KDYS DYCM: Discovering Youth Culture through Music.The programme sets out to provide young people from two different countries - Ireland and Hungary - to learn from each other through the medium of music. To explore music from their past and to work towards a future of sharing information on what works in helping to sustain both their local economies. The objective is to increase young peoples levels of understanding of youth culture. Utilising a person centred approach, underpinned by a personal development model of youth work. Engaging with young people where they are at and increasing their confidence in themselves, developing communication skills, organisational skills, programme planning and problem solving. To meet the 5 National Outcomes from Better Outcomes/Brighter Futures: National Policy Document: 1: Active & Healthy. 2: Achieving full potential. 3: Safe and Protected from harm. 4: Economic Security. 5: Connected and Respected.Achieving this through a KDYS Youth Empowerment Training progamme and ongoing developmental work throughout the programme, that is preparation, implementation and evaluation process. Providing young people with tools to help them develop a programme such as Steven Coveys 7 Habits - 1. Be proactive: Take responsibility. 2. Begin with the end in mind: Define the projects goals and mission. 3. Put First Things First:- Prioritise and do the most important things first. 4.: Think Win-Win: have an everyone can win attitude. 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood - listen to people sincerely. 6: Synergise - work together to achieve more. 7: Sharpen the Saw: Also utilising the seven steps in 'to make a plan become a reality'. Evaluate on an ongoing basis to keep people renewed and involved.The young people involved have been working together for the past number of years on various KDYS Music progammes such as Mini Region Variety Shows, Youth Factor events at County and National level. Carol singing in their local community for the elderly and music evenings as a way of celebrating volunteers in their community. Young people are from a rural area with few amenities such as swimming pool or cinema. They engage in large numbers in local KDYS Youth Clubs. The young people have self selected to be involved in the music programme.A variety of methodologies will be engaged in the programme: such as shared co-facilitation of workshops, open space technology, world cafe, group work, lived experiences and presentations.