The international project “I am We are” was designed to equip youth workers with skills that they can use first of all in their personal life, and secondly to improve their social work and engagement with youngsters, specifically those with fewer opportunities. Main objectives of the project were: - To increase employability and participation of youth workers, develop their professional skills and increase their efficiency; - To give tools of coaching and supporting the youngsters in own communities; - To give tools of emphatic communication and conflict transformation for their daily life and work; - To raise participants' awareness and understanding of other cultures, countries, and religions; - To develop awareness about personal concepts and believes one has about diversity, different cultures and religions and habitual ways to communicate and to react to the conflict; - To stimulate the self-development process of the participants; - To equip youth workers and trainers with knowledge and tools for dialogue, conflict transformation and creating connection; - To develop training skills, communication skills, and organizational skills; - To gain insight about refugees’ life and experience in working with refugees by implementing workshops for them; - To gain theoretical and practical knowledge of how to build a workshop and debrief it, how to work with migrants; - To develop creativity and international collaboration; - To get intercultural experience by meeting with the representatives of different countries, cultures, backgrounds, religions, practice tolerance and break stereotypes & prejudices; - To build partnership and future cooperation on the basis of this project under Erasmus+ and improve the quality of local and international youth work. “I am - We are” followed the perspective by using personal development to strengthen youth workers in their work with youngsters and local communities. Our humanity is facing a global crisis, nonetheless some have been touched even more than others by the impact of the pandemic. Unfortunately, COVID-19 also exposes and amplifies the inequalities experienced by refugees and migrants globally and it seems like any kind of pandemic will/would have the same results. COVID-19 brought about higher levels of depression, anxiety, anguish, and loneliness as well as an increase in experiences of discrimination. Being part of a community, having a sense of belonging contributes to our mental health as well as it fights against discrimination and enhances inclusion and social cohesion. We believe youth work can play an important role in these matters. This project aimed to support youth workers with specific training and highlighted the specific contribution youth work can make in these fields. We used methods of personal and professional development for youth workers to grow their skills as well as train empathic communication and peace building skills, tackle issues on the refugee crisis, implemented coaching methods, communicateed between different cultures and religions, inclusion, integration and conflict management. The project was focused on developing practical and theoretical knowledge and skills in working with individuals and groups in the development of key competencies combating hate and finding ways to appreciate the richness of diversity. Youth workers and NGO workers working with vulnerable youngsters and minorities are in a great need of tools and skills to handle this situation, fostering intercultural understanding and dialogue.