“Upgrade” is a project that will deepen partnerships between youth centres/youth NGOs from Georgia, Ukraine, Poland, Estonia and Sweden. The project will increase the operational capacity and participatory approaches of Youth centers in partner countries by creating youth work structures, developing professional competences and establishing/exchanging means of best practice, particularly in UA/GE where there is an imminent need to create and implement effective youth centre structures. “Upgrade” is a long-term project whose activities will be distributed and held in the various partner countries. The project includes a total of 8 learning mobility activities and 3 sets of long-term capacity building activities, using non-formal and learning-by-doing approaches. The activities will involve creating youth work methods, building competencies, developing and implementing structures, and reflecting and amending piloted ideas. The project structure is as follows: • Kick-off Meeting to confirm project aims and partner responsibilities • Training Course to develop a common understanding on what youth work is and how to develop the role of youth workers • Preparing Fellows (Youth Workers) from UA/GE for job-shadowing Fellowships• Fellowship which will expose UA/GE Fellows to the best practices of youth centre management within Estonia, Sweden and Poland• Meetings between youth centres and organizations on how to adopt and adapt best practices learnt during Fellowship (x4)• Training Course on how to use non-formal learning methods• 3-month phase (including a mid-term evaluation) that will implement agreed practices and strategies in practice• Youth Exchange to give youth workers the opportunity to act as group leaders and motivate youths (x2)• Seminar discussing 3-month phase and Youth Exchanges• Large-Scale event disseminating acquired knowledge to Youth Work stakeholders • Evaluation meeting confirming best methods which will be distributed to further partners in the youth work fieldThe project consortium has discussed and developed a set of evaluation and assessment procedures to measure the outcomes of the project ranging from daily reflection at each mobility, personal evaluation forms at the end of each mobility, written analysis report by the trainers/experts/coordinators of each mobility, feedback forms from young people, feedback forms of large scale events and assessment interviews with youth workers from Ukraine and Georgia. During the project, 29 youth workers will be involved in each mobility and 240 youths will be involved in local activities. The project will also target 100 stakeholders at the Large-Scale Event. At the end of the project, a handbooks will be distributed to youth work stakeholders with materials being accessible online so other organizations can implement the best practices adopted from the project, ensuring the project has a sustainable element.