With the implementation of Digital Pathways: Innovating Facilitation for Youth Empowerment and Active Citizenship, we wanted to support youth workers in modernising and improving their youth work practices, especially by integrating digital tools, creative facilitation methods and gamified approaches into non-formal learning. The project was designed in response to a concrete need identified among youth organisations: many youth workers work with young people who live, communicate, learn and express themselves increasingly through digital environments, but they do not always feel sufficiently prepared to use digital tools in a meaningful, inclusive and participatory way. This is particularly important when working with NEETs and young people with fewer opportunities, who often need more flexible, engaging and accessible approaches in order to participate actively. The main objective of the project was to strengthen the competences of youth workers so that they could design and implement youth activities that are more attractive, interactive, inclusive and relevant to the realities of today’s young people. We did not want participants simply to become familiar with digital tools as technical “add-ons”. The aim was for them to understand how digital tools, creativity, art-based methods and gamification can support deeper participation, collaboration, self-expression, reflection and active citizenship in youth work. More specifically, the project aimed to: • improve the digital competences of youth workers and increase their confidence in using digital tools in non-formal education; • equip participants with creative facilitation methods that can make youth activities more engaging, participatory and accessible; • support youth workers in designing inclusive activities adapted to the needs of NEETs and young people with fewer opportunities; • promote active citizenship by encouraging youth workers to create spaces where young people can express their views, take initiative and participate more actively in their local communities; • strengthen transnational cooperation among youth workers and partner organisations from different European countries, through the exchange of experiences, good practices and local realities; • encourage innovation in youth work by combining digital transformation, creativity and gamification; • contribute to the professional development of participating youth workers and to the capacity building of their organisations; • develop practical tools, methods and activity ideas that could be adapted and used after the mobility in local youth work contexts. From the perspective of youth work practice, the project aimed to make facilitation more inclusive, more creative and more connected to the way young people participate today. Through the training, we wanted youth workers to explore tools such as digital collaboration platforms, storytelling tools, visual communication tools and interactive methods, while also reflecting on how these tools can be used with purpose: to build trust, motivate participation, support creativity, reduce barriers to learning and give young people a stronger voice. A further objective was to create a learning environment based on experimentation, peer learning and co-creation. Participants were expected not only to receive knowledge, but also to test methods, share examples from their own countries, reflect on their learning process and co-design activities that could later be transferred to their organisations. In this way, the project aimed to contribute to a more modern, inclusive and youth-centred approach to youth work, aligned with Erasmus+ priorities on digital transformation, inclusion, participation and the professional development of youth workers.