The Project Impact Lab was implemented in response to the growing expectation within youth work to design and deliver inclusive and international projects. Inclusive approaches have increasingly become a standard requirement rather than an optional choice - shaped by policy priorities, funding frameworks, and societal discourse. Many youth workers express motivation to engage in inclusive youth work, often feeling that “this is how youth work should be done today”. However, in practice, the understanding of what constitutes an inclusive group is frequently fragmented or inaccurate. Youth workers reported that their perceptions are often shaped by national legislation that simplifies or distorts the concept of inclusion, by outdated personal experiences that do not reflect current realities, or by isolated examples that fail to represent the diversity of inclusive settings. As a result, inclusive and mixed-ability groups are commonly perceived as significantly more complex, resource-intensive, and even risky to work with. At the same time, everyday youth work practice increasingly involves young people with fewer opportunities - including young people with disabilities, mental health challenges, social or economic barriers, or limited access to international mobility. Youth workers highlighted concrete difficulties in planning inclusive activities, distributing roles within mixed-ability teams, ensuring meaningful participation, managing group dynamics, and translating project ideas into sustainable actions within their organisations and local communities. The Project Impact Lab was designed as a practice-oriented learning process that directly addresses these realities. Rather than focusing on theoretical discussions of inclusion, the project aimed to support youth workers in developing a realistic, functional understanding of inclusive project work and to equip them with concrete tools for managing the full project cycle in heterogeneous and international teams. Particular attention was given to supporting less experienced organisations and partners, strengthening their confidence, and reducing fear and uncertainty related to inclusive project implementation. Objectives of the project from the perspective of everyday youth work practice, the project pursued the following objectives: 1.To strengthen practical project management skills in youth work - to support participants in developing a clear and structured understanding of the project cycle - from needs analysis and project design to implementation, evaluation, and follow-up - with an emphasis on tools and methods applicable to inclusive and mixed-ability youth projects. 2. To address real challenges of working with diverse and mixed-ability groups - to respond to concrete difficulties encountered in inclusive youth work, such as communication barriers, unequal participation, unclear role distribution, and complex group dynamics, by introducing and testing practical inclusive methodologies and facilitation techniques. 3.To reduce uncertainty and fear related to inclusive project work - to help participants develop a realistic and confident approach to inclusion, challenging common misconceptions and supporting youth workers in recognising that inclusive groups are manageable when structured tools and clear processes are in place. 4. To ensure the transfer of learning outcomes into organisational practice- to support participants in developing concrete and feasible action plans for applying acquired skills and methodologies within their home organisations, including pilot activities, adapted tools, and internal knowledge-sharing processes. 5. To strengthen cross-cultural cooperation and peer learning- to create international working teams that enable the exchange of practices between organisations with different levels of experience and capacity, fostering mutual learning and long-term professional cooperation. 6. To promote social inclusion and meaningful youth participation-t o enhance participants’ capacity to engage young people with fewer opportunities in a meaningful and sustainable way, reduce barriers to participation, and support youth leadership through inclusive project design and non-formal learning approaches. The project was implemented with a strong focus on structured reflection, competence mapping through Youthpass, and continuous feedback. This ensured that learning outcomes were clearly identified, grounded in real practice, and prepared for long-term use beyond the duration of the mobility activity.