The project Break the Barriers aimed to explore and address the obstacles young people encounter in their participation in leisure activities and community life. Through a 5‑day youth exchange in Inderøy, Norway, and a preparatory visit, young people from Høje‑Taastrup and Inderøy worked together to identify barriers, develop ideas for overcoming them, and strengthen their own belief that they might break some of their own barriers by engaging with this theme firsthand. The project combined co‑creation, cultural exchange, dialogue‑based methods, and practical activities, resulting in new initiatives, increased awareness of participation in communities, and strengthened competencies among both participants and organisations.