Connected to the accreditation objectives O1, O3, O4, O5, O6, we aimed at implementing the activity plan linked to the 4 thematic portfolios at GEYC as follows: COMMbuildity APV+TC rationale A1: COMMbuildity APV: 1. To ensure clarity and alignment on the objectives and methodology for raising competences among youth workers in building, consolidating, growing, and recognizing value-based communities, both online and offline. 2. To facilitate knowledge exchange and learning by sharing exemplary practices from European and international contexts on community building and management, both online and offline. A2: COMMbuildity TC: O1: raising competences on how to build, consolidate, grow, and recognize a value-based community, online and offline among youth workers O2: increasing the know-how of youth workers on implementing an effective needs assessment in the community O3: sharing good practices at European and international level on community building and management, online and offline, in order to increase the quality of their work O4: fostering collaboration and partnerships at European and international level, between NGOs, on community building initiatives A3: Youth Participation Lab YE rationale In the context of the European elections in 2024, many young people will have the chance to vote for the very first time. Therefore, we want this youth exchange to offer a space of sharing the democracy context in the participating countries, to reflect on the democratic issues and how they can be solved and to increase the digital skills of civic engagement through social media and other digital means. O1: raising awareness among youths on democracy and youth participation issues O2: practising leadership skills among youths, in order to become changemakers in their communities O3: developing know-how on e-participation and the effective use of social media to increase it among youth A4: Youth Sustainability Lab YE rationale Starting by setting the scene of the current environmental context, the youth exchange offered the participants the chance to research, analyse, share and compare the environmental issues in their countries. O1: allowing the participants to share the environmental context of their countries with their peers focusing on problems, possible solutions and good practices; O2: enabling the participants to calculate their personal carbon footprint and reflect upon ways to reduce it; O3: empowering the participants to raise awareness through digital campaigns on the current climate change issues; A5: Sustainable YOUth YE rationale To provide youths with a multifaceted learning experience aimed at fostering their engagement as changemakers in sustainable development. Through reflection and discussion, participants explored pertinent sustainability issues both locally and globally. Additionally, they had the opportunity to cultivate essential leadership skills, including communication, critical thinking, and relationship building. O1: raising awareness among youths on sustainable development issues O2: practising leadership skills among youths, in order to become changemakers in their communities O3: improving know-how among youths on community organizing, online and in-person O4: developing know-how on community gardening and new urbanism A6: WorkQUAholics APV+ A7 Seminar rationale To equip youth workers with the necessary tools and skills to effectively address the needs of their communities and support youth development initiatives. Through reflective discussions, participants had the opportunity to share and analyze insights gleaned from their local needs assessments and community-building activities. O1: developing project management skills, among youth workers, in order to plan innovative youth projects that best respond to the needs identified in the community after A1 O2: increase the know-how, among youth workers, on digital tools to raise the quality of their project management process O3: exchange best practices between youth workers on offline and online tools and methods to create qualitative youth projects O4: improve collaboration at European and international level, between NGOs, to build meaningful partnerships Furthermore, to consolidate the organisational capacity, we have implemented system development and outreach activities: GEYC Caravan, EFYL - European Fellowship on Youth Leadership, Bootcamp Changemakers 2024, Humans of GEYC, a Sustainable Travel Policy etc.