The project aims to create a meaningful intercultural encounter between a group of 12 young people aged 14–17 from France and a group of their Romanian peers, many of whom face significant barriers to international mobility due to disabilities and social exclusion. Several of the Romanian participants have never travelled abroad, have limited opportunities to interact with young people from other countries, and some experience difficulties with verbal communication or stigma in mainstream educational environments. The project directly addresses their lack of access to inclusive, adapted international experiences that can be genuinely empowering. From a youth work perspective, the main objective is to offer these young people a safe and inclusive non-formal learning experience, where they can meet as equals, build relationships, and collaborate toward a shared and tangible outcome: the creation of a collective mural painting. The activity is designed to strengthen participants’ autonomy, social interaction, self-confidence and sense of belonging through concrete cooperation rather than abstract or theoretical learning. The mural painting is deliberately chosen as the central learning tool. It will be created using brushes and environmentally friendly materials, not spray paint, ensuring a sustainable and responsible artistic approach. This calm and structured painting process is particularly adapted for young people with special educational needs, including those with hyperactivity or attention difficulties, as it encourages focus, coordination, and emotional regulation. The activity allows expression beyond words, enabling participants who struggle with verbal communication to contribute meaningfully through colours, shapes, gestures and visual ideas. The project will be carried out in collaboration with a professional artist experienced in inclusive and participatory projects. Working with a professional ensures a coherent, durable and high-quality artistic result, while the artist will adapt the creative process to educational and inclusion objectives, prioritising active participation and cooperation over purely aesthetic outcomes. The objectives of the project are concrete, observable and youth-centred. By the end of the exchange: - participants will have actively contributed to the design and realisation of a 6×2 meter mural; - each participant will have shared ideas or creative input within small-group activities on a daily basis, using adapted methods when necessary; - participants will demonstrate increased ease and confidence in interacting with peers from another country through joint creative and outdoor activities; - participants will take responsibility for a shared task, from preparation to the final presentation of the mural. Beyond the artistic result, the project aims to create a strong sense of pride among participants in having taken part in a project that improves the local environment and leaves a visible, lasting mark in the host community. Overall, the project demonstrates how inclusive non-formal education and artistic expression can offer young people with fewer opportunities a real space for expression and empowerment, while encouraging them to engage more actively in their schools and communities.