"Tensions between the generations are also present in youth work and youth social work. Some are good with digital media, for example, or others have a good holistic view. This can lead to misunderstandings or lack of recognition or even conflicts in teams. Furthermore, the baby boom generation will retire in the next 10 years, this can lead to a loss of knowledge and competence in the organisations.To address these challenges, BRIDGE – Breaching Reservation and Improving Dialogue through Generational Exchange aims at enabling mutual understanding and mutual learning between generations by developing new methods and tools for efficient intergenerational cooperation and by improving organisational development of youth and social work organisations. Throughout the 30-months project, Internationaler Bund (IB) will collaborate with youth and social work organisations geographically distributed in Europe that face the same challenges.The aim of the project is to promote intergenerational dialogue in youth work and youth social work. In concrete terms, this means the promotion of mutual positive influence and ""learning from each other"", the identification of the strengths and potentials of young youth workers and experienced youth workers, the optimal use of these strengths together and finally the structural anchoring of the learning outcomes in the organisation. This will have a positive effect on the quality of youth work, e.g. working methods and activities for young people or intergenerational activities will be adapted or new ones will be developed.Both generations of partner’s organisations will be involved. On the one hand Young youth worker inexperienced or with little experience so-called Juniors and on the other hand Senior experienced youth worker so-called Seniors.In order to achieve the goals, we will first deal with the topic Building Bridges - Potentials & tools (IO1). After identifying the different strengths (knowledge, skills, working methods, or explicit/implicit) of Juniors and Seniors, we will determine which methods we can use to optimally apply the strengths of both generations together in our daily work. We will present the results in a framework concept that explains the strength of both target groups, the tools, the appropriate framework (activities, topics) and the impact.After the professional exchange, the second step will be Crossing Bridges - Transfer & Anchor (IO2). Here we will look at how we can capture and share the learning outcomes of IO1 in our organisations, in our everyday work, in short, how we can structurally anchor them with knowledge management. We will present the results in an implementation handbook that presents the methods and processes.As a final step, Bridging the Gap - Policy Brief (IO3), we will gather policy recommendations from youth and social work organisations to the European Union level, drafted with professionals from different generations for a better quality youth and social work by improving intergenerational exchanges.During the first (IO1) and second (IO2) phases of the project, two European workshops will allow Juniors and Seniors to exchange about their strengths and develop tools for intergenerational dialogue and knowledge transfer. The issues of the first training TC1 will be the identification of their strengths, the development of methods in order to improve their work and the impact on their work or in the organisation. The second training TC2 will reflect on internal processes for the development of intergenerational cooperation with knowledge transfer and knowledge management. Staff of the management will also participate in the 2nd training. To disseminate the results, closing conferences will be organised, both in each participating country and in Brussels as a European closing conference.With this project, the tools for promoting intergenerational dialogue and for the transfer of knowledge and structural anchoring will increase the quality of youth work. The newly created synergies can be used to adapt offers, e.g. by the targeted use of junior and senior staff together, or to develop new offers, e.g. intergenerational activities or Senior expert pools in the organisations.The participating organisations are IB (D, leader), ÖJAB (AU), Moissons Nouvelle (F), Gio.Net (I), Activa Foundation (SW) and YES Forum (D).The project will last from March 2021 to Aug 2023 (30 months)."