In a context of growing polarization and rapid spread of misinformation, young people need safe spaces and support to learn constructive and democratic dialogue. Debate Lab - Youth Work Open Mic provides youth workers with the skills, confidence, and ready-to-use tools to create such spaces. By transforming structured debate from a niche and competitive activity into an accessible and inclusive method of non-formal education, the project enables facilitators to promote critical thinking, active listening, and respectful exchange between communities in Europe. Young Europeans often navigate digital echo chambers without practical opportunities to practice debate and dissent in a safe manner. At the same time, youth workers, who are best placed to guide this learning, report gaps in their facilitation tools. This need is highlighted by the pilot debate evenings organized by the partners, which showed both a strong desire for dialogue among young people and a lack of reliable and inclusive tools for professionals. An analysis of partners' needs found that 74% of youth workers feel unprepared to lead structured debates and 81% would appreciate ready-to-use materials (scripts and adaptable formats). Many avoid sensitive topics not out of reluctance, but out of uncertainty about how to facilitate them safely and fairly. The project responds by demystifying structured debate and integrating it as a practical, replicable, and inclusive tool in everyday work with young people, particularly for and with young people with fewer opportunities, whose voices are too often not heard. Primary mission: to empower youth workers as agents of democratic change by integrating structured debate into their daily practice. This mission is pursued through specific and measurable objectives: - Develop core skills: train 28 youth workers from seven countries to confidently facilitate four debate formats (Oxford, Public Forum, Karl Popper, simplified WSDC), with a focus on accessibility and inclusion. - Create sustainable resources: co-develop “Debate-in-a-Box,” an open educational resource containing a bank of motions, role cards, facilitation scripts, and inclusive adaptations that practitioners can use immediately. - Promote a community of practice: build a lasting transnational network among participants and their organizations to enable ongoing peer support, exchange, and collaboration beyond the duration of the project. - Generate a multiplier effect: support participants in organizing at least 14 local debate events in their home countries, reaching over 210 young people, with a particular focus on involving those with fewer opportunities. - Measure the impact on young people: achieve a clear and measurable increase in dialogue skills and self-confidence, with over 70% of young people participating in follow-up activities reporting greater confidence in public speaking and respectful debate. These objectives will be achieved through a carefully designed central training activity and the selection of a diverse group of participants who can act as community multipliers.