The YE “EUROMED CHALLENGE: be a change maker!” will promote the values of solidarity, mutual understanding and peacebuilding through non-formal education methodologies linked to human rights education. Using music as the main tool, we will stimulate young people's artistic spirit, imagination and improvisation, encouraging participant´s creativity through challenges that appeal to youth initiative and healthy competition. This project will be developed by 4 EuroMed countries (Portugal, Bulgaria, Tunisia and Egypt) and will take place in Amarante (Portugal) during 9 days, from 23/08/14 till 31/08/14. It will gather in a balanced way (gender and countries) 24 participants (6 per country), aged between 18-25, and 4 youth leaders (2 from Programme Countries and 2 from Mediterranean Partner Countries). It ill also have a Advanced Planning Visit with all youth leaders from 1st till 4th august 2014 in Amarante. Main objectives: foster the values of solidarity and mutual understanding between youngsters from different cultures; develop creativity and sense of initiative in non-formal artistic contexts; involve the local community by promoting active participation, intercultural learning and citizenship; raise the spirit of cooperation among youngsters and between them and the community. Main activities and methods: during the week, the participants will develop several activities of cooperation and competition that will make them understand the differences and similarities between young people that live in Europe and North Africa. We will use the methodology of non-formal education (NFE) and some activities of COMPASS (human rights education) in order to raise the discussion and reflection on topics such as gender equality, discrimination and xenophobia, freedom of expression, etc. Music will be the main tool used throughout the Activity as we believe it is a powerful mean of creating bonds between people and pass a message. Results and impact: we expect this activity to create a new attitude of young people towards difference, improve their capacity to participate in decision-making processes that affect them and empower them in order to face the challenges and take advantages of the opportunities. The impact that this project seeks to create both in the participants and in the local community is great for the theme of human rights and the methods used (NFE activities, street actions, music, cooking) that allows a great interaction within the group of participants and the community. This approach encourages youngsters to be more innovative/creative, thus transforming their way of thinking and perceiving reality, passing it to the community.