of the EU, positive feedback and final assessment (of participants, young workers, youth leaders, of animators and trainers) or Champions of growing up in August 2016, Champions of growing up II in August 2017, Champions of grow up III in August 2018 and Youth Empowerment = EU Future in August 2019, were partnered organizations decided to re-apply with an improved and upgraded program. CREDITS: The aim of the youth exchange was to empower young people to discover and develop their true selves potentials, acquire skills for healthy growing up and strengthen self-empowerment and self-esteem in Intercultural learning setting. TOPICS: Self-image and the question of identity, Peer group relations, Independence, Emotions, Attitude towards education and learning, Relationships with parents, Improvement Communication skills, assertive response, active listening, conflict transformation and Intercultural dialogue. OBJECTIVES Participants thus: -Confidence builders -Buildings of independence -Respect for self and others - Experienced the need for teamwork and acceptance of differences -Developed problem solving and leadership skills - Took responsibility for own actions and decisions -Developed social and life skills - Strengthened Experiences of a healthy life - Understand the needs and backgrounds of others - A sense of community and active citizenship - Develop feelings of equality and justice - Promoted awareness and respect for the environment - Promoted the importance of lifelong learning - Improved foreign language competence using the wide European linguistic diversity - Obtained information about existing possibilities and conditions for the development of European project cooperation of young people between the EU and neighboring countries, with special emphasis on the Erasmus + Program; - Exchanged best practices and developed an informal network of young people from neighboring towns countries.