We wanted to achieve that youth workers who work with young people with (dis)abilities have the competencies/tools/methods to empower, include, and support youth with disabilities to participate fully, and be active in social, and economic life and decision-making processes; to develop self-determination, independence, strengths, competencies, feelings of being valued, knowledge, and networking and to be able to increase awareness among communities to eliminate discrimination and stereotypes towards (disabilities). We chose ‘Coaching’ as the method and ‘Coaching tools’ since it is an effective tool that is a planned development process that focuses on achievable goals to achieve maximum performance by increasing the self-awareness of the values, beliefs, strengths, skills, competencies, and abilities. So, by using coaching skills they might reveal and improve the abilities of young people with different abilities to take an active role in social, and economic life and decision-making processes, and develop a vision for the future. For deciding our aims and methods to be used in the project, we conducted desk and field research as mentioned in the application form and we defined the needs. In general terms, to maintain social inclusion, it is crucial to understand the needs of youth with disabilities and develop solutions for their needs and expectations. On that point, youth workers have the key role to empower them to enjoy their rights and participate fully, and actively in society and the economy; achieve equality, dignity, and equal opportunities for them, and Youth workers need: • to develop an approach to focus and work on abilities instead of disabilities, • effective methodologies/tools to reveal and improve the abilities of youth with different abilities to empower them actively contribute to the social/labor life, • effective methodologies/tools to eliminate barriers towards youth with different abilities; contribute to creating a new culture. Through the Focus on Ability project, we wanted to contribute to answering these needs. In line with that aim: the project objectives were to: • 1. develop, and spread a more advanced understanding and attitude towards “disability”, “ability”, and “inclusion” concepts by youth workers, partner organizations, and local communities • 2. improve the self-awareness of youth workers on their own abilities and realize social and cultural limitations that they have to support different abilities in an emphatic and effective way. • 3. promote coaching skills as a methodology to promote/empower the knowledge, skills, and competencies of young people with different abilities and improve their work performance • 4. promote non-formal training/learning methods between youth workers working with mixed groups