Youth dropping out of sports is a problem in the South Baltic Sea. Sports are a means to both physical and social activity which benefits health and development. Staying active can also keep youths out of trouble whereas drop-out can lead to bad lifestyle choices such as drug or alcohol use, petty crime or hanging around in bad social circles. The main aim of this project is to make it possible for youths in the Baltic region to stay active in sports for a longer time in their life. Results and effects from this project are increased knowledge among coaches and sport organizations regarding how drop-outs can be prevented, a good practise material and a drop-out preventative leadership education for spreading and teaching knowledge and a network for continued exchange of good practise in preventing drop-outs. The main target group is youths who will be inspired to stay active for a longer time. Coaches, board members of sport organizations and sport departments in municipalities are also important target groups as they have the power to use the good practise from the project and affect sport in a positive direction.The aims and results will be achieved, in this two year project, as a cross-border cooperation involving three municipalities; Karlskrona, Sweden, Gdynia, Poland and Klaipeda, Lithuania as well as a sport education organization in Sweden. Seven sport organizations will also cooperate in the project. The project will contain joint sport events with workshops, one in each country, where youths and coaches will reflect on reasons for staying active or dropping out. The project will also contain mapping of good practise in workshops and in participating nations and sports organizations which is compiled into a good practise material and leadership education. The good practise material will be spread throughout both participating and other sport organizations and the leadership education will be attended by coaches in the project as well as youths participating in the project who want to become a coach. Through previous exchange between the project partners, it has become apparent that the organization of sports as well as leadership practises differs between the countries. By having a cross-border approach in this project a wide range of examples of good practise to prevent drop-outs can be found. Durability of project and project results will be ensured via the network and dissemination that will continue after the end of the project. The project correspond to The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) 12.11. Health: Alcohol and drug prevention among youth - project aimed at reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol use and alcohol and substance use in general among young people. Achievements: The project has arranged a Kick-off meeting in Karlskrona on the 22-23th of February with Gdynia and SISU and a second Kick-off meeting on the 11th of April 2012 with Klaipeda and SISU. Bilateral partnership agreements have been signed. All partners attended the project and steering group meeting in Klaipeda on the 2nd -3rd of July 2012, the project and steering group meeting in Karlskrona on the 8th -9th of November 2012, the project and steering group meeting in Gdynia on the 9th -10th of May 2013 and the finally meeting that was held in Karlskrona on the 8th to 10th of October 2013.16 partner progress reports and four project reports has been done. Contact has been taken with the FLC by all partners. Klaipeda has made the procurement procedure to buy audit services. On the 15th of October Directos of Regional Policy Department of the Ministry of the Republic of Lithuania signed the First Level Controller Approbation Certificate. A midterm self-evaluation has been done.A press conference was held during the first project meeting in Karlskrona and a second press conference was held in Gdynia regarding the start of the project. Two articles came in the newspapers. Three press conferences were held at de meeting in Klaipeda, two press conferences at the event in Karlskrona and one in the event in Gdynia. One press conference has been made by Klaipeda and one at the final meeting in Karlskrona. Total of 16 articles has been in the newspapers. A communication and dissemination plan has been accepted and the project has started a website and a Facebook site. The project has produced a logo, roll-ups and leaflets. The project had an exhibition at the Annual event in Sölvesborg on the 23-24 of October 2012 and all partners had information activities in week 19 of 2013. A seminary was arranged by SISU on the 8th of October were all partners and other organizations in Karlskrona participated. Total of 8 information seminars in the project.The first event took place in Klaipeda on the 2-5th of July 2012, the second event in Karlskrona on the 8-11th of November 2012 and the third event on the 9-11th of May 2013. The work regarding the mapping and compiling of good practice material regarding leadership preventing drop-outs has been done. A Wordbook has been made by Karlskrona because of the difficulties with the communication among the youth´s and some of the leaders.The leaderships education are done and an education had been performed. 13 organizations have agreed on a South Baltic network for information and education in sports 2014 – 2016. An action plan has been developed and criterias has been agreed on.