We wanted to carry out the project Northern Bridges so our NGOs become better at addressing polarisation. We wanted to work especially on this topic because it is challenging for many NGOs, as these usually focus on a narrow area (culture, sports, nature, human rights etc) and thereby gather young people who think alike. By some adjustments in the regular activities the NGOs can contribute more towards uniting societies. The European society context is the reason we initiated this project now. A long row of challenges, such as financial crisis, wars in neighbouring regions, refugee flows and now most recently the COVID-19 pandemic, fuel the raise of nationalism and polarise societies. People should of course have freedom to express their own opinions, but it gets dangerous when the opinions are based on fear and fake/limited facts. To contribute to uniting societies might feel distant for many NGO leaders, but as civil society organisations it is our responsibility to help fostering critical thinking and tolerance, regardless what the main activities of the NGOs are. Therefore we initiated Northern Bridges with the objectives to: - define what polarisation is and map the youth NGOs´ capacity to address it, - share best practices of how youth NGOs can help uniting societies, - gather best practices, new ideas and research outcomes into a guide for how youth NGOs can become better at addressing polarisation.