"Our project entitled ""Inclusion and Integration - Enrichment through Diversity"" aims to bring German and Portuguese young people aged 15-17 years (15 in each group) into contact with other members of the society, so that they develop more tolerance, openness, empathy and social commitment through subsequent reflection. These members of society are members of the community of both schools and are therefore of particular relevance to the wider school community into which the results are subsequently brought:In Lisbon, these are young people of African descent who, due to Portugal's colonial past, belong to the Lisbon population - but not to the school clientele there. In Rotenburg, the Rotenburger Werke is a social institution in the region, offering a wide range of services for people with mental disabilities (housing, work, education, support), who characterise the population of the small town.Our aim is to bring the participants of the project together with the respective minority in manual-oriented workshops through the Bildnerische Werkstatt in Rotenburg or various cultural institutions in Lisbon. In doing so, the respective (artistic) activity must result in a form of communication that goes beyond verbal communication. Through practical work, the young people experience their new, different counterpart - but in the musical-artistic field also themselves. In the guided process of reflection and exchange that follows - also over distance via eTwinning - these socio-cultural experiences are deepened and lead to a new, different view of the minorities involved with their very special, sometimes certainly unexpected strengths and their history.These insights prepare the final phase of our project: Against the background of the sensitisation to the particularities of other groups of people, the project participants will deal with the European Human Rights Treaties. The visit of the International Court of Justice in The Hague in this final phase of the project will first be prepared through eTwinning in binational groups. As this is the only UN body outside New York, our work on minority rights will also be taken to a global level. In addition, this final activity is an opportunity, not only in view of the final report, to evaluate the personal experiences of the previous months. The results will be compiled, documented in several languages and also recorded on film. These documentations, in the form of a school yearbook or moving pictures, serve as a basis for further work on inclusion and integration by the entire student body in both schools.The decision to place the young people in host families during the two activities in Rotenburg and Lisbon guarantees further intensive intercultural experiences: The immersion in the everyday life of a family in the host country requires openness, adaptability and willingness to communicate. These qualities are criteria for the selection of our project participants (15 each), who all have knowledge of at least two foreign languages. Therefore, the required authentic, binational communication will certainly lead to an overall improvement in communication behaviour, which will have a positive effect on foreign language learning apparently.Although our project "" Inclusion and Integration - Enrichment through Diversity"" has its focus on socio-cultural contents, it certainly contributes to the personal development of our young people, who through their open-mindedness and curiosity learn to appreciate and preserve values that make them valuable members of the European community."