We wanted to develop a recognition process for local youth work with an emphasis on rights and advocacy led by young people with a qualitative focus to support future advocacy work. The objectives of the project were; • To further the leadership groups knowledge and competences in youth work practice and methodologies. • To interact with local youth work projects in a youth led fashion • To gather information about the impact and benefits of youth work at local level for young people particularly in a qualitative fashion • To extract and develop advocacy messages from this process for future use in youth led advocacy work. • To hold a recognition event for good practice highlighted in local meetings to connect local projects to national work • Award Y Mark Certificates to local projects as a symbol of youth led quality recognition