Almost 30 years ago, Roger Hart developed a model to describe the different forms of youth participation. He argued that participation was the process of sharing decisions that affect people’s lives and the communities they live in. He believed that participation is the fundamental right of citizenship and an integral part of democracy. Thus, at the center of Hart’s definition is decision-making. He describes participation as a ladder, with levels of youth involvement ranging from nonparticipation to full participation. This ladder, which has 8 steps, is a useful way of looking at participation – it can help you reflect on what your engagement is with an issue and what you want your participation to be like. Given that, with the Youth exchange ‘Youth 4 Active Society!’ we were seeking to gather young people across Europe and show them different ways of actively participating in the decision-making processes, as well as the benefits from it on a personal and societal level. In fact, there are many methods that societies use in their strategies to involve youth as active contributors in the decision-making processes. In that regard the specific objectives were the following: - to enable exchange of different methods used in participants’ counties that contribute to active involvement of young people in the decision-making processes, - To increase young people's understanding of the challenges of current Europe and to debate possible solutions and responses, - To promote European values, such as human rights and the rule of law, active participation and social responsibility, - To allow improving/acquiring presentation and public speaking skills, communication skills, teamwork, leadership, etc., - To create and disseminate a digital Toolkit with methods and tools addressing active participation of young people the decision-making processes in society, - To promote the Erasmus+ Programme, Non-Formal Education (NFE) and Youthpass Certificate, - To encourage intercultural learning and to promote cultural diversity.