First, our partnership, constituted by young members and coordinators of NGOs working with youth from varying backgrounds, recognized the persistent problem among our target groups and a need to solve it. More precisely, we recognized radicalization as a prevalent issue in digitalizing and diversifying realms of European youth and beyond. Operating within youth work sector, we follow latest updates on the significant transformations in threats that young people are exposed to every day. That is how we developed the feeling that it is time to address this problem in a novel manner, similarly up to date with changes in this regard. According to a ‘public health model’ view on processes of radicalization, every part of society should contribute to its prevention, in order for preventive and countering mechanisms (P/CVE) to make sense. And as we know that the schools, universities and other formal spaces are not the only educational sites, where the practice should be spread, we aimed to promote non-formal methods as an outlet for P/CVE as well. We concluded that non-formal educational projects could play equally important roles in ‘soft’ prevention. And then our goal became clear: to contribute to P/CVE efforts within the capacity of our sector and to do it in a creative, youth-powered manner. How did we do it in practice? Through engaging youth in “Stories Instead” – a short-term international mobility packed with experiences and knowledge that altogether acted against radicalization both directly and indirectly. Directly – by delving openly into the topic and constructing solutions applicable by each individual and group in real life. Indirectly – by leaving impact on young people and thus on their environment, through building in them the attitudes and feelings of belonging, creative fulfilment, friendships, cultural awareness, appreciation for diversity, and social sustainability. The project gathered young people representing 7 different trusted non-governmental organizations from 7 diverse countries – NGOs focused on reaching grass-roots level youth with the message of empowerment and interesting opportunities. Together, in a series of interactive, non-formal workshops and peer-exchange-based activities, we touched matters related to radicalization and P/CVE emerging in the areas we come from. Through developing knowledge on tools for P/CVE we also tackled matters of belonging and inclusion, as well as democracy and civic participation. In order for the initiative to facilitate intercultural exchange between involved youth, formulate a creative response to the tackled issue, and provide tangible results, we employed the combination of storytelling and visual design as our main method accompanying us throughout the YE. Combined with a youth-agency-based approach it led us to successful outcomes observed in participants. Such a mix allowed us to keep everyone highly involved, which contributed to the success of our project. In turn, this involvement in the creative and sharing processes was translated into tangible materials that constituted the base for the project's ideas' promotion and dissemination – leaflets. The creative outcomes exceeded our goals and expectations in their forms and ideas, which we will later describe in this report. Youth engagement in the creative work means disengagement from radicalization, and same hopefully relates to the recipients of this work. Visual storytelling has been noted to be particularly captivating for young people, as they are exposed to this type of communication on a daily basis. Moreover, resorting to a creative method additionally assuming a personal aspect is one of the most effective ways to uphold the participants' engagement. There is a lot of power that is hidden within the stories of each individual and in the act of sharing. Utilizing storytelling in workshops and activities increased the sense of belonging, raised awareness of diversity of the group, and encouraged youth to come out of their comfort zones that often resemble ideological bubbles, which are noticed by many researchers to be crucial to radicalization processes. One of the concrete aims was to create palpable materials contributing to what we want to achieve globally, to create visual stories, whose audiences will engage in Stories Instead of paths to extremism. The group of young people involved in the project achieved it in the form of digital storytelling leaflets that contribute to the youth-led P/CVE efforts. To sum up, our goals entailed 3 main directions: - raising awareness on radicalization and P/CVE and highlighting the youth work sector’s capacity within the preventive practices - facilitating intercultural exchange and fostering diversity - employing a mix of youth-agency-focused approach and creative, storytelling methods in learning These directions turned out to intertwine beautifully, which this report hopefully will represent.