According to 2016 government data, there has been a slight increase in the Latvian population, the main ethnic group, who make up 61.8 per cent of the total population. The largest minority ethnic groups are Russians (25.6 per cent), Belarusians (3.4 per cent), Ukrainians (2.3 per cent) and Poles (2.1 per cent). Latvia is also home to dozens of much smaller ethnic groups, including Moldovans, Azeris, Chuvash, Georgians and Livs (also referred to as Livonians). There is a high rate of ethnic intermarriage in the country. Our NGO has members with a diverse ethnic background, this is why we initiated this project, to train youth workers being able to use theatre techniques such as Stanislavsky Theatre (psychological theatre), improvisation theatre methods and pantomime methods in order to support dealing with the needs of minority youth including migrants and refugees. We will plan 32 local youth work activities based on the needs of our target groups through arts and theatre techniques in order to support the cooperation among young people with different cultural background in the following 2 years. We will invent together at least 16 international youth exchanges in order to involve young people into intercultural teamwork and support cooperation through arts and theatre among young people with different cultural background in the following 2 years. We will start partnership building among 12 local youth organisations of the host partner and the other ?? partners of our consortium in order to sustain the outcomes of our project within future intercultural cooperation. These will be measured by online questionnaires filled by the representatives of the partner organisations throughout the whole project. By the numbers and success of the local youth work activities based on intercultural education – its’ descriptions and outcomes will be shared in our web platform of our long term cooperation. The number of young people will participate in the local youth work activities and their verbal and written evaluation e.g. questionnaires, comments, messages. The number and success of the international youth exchanges will be realised by our consortium, the number and evaluation of young people who will participate in those through online questionnaires, their photos and posts from the youth exchanges. Professional learning needs of our fellow youth workers, youth leaders: We will understand the difference and relativity of the terms “minority” and “person from disadvantaged backgrounds” and how the European Commission and the Erasmus+ programme defines the disadvantaged backgrounds. We will share experiences and knowledge of working with people from disadvantaged backgrounds during youth work. We will use drama tools for breaking the ice, teambuilding, developing communication skills, physical warm-up, group dynamics and encouraging creativity in order to empower and support the expression of young people with minority, refugees and migrants background. We will explore the problems in youth work we face with youth from minority, refugees and migrants background and how to deal with them. We will develop skills for democratic participation, communication and co-operation and promote responsibility, justice and solidarity and present possible methods of working with their youth using theatre. We will equip our skills and knowledge about the specific theatrical technique, street working, body languages, photo stories, self- expressions, artistic campaign techniques. We will gain information and knowledge on Erasmus+ programme with special focus on international youth exchanges and Youthpass. Overall aim of the project is to train youth workers being able to use theatre techniques such as Stanislavsky Theatre (psychological theatre), improvisation theatre methods and pantomime methods in order to support dealing with the needs of minority youth including migrants and refugees. Objectives of the project: To increase the ability of youth workers addressing the needs of minority young people including migrants and refugees; To develop new methods of work with minorities, especially through theatre techniques; To raise youth workers' awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries, offering them the opportunity to build networks of international contacts; To invent youth exchanges addressing the needs and interests of minority youth according to the proposals of Erasmus+ programme. Learning objectives of the training course: To use drama tools for breaking the ice, teambuilding, developing communication skills, physical warm-up, group dynamics and encouraging creativity in order to empower and support the expression of young people with minority, refugees and migrants background. To brainstorm on problems which the youth workers who participate in the project face in their daily work with youth from minority, refugees and migrants background. To motivate others through own examples of successful storie