The ‘European Legacy for Democracy’ or ‘EUROPElegacyDEMOCRACY’ project under the Erasmus+ KA152 YOU - Youth Mobility call is promoted by ‘AJME - Associação Juvenil Memória Europeia’ and will take place between 27/11/2025 and 02/12/2025, in the city of Guimarães in PORTUGAL, where we are based, involving 32 young people with fewer opportunities, aged between 18 and 30 and 8 adult group leaders with no age limit, one for each group. This project aims to respond to the needs identified by the partners that make up the project consortium, which are directly related to YOUNG PEOPLE'S APATHY TO EUROPEAN ISSUES, as well as the lack of ACTIVE EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP on the part of young people in general, with an emphasis on those with fewer opportunities. The main aim of the project is to spread the feeling of sharing, respect, freedom and solidarity - which the word DEMOCRACY encompasses - among OUR TARGET AUDIENCE, i.e. YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE 18TH CENTURY. OPPORTUNITIES FROM 18 TO 30 YEARS OF AGE, from the project's various partners/countries. The inclusion of this target group is essential to us for the following reasons: � All young people should be able to benefit from European youth programmes, regardless of whether they face obstacles in life. As a society, we need to pay more attention to young people who are most at risk or who find themselves in difficult situations. Non-formal learning is often better suited to young people with fewer opportunities and they benefit more from it. � This is public money, so everyone should have access to funding. The absence of young people in general, and our target audience in particular, from both public and political life, also affects the representation of young people in public institutions and the decisions that emanate from them. The simple fact that ‘if you don't vote, you don't count’ (Martin 2012, 107) indicates that the low participation of young people in politics is linked to the fact that they have little to expect from the government, since there is little incentive for politicians to focus on policies that benefit young people. Several studies point to the empirical fact that ‘the results of the political process are in favour of those who participate most’ (see Macedo 2005; Martin 2012), although these conclusions should not be demonised. They simply show that broad political participation leads directly to the articulation of interests, which improves the quality of democratic governance. Although other age groups may represent the interests of young people, the accumulated evidence shows that empirically this is not the case (see Macedo al. 2005; Martin 2012). It is therefore, in our opinion, fundamental for the future of the European Union to strengthen citizens' understanding of what the EU is, its institutions and how they work, from an early age, so that they can have a voice and participate in active European citizenship. We need to prepare young people to develop critical thinking, based on knowledge, experience and civic involvement, to be able to assess the truths of lies, untruths and omissions, as well as having the media literacy necessary to realise how far the strategy of those who do not respect democracy and democratic values goes. As complementary objective of the project, we intend to work on the theme of ‘A SUSTAINABLE GREEN EUROPE’, by implementing in the various activities what is recommended in the ‘European Green Deal’, which is an agreement presented by the European Union in December 2019 and establishes as strategies the efficient use of resources (renovation of buildings, consumption of local products), improving the quality of the environment (more public transport, travelling on foot or using non-polluting transport), combating climate change (planting trees, reducing carbon emissions). We will also be working on the theme of ‘DIGITAL LITERACY’, and we intend to include a strong virtual component during the preparation of the project and in the mobility work, promoting the development of the digital skills and competences of the young participants. With this project, we want to help young people with fewer opportunities to learn, develop and live a balanced life. We therefore believe that this opportunity for international and intercultural contact will enable this group of vulnerable young people to integrate and increase their self-esteem. This will be an empowering experience and a practical step towards the advancement of ACTIVE EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP.