At the Nefiks Institute we provide support to youth workers, and on the other hand, local communities also seek our assistance. A shared challenge they face, due to the proximity of the capital city Ljubljana and the fact that their local environments mostly lack high schools to retain young people in their home communities, is how to keep young people engaged locally. The areas around Ljubljana are becoming just places where young people live, while they express their creative and other potentials elsewhere, or not at all. Additionally, youth workers face the challenge of how to engage young people in their local environment in both participating countries. Youth workers who are looking for methods and ways to address local challenges recognize one possible solution in the implementation of participatory budgeting for young people, but they express a need to acquire the skills to do so. At Stičišče Središče, due to this need, we also established an informal youth network OS, which currently includes around 30 youth sector organizations from the Central Slovenia region. Together with some youth workers, we identified participatory budgeting for young people as a significant potential mechanism. This is because it engages young people in the consultation process, while the concrete implementation of a chosen project gives them "ownership," motivating them to continue participating. There are already successful examples of involving young people in participatory budgeting at the municipal level in Slovenia, such as Ajdovščina, Škofja Loka, Domžale, and Tolmin. There are also examples where participatory budgeting is implemented at the organizational level, like at the Youth Center Vič. In the past, we have already exchanged this type of knowledge at international events, where we encountered two organizations with which we want to deepen our experience exchange in this project. While there are many benefits to participatory budgeting, there are also downsides, which can be avoided with the proper use of the mechanism. This is our primary motivation, along with our Portuguese partners, to explore and determine how to conduct the process in a way that truly engages young people, rather than merely allowing the local community to "check off" that it has done something for young people. In Portugal, the mechanism is even implemented at the national level among young people. However, the Portuguese partner has observed that participatory budgeting works better in smaller communities, where it can foster even stronger connections. The Croatian partner, Udruge Delta, is also searching for ways to activate and connect young people. Therefore, the shared idea and need is to exchange and enhance experiences on how participatory budgeting can maintain and activate young people in local communities by motivating them to engage in longer-term forms of participation. In Slovenia, we will rely on the OS Network, which will be able to actively collaborate and exchange experiences in this area even after the project ends, further strengthening it with shared knowledge and activities. The participating youth workers need to learn and develop a local methodology for implementing participatory budgeting for young people in their own organizations and at the local level, ensuring that it works in their environment. This will also establish them as experts in this field. This is important not only for addressing local challenges of keeping young people engaged but also for the professional development of the participating youth workers, as they will acquire skills that are valued by local governments, other youth organizations, and public institutions, not just in their local communities but more broadly. Competent professionals in this field are highly valued and sought after in all three participating countries. Our shared goals are therefore: Organizing a 5-day study visit for youth workers from Croatia and Slovenia to Portugal. Organizing a 3-day study meeting for Slovenian, Croatian, and Portuguese youth workers in Slovenia. Identifying and addressing potential challenges, opportunities, and areas for improvement in the participatory budgeting process when it involves young people. Equipping all involved youth workers with the necessary skills to implement and improve participatory budgeting in their local communities and organizations. Writing recommendations for implementing participatory budgeting for young people in all participating countries. Each involved youth worker will develop an implementation plan for their environment. The project promotes participatory budgeting processes for young people, contributing to their active citizenship, democratic participation in shaping spaces for youth development, and promoting equality by establishing equal opportunities and chances for all.