Between 22-29 March 2023 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, Youth exchange "Building Peaceful Bridges Together" are being implemented under Erasmus+ program. The project gathers participants from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, North Macedonia, Armenia, and Bulgaria.
As a result of the youth exchange participants will understand the conflicts thoroughly and will have the necessary knowledge to deal with them. They will increase their sense of solidarity and community, which will help them to overcome the stereotypes and prejudices regarding racism and xenophobia and, on the other hand, will promote their active citizenship. They will share with their friends stories, knowledge, skills and competencies related to conflict transformation and will be ambassadors of peace. At a global level, the project promotes tolerance and solidarity between young people and countries, which will help develop a quality system of mutual assistance among young people. It will increase their ability to organize themselves as youth societies and work together with young people from other countries to fight injustice and human rights abuse. They will be empowered to transform conflicts to achieve universal peace based on democracy and European values through the implementation of international projects within the European framework.