The idea of the project was developed from outcomes of other youth exchanges and national initiatives undertaken by the partners. The basic ideas of the project cover the following concerns: • Education about lifestyle choices • Active Aging • Choices available to youth in each community • Healthy Lifestyle choices • Understanding life threatening illnesses and how to prevent them The partners have varied levels of experience with the theme of the project thus allowing for great exchange of knowledge and good practice among the partnership and along for greater international experience for the partners to allow them to work in the issues on a more European level. It was vital to understand the obstacles youth face in dealing with these problems and to work with youth to find solutions that are achievable, taking into consideration their backgrounds, the availability of resources in their community and their personal willingness to make changes based on their understanding of the problems and issues.