Before the development of the project we considered that, many young people consider living in a rural area a disadvantage. Thus, it is a growing trend in Europe young people are leaving the countryside to seek education, a professional career, life and luck in cities. However, often they face discrimination and negative attitude, are considered less educated which results in decreased self-confidence and growing social exclusion of youth from rural areas. The topic of social exclusion and discrimination of young people living in rural areas was very sensitive and important for applicant NGO and youth volunteering here because Pronadi Osmeh is based in Senta and works with young people who face such kind of attitude and discrimination themselves because they came to Senta to study or work from small towns and villages. Social exclusion can affect all age groups, but it demands additional attention in the youth field since it contributes to long-term damage to living conditions, social and economic participation, emotional life, and health status of young people. Pronadi Osmeh has 3 volunteers, who are from villages around Senta, but they are 3rd or 4th-year students in one of the high schools in Senta. They shared with us this issue, that they often face discrimination because of their origin. We surveyed 3 high schools in Senta and 1 high school in Coka asking youngsters who came to study there from a rural area if they ever faced discrimination or negative attitude because of that. Besides of that we also asked, what are students planning after they finished high school Shockingly, 77% of surveyed youth responded positively. Identified reasons: -Rural youth are considered as "less educated" because they have fewer opportunities for formal and non-formal education, little or no extra curriculum activities, their families have a lower level of income which limits them from broadening their horizons, traveling, exploring other cultures, taking special classes, etc. -There are few leisure time activities, opportunities for personal/professional development, and a very limited labor market. It is assumed young people in rural areas do nothing but spend their time on the streets and consume alcohol (which unfortunately sometimes is true). -Discrimination and negative attitude towards youth from rural areas are present in society due to little or false knowledge about life in a rural area, idealization of urban life on media and social networks, diminishing rural work and life (like farming). Therefore, we contacted NGOs we met in previous YEs, who supported target groups with similar backgrounds and pitched the idea of the project aiming to reduce negative attitudes towards youth from rural areas, increase their self-confidence which altogether results in the increased social inclusion of rural youth. Collaboration was made of 6 countries: RS, HU, MK, RO, PL, and CZ. After forming the consortium our partners made a similar survey in high schools they connect with, which results in: Every year majority of young people (61%) in Ryuu, Scientia Nova, and their partner communities finish high school and are off to bigger cities to study or work. From the survey, we also realized that 72% of students in Senta, after they finish high school, they plan to leave not just the city, but the country as well for study or work. Respectively huge numbers of youth from rural areas come to communities of big cities where the remaining partners operate – Cluj (Prizma), Nyíregyhéza (Gyermekmosoly), and Rzeszow (INPRO) to study or work. From the survey, we figure out that 51% of them faced discrimination because of that in the 3 communities above. If we do not address the current situation of discrimination of rural youth, the majority of them will suffer from a negative attitude towards them which will harm their self-confidence and stop them from integrating into other communities fully. They will feel unworthy to take opportunities, keep working on their development, and in a worst-case scenario will accept their "destiny" as a person from a village who should go back there and live humble life without setting ambitious goals and reaching them. Goal: To contribute to raising social inclusion, reduce negative existing stereotypes towards people from rural areas, and increase the self-confidence of 36 participants from 6 countries living in rural areas. Objectives to be fulfilled until the end of the project: Objective 1. To change attitudes of 36 participants and find effective tools to reduce stereotypes about youth living in rural areas in 6 involved communities. Objective 2. To increase the self-confidence of participants coming from rural areas from 6 countries and equip them with the necessary skills for smooth integration into different communities. Objective 3. To familiarize 36 participants from 6 countries with alternative options for continuous contribution to their personal and professional development and learning,