With our project we were able to tackle the most important issues of young people in 2022 and 2023. Mental health and Extremism in the climate movement which endangers a democratic future for young people. The objective was to create a sustainable follow-ups of the previous year but also to respond to the most urgent topics nowadays concerning young people. Therefore a combination consisting of different activities within the IYNF topic of the year were implemented in cooperation with a vast and international consortium. During this term of the youth accreditation IYNF was able to further work towards its aim to enhance quality standards in international youth work. Next to this the following learning outcomes were achieved: Take on the role! The learning outcomes for the participants of this activity are: - The participants got trained to use effective methods of developing and implementing games connected to climate justice education - The participants learnt how to develop games for educational purposes and enhancing quality standards in youth work - The participants got to know the impact of gamification in non-formal education via self-experiences - The participants developed three educational LARP (Live Action Role Play) games - - Youth 4 Resilience - The participants gained knowledge about mental health and resilience theories and developed an understanding of possible risk factors - The participants got to know the toolkit (Take me outside) which was developed in the previous Youth Accreditation cycle and how to use it in their local communities in post-COVID times. - The participants got to know the theory of outdoor education and the usage of its methods in youth work Climate Justice vs. Right wing populism IYNF is confident to say that all of them left the activity with a a complex knowledge about the connection between the environmental movement and right-wing populism and enhanced social skills that will make their active involvement in the society easier. The specific objectives of the activity were: ● to understand the term climate justice, climate injustice and to get insights into social aspects of the climate crisis (such as racial, gender or inter-generational issues) ● to understand the political and psychological principles of populism ● to recognize common examples of the contradictory truths related to climate science presented by alternative “experts” The term of contradictory truths was expanded from focusing on alternative pseudo-scientifical „truths“ published on the internet to tackling a wide range of environmental dilemmas Keeping Sane with Climate Activism The participants had the following learning outcomes: • To develop critical thinking skills and to practice reasoning in simulated debates • To discuss the reasons behind aggression and violence in activism and how to prevent them • To gain a holistic understanding of the climate movement and to learn about the trends in the climate movement. The participants gained a set of useful knowledge about activism and issues burning all around the world.