Despite increasing youth participation in cities, rural youth participation in various mobility and educational programs remains rather limited, together with daily life obstacles such as higher unemployment and more difficult access to all the opportunities present in urban areas. Many rural youth needs more skills and knowledge to start a project, enter a job market, develop their personal and professional path, or access information and learn about possibilities they could benefit from. The overall aim of our project was to empower young people, youth workers, and volunteers who could tackle this problem with more innovative ways, methods, tools, and ideas. The goal was to elaborate and implement a complex methodology that from one side engages and empowers youth from rural areas and from the other brings a tangible impact to the hosting communities. The identified methodology is based on the “Image Mapping” (www.imagemapping.org) project that has been in development by the Ukrainian partner DC Pangeya Ultima since 2015 and its activities have been carried out now in 8 rural communities in Ukraine and Lithuania. We trained youth workers and other youngsters interested in rural development in this methodology and therefore they will be able to replicate the activities in other contexts The project’s main aims were therefore directed toward different target groups: - Create conditions for deep immersion and exploration into the cultural life of rural communities - Revitalize the interest in the local cultural heritage and promote it to the wider public - Enhance intercultural learning and dialogue - Boost the sense of entrepreneurship and interest in experiential forms of tourism and education - Improve youth workers’ leadership skills to motivate youngsters toward their self-development - Facilitate cooperation between the program and partner Countries The project addressed the lack of intercultural interaction in the countryside where local inhabitants are rarely exposed to foreigners. Through its activities, the project revitalizes social life in the host communities, empowers young participants and youth workers, and fosters leadership from all sides – members of the international groups of participants in the 2 mobilities and the local rural population and youth