Erion Veliaj, project director, explains the reasons behind YLLI 2002: "While many programs exist that take Balkan students to training programs located in the West, we strongly believe that there is a greater need for contact and connection within their own peer group at home, within the region itself."By training youth regionally, BYL can adequately adapt the program to participant's daily circumstances and constraints, and they will be better able to implement their new skills.
Direktor projekta Erion Veljaj objašnjava razloge održavanja YLLI 2002: "I dok postoje mnogi programi u okviru kojih studenti sa Balkana odlaze na obuku na Zapad, mi čvrsto verujemo da postoji veća potreba za kontaktom i vezama tih mladih ljudi među sobom, ali kod kuće, u samom regionu." Zahvaljujući konceptu regionalne obuke mladih, BYL može adekvatno da prilagodi program dnevnim okolnostima i potrebama učesnika, a oni će bolje moći da primene novostečeno znanje.