Venue: Vienna Involved Volunteers: 2 Project Duration: 15 months Hosting Organizations: Wohnheim St.Martin Klosterneuburg, H2SchülerInnenzentrum St.Pölten Sending Organizations: Volunteers center Skopje, Macedonia; Mosaico, Ucraine Involved Volunteers: Jasmina Pislevikj, Oksana Karpa Within “internationales + in Niederösterreich - Internationalising social institutions in lower Austria” volunteers were involved in social projects in Lower Austria During the period of 10 months. The 2 EVS volunteers had the chance to develop their volunteering projects in a youth centre for pupils and a home for adults with disabilities where they had the opportunity to gain working experience abroad at the same time that they were having living in a foreign country, getting to know a new culture, people and language. The project objectives were to promote active citizenship as well as to develop solidarity and tolerance among youngsters in order to foster mutual understanding between young people from different countries and social cohesion in the EU. This project addressed several needs: the need of young/adults to gain intercultural and social experience in foreign countries within the EU; the need of having respect and tolerance for different cultures, social and economic backgrounds, concerning the clients of the hosting organizations, (also) the needs of children to broaden their horizon concerning interculturality, diversity and respect. The project was NOT part of the MELANGE program, the EVS programme in Vienna strongly supported by the city of Vienna/wienXtra where Grenzenlos set up networks for volunteers and international partners and host partners and volunteers receive special support but all volunteers were connected with the MELANGE volunteers and could take part in all offered free time activities.