The SAMEN-programme aims to build the capacity of volunteers and their organizations in Bolivia, Kenya, India and The Netherlands as well as the marginalised youth that they work with. Objective 1: Improving the life skills of street children and youth of the projects in the 3 partner countries.Result: Well-prepared Dutch volunteers spend 3-6 months at a project for street children and give life skills trainings to marginalised youth.Objective 2: Build capacity of local teams of volunteers.Result: Volunteers and staff in partner countries have more knowledge on methodology in working with marginalized youth, and best practices are developed and used.Objective 3: Increase the citizenship of Dutch volunteers and their social environment.Result: Dutch volunteers are active in society, and their social environment have a better understanding of volunteering and international development.This programme works in a consortium of 6 partner organisations, namely Stichting Don Bosco Amsterdam ( The Netherlands), Surabi ( India), Stichting Don Bosco Youthnet (The Netherlands), Proyecto Don Bosco (Bolivia), Salesians of Don Bosco (Kenya) and Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw (Belgium).The activities of the programme include an EVS mobility activity of 24 participants that give life skills trainings to the marginalized youth; a youth exchange of 16 participants organizing life skills training activities together with local young people and local volunteers; seminars on the importance of volunteering and international exchange; development of 40 best practices on life skills trainings and informal learning; dissemination of best practices to 13 European partners and 25 partners outside the EU.Stichting Don Bosco Amsterdam is proud to present this innovative programme as it enables young people to concretise their voluntary activities, and it has an impact not only on themselves but also on marginalized youth, and local young people and their organisations.The SAMEN-programme is unique as it is organised by-and-for young people. Returned volunteers remain active in the organisation after their EVS or youth exchange. They continue to be active in all steps, preparing new volunteers. This can be in the youth-board, in organising preparation weekends, and in coaching new young people before their departure. This peer-to-peer methodology is cost effective, it makes use of the expertise of returned volunteers and it keeps the organisation dynamic.The impact of the programme is expected at the level of the marginalize youth that will have better psychosocial abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour to deal with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Also it impacts the local volunteers, their local organisations and their stakeholders having improved methods of working with youth. Moreover it impacts the Dutch volunteers and their social environment as it has changed their views and behaviour towards volunteering and international development.