The "Young Skills - Young Voices!" project aims to specifically qualify young people for effective political and civic participation and to strengthen their networks in rural areas of Baden-Württemberg. The central project goals are 1. strengthen the competences of young people - especially in rural areas - so that they gain the "skills" to raise their "voices". 2. strengthening participation in civil society and democratic life 3. developing digital skills and media literacy. 4. to establish dialogue with decision-makers at all levels and contribute to the EU youth dialogue 5. to strengthen European awareness. In addition, a junior expert pool is to be established to train young multipliers, the new district youth councils are to be qualified and digital communication channels are to be established for structured networking in rural areas.