RESOUND EUROPE: Exploring Heritage through Yoth Audio Creation aims to reconnect young people with cultural heritage through sound, creativity and digital tools. Many grow up surrounded by global media yet feel detached from their own traditions. They are often called “digital natives,” but still lack the competences to use technology for meaningful cultural expression. The combined youth work practice of all partner organisations shows that participants thrive when creativity is linked to heritage. This project responds by offering simple, accessible methods that combine sound, storytelling and intercultural teamwork.The overall aim is to empower young people to explore culture, express creativity and strengthen their sense of belonging to Europe. Our objectives are fourfold: 1. Cultural heritage Our project reconnects young people with Europe’s sound heritage — from cradle songs to urban neighbourhood soundscapes. By collecting, remixing and presenting these sounds, participants reinterpret heritage in creative ways and link local traditions to a shared European identity. 2. Creativity, arts and culture Through non-formal, youth-led creative labs, participants transform raw sound recordings into artistic outputs such as digital postcards, remixes and live showcases. The project fosters creativity as a tool for expression, inclusion and intercultural dialogue, making culture accessible and engaging for all. 3. Digital literacy Participants gain hands-on experience with digital tools for recording, editing and publishing sound-based content. These competences empower them to become active creators rather than passive consumers, while building transferable digital skills for education, employment and civic life. 4. Inclusion and empowerment The project actively involves youth from local communities, peripheral neighbourhoods and fewer-opportunity contexts. Barriers are lowered through free tools, peer mentoring and supportive facilitation. Learning is recognised through Youthpass, reflection circles and public sharing. Participants return home with stronger confidence, a sense of belonging to Europe and the ability to act as multipliers in their communities. From a youth work perspective, the project is rooted in non-formal education and peer learning. Those new to travel or creative tools are supported by peers with more experience, making the process inclusive for all. Reflection sessions and Youthpass help participants identify competences gained in creativity, teamwork, intercultural dialogue and digital literacy. Young people also shaped the project design. Consultations with young people from all partner organisations highlighted a strong wish to explore heritage, seeing the greatest motivation when technical skills are connected to creative expression. Their ideas directly inspired the focus on collecting community sounds and remixing them into digital postcards. Innovation lies in using sound heritage as a universal entry point. Where many initiatives focus on visual or written heritage, RESOUND EUROPE turns to sound — an often overlooked but powerful medium that crosses language barriers and invites playful experimentation with tools already familiar to youth. The project also responds directly to EU Youth Goals on inclusion and digitalisation, and supports the European Youth Work Agenda’s call for innovative cultural practices. The objectives are also measurable. At least 25 participants from five countries will each collect one community sound before the exchange, co-create at least five collaborative outputs during the mobility, and present them publicly in Belgrade and at follow-up events. All participants will complete Youthpass to document competences gained. By implementing RESOUND EUROPE, youth organisations expand their toolkits, while young people gain confidence, new skills and recognition. The project shows that cultural heritage can be explored in youth-friendly ways, and that sound and creativity can inspire inclusion, dialogue and a stronger European identity.