The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic is exacting a huge toll on individuals, families, communities, and societies across the world. Daily lives have been profoundly changed, economies have fallen into recession, and many of the traditional social, economic, and public health safety nets that many people rely on in times of hardship have been put under unprecedented strain. As of 2 March 2020 at 08:00, more than 89 068 cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, mainly in China and from all Chinese provinces; of these cases, around 9 000 cases were reported from other countries. As of 2 March, 66 countries have reported cases. Updates on the epidemiology of COVID-19 can be found on ECDC’s website https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19-pandemic . In some states, government announced the decision to declare a state of emergency throughout country due to the coronavirus pandemic. Decision declaring state of emergency in Serbia http://www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs/SlGlasnikPortal/eli/rep/sgrs/predsednik/odluka/2020/29/1/reg These disasters not only brought death and destruction, they did so disproportionately to the poor and marginalized. Today, it is well accepted that the actions and decisions of individuals, communities and nations make a significant difference as to whether or not a natural hazard turns into a disaster. Choices made with the aim of reducing the human impact of natural hazards can be described as disaster risk reduction (DRR), in the broadest sense. There is widespread agreement that legal frameworks are a critical tool for governments to shape these choices, both for themselves and for others. We believe that disasters can be significantly reduced if people are informed and aware of prevention.(https://www.undrr.org/)Youth worker from Serbia gather a group of youngsters who were interested in life-cycle of the project. During the online meetings, taken by the current situation regarding Covid 19, youngsters got an idea that it will be good to learn more on topic of youth activism and empowerment in times of disasters and crisis, because they felt very hopeless and with no clue what to do and what is happening around them. With help of the youth worker, beside topic and tools, youngsters also prepared a survey for the youngsters from partner countries in order to gather their opinion on the topic. Youngster also participate in creating the program of Youth Exchange. So, they will use this opportunity to prepare and create some short video, a song and short theater play for other youngsters to better prepare them for future actions and to better understand the situations. Therefor, the project aims to empower young people with fewer opportunities to become Responsible, Active, Critic and with Solidarity behaviour Citizens in the local and European community. (C.R.A.C.S.) Objectives: To provide young people, especially those with fewer opportunities, with skills and tools for recognition of disasters and crisis and with skills and tools for credible information access and critical evaluation and production of content about, how to prevent and what to do during disaster and crisis; To support youth advocacy and activism within youth empowerment as an outcome in which youth, as change actors gain the skills to impact own lives and lives of other young people and the communities as whole; To experience multiculturalism through meeting and working with youngsters coming from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds; To discover new approaches in non-formal learning influencing youth participation; To become aware of European community and to use opportunities of the Erasmus + program as a tool for development of the culture of youth participation. It is planed to have a Youth Exchange, in Sabac, Serbia from Feb 21st till 29th 2021; 8 participants per partner country Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain and Serbia (7 youngsters, including those with fewer opportunities and 1 youth leader/worker) and 1 facilitator from hosting organisation, in total 33 participants. Partners care about young people in the communities and want to help them lead active and fulfilled roles in the community. Youth voice in community, participation, citizenship, citizen education and engagement are topics partners want to mainstream in the commitment of young people they are working with. Partners want to provide supportive, positive environments for young people and opportunities to develop their competences.Project fits into the main policy initiatives and outputs of EU and Youth, such as: Europe 2020, EU Charter of fundamental Rights, European platform against poverty and social exclusion and Youth on the move, as well as Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality (2016-2019).