Young people from four countries (Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine), living mainly in economically disadvantaged rural regions, wish to implement the youth exchange called “Wild Neighbours” in order to use non-formal learning methods to jointly explore an approach that enables them to plan their future consciously, with environmental sustainability in mind and by using useful digital technologies—paying particular attention to coexistence between humans and wild animals living either in nature or in settlements. The diverse group of participants will work and learn together during the ten-day exchange, with the sustainable relationship between animals and humans at the centre of the programme. The programme represents various values and has several key objectives: it is diverse and inclusive, environmentally friendly, based on active participation and participants’ needs, it embraces European and local values, is innovative, provides skills development opportunities, and raises awareness of sustainability. It is important to enable many young people with fewer opportunities to take part in a programme that strengthens active civic engagement and European identity, where participants co-design, co-implement, co-evaluate and co-disseminate their work based on their needs. The main aim of the project is for young people—through non-formal learning methods—to examine issues related to living alongside animals and to form their own views, approaching this complex topic in a more sensitive, empathetic and active way. Through working together, they will develop their social, communication and critical-thinking skills, and broaden their European outlook and participation in societal issues. However, “Wild Neighbours” is not only about how we respond to animals appearing in our environment—it also seeks a broader shift in perspective: how we view animals as sentient beings, companions or potential sources of conflict with whom we must learn to coexist in the green Europe of the future. Alongside the main aim, we highlight several important sub-goals. 1) Digital competence development will play a key role, as we use numerous information and communication tools, dedicate a digital day, and support daily progress based on participants’ jointly assessed needs. 2) Inclusion and diversity will accompany us throughout the programme; we also devote a separate day to deepen this priority. 3) European and local values will remain central, and good practices of democratic communities will be showcased. We target the development of several key competences: • Scientific competence: participants will be able to act locally in environmentally friendly, practical ways while thinking globally. They will learn about sustainable living and land use—including the principles of human–wildlife coexistence—and be able to contribute to rural development. • Technological and engineering competences: by the nature of the topic, these will be developed significantly, as smart technology and data handling are central to the work. • Digital competence: this is a priority throughout the programme; we use multiple ICT tools, hold a dedicated digital day, and foster daily progress based on shared needs. • Entrepreneurial competence: participants’ initiative-taking and sense of responsibility will improve. • Personal, social and civic competences: participants will have the chance to test themselves in an intercultural environment, getting to know and embracing different cultures. They will make joint decisions, design campaigns and debate—thus strengthening participatory democracy and European identity. • Learning to learn: after applying project work, group work and peer learning, our aim is that new knowledge and skills can be applied later at home, in education, at work and in entrepreneurship. • Through non-formal tasks, writing, mathematical, cultural awareness and expression competences are also strengthened. • Multilingual competence is present as well, since in many activities (exploring competences, songwriting, community messages) we pay attention to practising multiple languages.