The ACT NOW – Awareness, Compassion, Tolerance: Navigating Our World project was implemented with the aim of empowering youth workers with the skills, knowledge, and tools needed to effectively address and combat discrimination in its various forms within their communities. By strengthening their capacities, we sought to foster more inclusive, equitable, and supportive environments for young people, particularly those from marginalised or disadvantaged backgrounds. The project was guided by four main objectives: By the end of the 12-month project, 24 youth workers were expected to demonstrate a significant shift in their attitudes towards addressing discrimination, evidenced by a 50% increase in their confidence levels to tackle such issues, measured through pre- and post-project attitude assessments. Throughout the project, each participating youth worker was expected to develop and deliver at least three non-formal education sessions focused on anti-discrimination, reaching a minimum of 30 young people each. This objective aimed to enhance participants' facilitation, communication, and leadership skills when dealing with sensitive topics related to discrimination and inclusion. By the conclusion of the project, all participating youth workers were expected to acquire in-depth knowledge of different forms of discrimination, including those related to gender, ethnicity, body image, and religion, as well as non-formal education methods to combat them. This was to be demonstrated through their ability to design and implement at least two educational activities addressing these issues within their communities. Within six months after the project, at least 75% of participating youth workers were expected to integrate anti-discrimination practices into their regular youth work activities, contributing to a documented decrease of at least 20% in reported discrimination incidents among the youth groups with whom they worked. By strengthening the capacities of youth workers, the project sought to foster more inclusive, equitable, and supportive environments for young people, particularly those from marginalised or disadvantaged backgrounds. The need for this project emerged from the growing challenges faced by youth workers across Europe. Young people increasingly encounter discrimination, prejudice, stereotypes, hate speech, social exclusion, and inequalities related to gender, ethnicity, religion, body image, and other aspects of identity. At the same time, many youth workers reported feeling insufficiently prepared to facilitate conversations around these sensitive topics, intervene in discriminatory situations, and create truly inclusive learning environments. We recognised that youth workers play a crucial role in shaping young people's attitudes, promoting democratic values, and supporting the development of more tolerant communities. Therefore, investing in their competences was essential. Beyond these measurable objectives, we wanted to promote a stronger culture of empathy, compassion, and tolerance within youth work. Through intercultural exchange and peer learning, the project aimed to encourage participants to reflect critically on their own assumptions and biases, learn from different perspectives, and recognise diversity as a source of strength rather than division. By bringing together youth workers from six partner countries, we created a space for sharing experiences, exchanging good practices, and developing common approaches to addressing discrimination in different local contexts. The project also aimed to promote the wider use of non-formal education methods in youth work, recognising their effectiveness in engaging young people in meaningful learning processes. Through experiential activities, reflection, and active participation, participants were encouraged to adopt innovative educational approaches that foster critical thinking, empathy, participation, and social responsibility among young people. An important motivation behind implementing ACT NOW was our conviction that youth workers are often among the first adults to witness the effects of exclusion, prejudice, and discrimination in the lives of young people. By investing in their professional development, we were not only supporting the learning journey of 24 participants but also strengthening the capacity of the organisations and communities they represent. The project was designed with a strong multiplier effect in mind: each participant was expected to transfer the acquired competences to their local contexts through workshops, awareness-raising activities, and everyday youth work practice. In this way, the project contributed directly to the Erasmus+ priorities of inclusion and diversity, participation in democratic life, and the promotion of common European values such as human dignity, equality, human rights, solidarity, and respect for cultural diversity.