By implementing the project Act up: “Conflict Resolution in Action”, we aim to strengthen the quality and impact of youth work by equipping youth workers with effective, creative, and empathetic methods for conflict transformation and social inclusion. The project supports youth workers in developing professional competencies that they can immediately apply in their daily practice with young people, especially those from marginalized backgrounds. OBJECTIVES - Deliver an 8-day training course focused on social inclusion and conflict transformation, enabling 32 youth workers to gain hands-on experience with Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and - Forum Theatre, we do this to equip youth workers with innovative tools, reflect on their relevance, and adapt them to their local realities. - Equip 32 youth workers with practical and effective conflict resolution tools that they can apply when working with young people, particularly those from vulnerable or disadvantaged backgrounds. This strengthens their ability to de-escalate tensions, promote dialogue, and create supportive learning spaces in both formal and non-formal settings. - Inspire youth workers and their organisations to create safe and inclusive environments where conflict is seen not as a threat but as an opportunity for growth, dialogue, and transformation. - Co-create a video series of 8 educational videos on NVC and Forum Theatre methodologies, providing youth workers across Europe with accessible, practical resources. - Organize 8 local Forum Theatre performances in the communities of partner organisations, integrating NVC principles in preparation, performance, and reflection. These performances will serve as platforms for young people to explore real-life conflicts, rehearse alternative solutions, and practice empathy and active citizenship in safe, participatory environments. - Evaluate outcomes through structured tools such as feedback forms, Youthpass certificates, and community reflections. This ensures that youth workers and organisations can measure growth in competences, adapt their approaches, and build on the learning for long-term impact. Studies on Nonviolent Communication (Rosenberg, 2003; Gillard et al., 2019) demonstrate that empathy-based communication improves relationships, reduces conflict escalation, and fosters inclusion. At the same time, Forum Theatre, rooted in Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed (1979), has been proven to engage young people in participatory problem-solving and active citizenship (Prentki & Preston, 2009). Within youth work practice, these methods are increasingly recognized as effective tools to address conflicts, empower young people, and promote social cohesion, and what we do with this project is to combine them to form an innovative approach. For youth workers, the main result will be a set of practical skills they can apply immediately in their daily work. NVC allows them to understand and express feelings and needs, listen with empathy, and turn conflicts into opportunities for dialogue. Forum Theatre, on the other hand, allows them to transform these conversations into action by staging real-life situations and testing new responses with young people. When used together, NVC deepens the reflection, while Forum Theatre gives space to practice solutions in a safe, creative, and participatory way. Youth workers will leave the training more confident in mediating conflicts, creating safe spaces, and guiding young people through complex group dynamics. By implementing the project Act up: “Conflict Resolution in Action”, we aim to strengthen the quality of youth work and to equip youth workers with innovative, embodied, and dialogical tools that they can apply directly in their daily work with young people.