First of all we want to organize this exchange, because we - Overgrenzen vzw. ("Across Borders vzw.") - are an organization which aims to bring people together to think/work/be critical about war and peace, human rights and humanity. We also already organized six other exchanges and we experienced the energy of such a youth exchange. Furthermore we've got ESCers for years and we want to engage them to organize/contribute to other European projects. To share their experience, but also to learn from others as well as to develop their own personality. This year for example the topic (Building Bridges – ‘Cause Communication Connects, non-verbal theatre and visual arts) was chosen by our current volunteers Lea and Luise. The objectives of this project are varied. We want to involve youngsters and young adults from all over Europe to bring as many cultures and opinions together as possible. Our aim is to create interaction and enable communication across any imaginable borders. Anyway we also want all participants to enjoy themselves during these twelve days in July. Everybody shall have the chance to participate in an interesting and fun week with peers. Also we want to teach the people by working, discussing, cooking, doing the dishes together that there is a huge diversity in Europe and everyone has his/her own background, attitude and opinion. In the end we wanted to implement a final presentation showing all the results the participants created in the past days. During this we also wanted to connect with people from Lommel to spread the idea of intercultural dialogue in the regional area. And this will all be connected with theatre and visual arts– as a surrounding board, but also as a mirror for their opinions and emotions. These goals are connected to the Erasmus+ and KA objectives, because they essentially support cultural diversity and interaction. We want to create awareness of the many different stories and perspectives according to responsibility, humanity and connection in Europe. We want the participants to think about the importance of cooperation, dialogue and understanding, remembering the past (WOII, linked to our work at House Across Borders), but also other European wars and conflicts in past and present. With this idea in mind, we want to transform every kind of thinking and opinion into something progressive and impressive. We want to open up with theatre and music a new way of communication and creating bonds between everyone. The participants should be encouraged to think about possible ways of communication in order to create a way of building mutual understanding for each other and to rethink ones one manner of interacting with people. By organizing a youth exchange and bringing young people from five different countries together at one place, we wanted to enhance the dialogue about conflicts, conflict resolution and peace in history and today. The participants have different cultural, national or even religious backgrounds and views. By discussing these, we encourage the European cooperation and intercultural dialogue.