Young people constitute a huge proportion of the world’s population. Yet many are prevented from achieving their potential because they lack access to quality education, health services, decent work and opportunities to participate fully in society. Although we can often read in the media that young people are not motivated to participate and are detached from reality, our experience shows that young people want a stronger connection with the community and are motivated to cooperate, but in a space that is adapted to their needs and under conditions that they choose themselves, with the activities that have an immediate, visible effect in the community. If it isn't so, they can show a passive attitude towards participating in the decision making process and creation of youth policies which primarily arises from lack of information and understanding their role in the society and what it really means to be an active citizen. They can also show a lack of awareness of the importance and all the opportunities that engaging in civic monitoring provides them. However, they have a crucial and dynamic role to play in national participatory monitoring and accountability. Working with them in this way is a tangible acknowledgment of the value of their contribution to development as global citizens. Young people need to be considered as the ones who have valuable ideas and who can contribute in the decision making process and creation of youth policies. Instead of using them as a political tool, decoration or tokens, they should be included as the ones that can propose solutions, critically question certain decisions and share those decisions with other stakeholders in the community. The main aim of the project was to enable youth workers for direct work with young people on monitoring the implementation of youth policies. This goal addressed the pressing need to bridge the gap between young people and decision-making processes. The main goal was achieved by: 1. introducing Watchdog function as a tool for engaging young people in the monitoring of implementation youth policies 2. creating space for sharing good practices 3. strengthening youth workers to act as a trusted adult 4. initiating cooperation between young people and local/regional stakeholders The project aimed to empower youth workers to use civic monitoring tools and methodologies effectively, thereby fostering active citizenship and ensuring accountability in youth policy implementation. Specific objectives included introducing the Watchdog function as an innovative tool for engaging young people, creating spaces for sharing best practices, strengthening youth workers as "trusted adults," and fostering cooperation between young people and local stakeholders. These objectives aligned fully with the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027, particularly its focus on encouraging democratic participation, civic engagement, and active citizenship. Youth workers have an increasing role of a “trusted adult” so they have an extremely important role in the non-formal education of young people, encouraging active and political participation and understanding of basic civic concepts. We considered the Watchdog function as an innovative form of involving young people in the monitoring of youth policies and wanted to present the tool to YW with the idea of them using a range of different activities of civic monitoring in their work with youth.