ContextWe live at a time in history where the number of older people is exceeding the number of younger people. The experience of ageing depends not only on the functional capacities of a person but also to a large extent on the physical and social environment in which that person lives. The environment where older people live is crucial for their well-being and mobility is one of the prerequisites for social participation, which, in turn reduces the social and economic cost of physical inactivity. Being mobile means being able to go outside, take care of yourself, see friends, stay active, be visible and be involved in community activities. Public authorities and service providers are responsible for and profit from making their services and public spaces more accessible to all – including older citizens and customers. Older people as experts of their own life know best how services and public spaces should be designed and organised to meet their needs. Objectives & activitiesGiven this background, the overall objective of the Mobility Scouts project was to involve older men and women in decision-making processes and enable and empower them to contribute to the creation of age-friendly environments and services. The core idea of the Mobility Scouts project was to train older men and women to initiate co-production processes. Based on a framework curriculum - developed by partners from five EU countries - the Mobility Scouts trainings provided older people with knowledge on accessibility and infrastructural issues. Through the training, older people are empowered to speak up and participate constructively in different societal, political, and economic fields and foster new types of cooperation with organisations, institutions and companies. As ‘agents of change’ Mobility Scouts brought together older citizens and local authorities and service providers to cooperate in the development of age-friendly environments and services. They implemented mobility projects based on the local specificities, their own and their cooperation partners´ interests. Mobility Scouts e.g. acted as intermediaries, collected feedback of older citizens on their living environment, possible problem areas, public buildings and senior-non-friendly offers and forwarded them to the relevant institutions (e.g. planners, companies, local authorities, municipal departments). Informal and more direct as well as anonymous possibilities for all citizens have been developed and implemented: e.g. round tables, guided walks, living room meetings, surveys. Furthermore, Mobility Scouts also organized activities to support others to stay and become active and participate in social life. Some target groups (e.g. older people with dementia) were given a special infrastructure and support to leave their homes and get involved. Detailed information on the Mobility Scouts approach, the training and mobility projects implemented are summarized in the Toolkit for Practitioners and the Handbook for stakeholders at local level. Furthermore, an Online Training Course (available in English, German, Lithuanian, Italian and Dutch) provides background information, inspirational examples and practical tools to participate in the creation of age-friendly environments. This presentation is dedicated to men and women who want to get active as Mobility Scouts and to all organisations interested in supporting them to do so. It also addresses experts, stakeholders and citizens who want to contribute to age-friendly communities. Translations of all outcomes in the national languages of the five partners are accessible on the Mobility Scouts website, www.mobility-scouts.eu.PartnersMobility Scouts was implemented by partners working in the fields of social policy and research, social gerontology and adult education in Austria (queraum. cultural and social research), Germany (ISIS Sozialforschung · Sozialberatung · Politikberatung ), Italy (Lunaria), Lithuania (Seniors Initiatives Center) and the Netherlands (OVN-NL- Oudere Vrouwen Netwerk - Nederland).Results and impact attainedIn total 67 men and women between 49 and 94 years attended the trainings and initiated more than 20 mobility projects. Mobility Scouts involved approx. 450 other older men and women in surveys, round tables, living room meetings, trainings and activities. Furthermore, a high number of relevant stakeholders were involved as interview partners, guest speakers at the training or cooperation partners of Mobility Scouts. 213 stakeholders took the chance to attend the National Networking Events organized by project partners in close cooperation with Mobility Scouts. On EU level, due to the cooperation with AGE Platform Europe, governmental organizations, policy makers and interest groups have been regularly informed on the project and outcomes. Sustainability is guaranteed as (cooperation) partners and Mobility Scouts in all partner countries are motivated to continue their activities.