"Green Horizons – Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Europe" is a youth exchange that will be implemented in Holstebro, Denmark, between 1-8th September 2026. Throughout the mobility, we will use non-formal education to turn climate concern into youth-led action. Across 8 days in Holstebro (with an Eco-Rally in Aarhus), 36 young people from Denmark, Italy, Romania, Cyprus, and Greece — of which at least 25% facing fewer opportunities—will build concrete green skills, confidence, and peer networks that they can apply back home. The exchange is youth-centred, inclusive, and practice-oriented: participants co-create sessions, learn by doing (labs, simulations, city challenge), and document learning through daily reflection and Youthpass. What we want to achieve (through young people's lens): - Empower young people as community changemakers on sustainability by combining hands-on learning (upcycling labs, policy simulations) with real-life exploration (Aarhus Eco-Rally). - Widen access and reduce barriers so that disadvantaged youth can participate meaningfully, through pre-paid travel, buddying, adapted methods, and reinforced mentoring. - Embed recognition of learning: make competences visible and portable using structured reflection and Youthpass. - Convert learning into local action, supported by partner mentoring and simple toolkits that youth workers can reuse. Objectives (specific and measurable): 1. Green knowledge & practice By the end of the exchange, participants can explain key sustainability concepts (climate, circular economy, SDG links) and demonstrate at least two practical eco-skills (e.g., upcycling techniques, waste-sorting systems), evidenced in reflection logs and the competence wall. 2. Youth participation & leadership At least 80% of participants will co-design or co-facilitate one session (energiser, mini-workshop, or debate) and lead a role during the Eco-Rally (e.g., interviewer, mapper, team coordinator), as recognised in Youthpass under “Citizenship” and “Personal, social & learning to learn.” 3. Inclusion & well-being Ensure meaningful participation of 10 young people with fewer opportunities via tailored prep (one-to-one calls, simple guides), peer-buddying, flexible pacing, and daily check-ins; monitor inclusion in leader huddles and adapt the programme where needed. 4. Transfer to the community Within 4 weeks post-mobility, each national group delivers at least one local action (e.g., school workshop, clean-up, upcycling fair), reaching at least 30 peers per country, using the shared templates and supported by group-leader mentoring. Evidence (photos, short report) is uploaded to the shared Google Drive folder of the project. 5. Reusable youth-work tools Publish an open toolkit (Upcycling Lab guide, Eco-Rally task cards, “Country of the Future” simulation, action-plan canvas) and support at least 2 reuses per partner within 3 months (agenda + photos as proof). 6. Competence recognition Run daily reflection circles and a final Youthpass workshop so that every participant leaves with documented competences (knowledge, skills, attitudes) and a clear plan for applying them. 7. Quality & safety in youth work Operate to Erasmus Youth Quality Standards through a clear partnership set-up, simple shared trackers, risk management, code of conduct, first-aid presence, and ongoing feedback loops (daily reflections + mid-term check). Why this matters for young people and youth work: The project directly connects youth-led, experiential learning with civic engagement: participants practice green skills in a safe, intercultural setting, co-lead activities, and then apply what they learned in their own communities with lightweight, realistic support from youth workers.