The Group EVS project entitled "Promoting Volunteerism as a tool for active participation" will be implemented from the association Beyond Barriers in Tirana, Albania for a period of 10 months, starting in February 2011 and ending in November 2011 (10 months), with the participation of 4 volunteers from Italy, France, Poland and Slovenia. The aim of this project is to promote volunteerism as a tool for participation of youngster in the life of the community and in a wider sense contributing to the dimension of active citizens for a future of European Society. A special topic to be dealt with in the project is working with youngster with fewer opportunities, with accent on those with learning difficulties. The main objectives of the project are:Promote volunteerism as a tool for active participationRaising awareness towards inclusion of people with fewer opportunitiesImproving quality of information exchange through peer educationPromote Youth in Action programme and its priorities among Albanian youngsterFoster basis on promotion of non formal education approach and intercultural dialogueShare best practices among local and international volunteersThe main theme of this project is Volunteerism and Youth Participation as core elements that need to be promoted among Albanian young people. Intercultural learning, non formal education and learning by doing approaches will ensure an intercultural dimension to the project, the activities to be implemented from the 4 EVS volunteers will help to achieve the goal and the objective set for this project. The main activities that the EVS volunteers will carry out during the project are:1. Assisting and social animating in the special schools for children with learning difficulties in Tirana. Two day per week, Tuesday and Wednesday the volunteers will work with the children in collaboration with their teacher in creating social recreation activities for and with them. Helping them in their class and home works by giving them support.2. Promoting EVS and YiA in the high schools of Tirana mainly and other cities in Albania. They will do this according to the schedule that we will design with the volunteer upon arrival. The main aim of this activity is to spread information about values of volunteerism and participation of youngsters in the social live of the community.3. Helping our local volunteers to get basic knowledge in computer skills and English language. They will help the members with difficulties to rise their skills in basic use of computers and English communication.4. Preparing a newsletter to be published online monthly and update the website of beyond barriers with the promotion of the project activities.