This guide was developed within STEPs4LEAD project (Steps 4 Local Engagement and Democracy). The coordinating organisation was INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR COOPERATION (Bulgaria) The project idea was to empower youngsters from India, Indonesia, The Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal and Vietnam from Asia and Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy and North Macedonia to become active actors in their local communities and to enrich their skills and abilities in policy making, decision taking, lobbing and advocacy, conflict resolution, active civic participation, strategic planning and management.