1. Creating a common European understanding of Open Youth Work (OYW), describing its fundamental principles but also the diversity of practice in the various countries 2. Strengthening OYW as a place of non-formal and informal democratic education 3. Increasing the visibility and recognition of OYW in society and politics through a publicity campaign 4. To establish and expand OYW, especially as an actor in democratic education, to countries with less developed OYW and EU-level