‘Reimagining Recognition’ is a capacity building project between 7 partner organisations from Armenia, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine.General aim of this project:Develop capacity of youth work organisation to use, promote and mainstream digital Open Badges for recognition and validation of non-formal learning in participating countries.Specific objectives expected to be achieved:1. Increase understanding of good practices and tools for validation and recognition of non-formal learning in participating countries and at European level through research, study visit and impact evaluation activities.2. Develop capacity of youth work organisations to promote and use innovative technology of digital Open Badges for validation and recognitions of non-formal learning through local and international badge training activities.2. Create country-specific prototypes of badge-based online recognition solutions by involving young people and youth workers in design and testing activities.3. Increase awareness of benefits and value of digital Open Badges for validation and recognition of learning by implementing online and offline communication campaign activities.4. Produce recommendations for policy and practice of validation and recognition of non-formal learning through implementing future search conferences with youth leaders, youth workers and youth policy decision makers.Target groups, directly involved in activities of this project:- Youth leaders and youth workers- Decision makers- Young peopleDuration of the project:2 years, starting from the 1st of October 2018 and finishing 30th of September 2020Capacity building activities:- Partners kick-off meeting in Moldova- Partners progress meeting in Ukraine- Research of good practices of validation and recognition of non-formal learning (review report)- Developing and implementing awareness raising campaign (campaign materials and activities)- Creating and testing prototypes with young people and youth workers (focus groups and local badge inception workshops)- Recommendations for policy and practice of recognition (future search conferences with youth leaders and decision makers)Mobility activities of this project:- Study visit about recognition policies and practices in Lithuania- Training activity about digital youth work and badge system design in Finland- Impact evaluation seminar in GeorgiaExpected impact:Developed competence of youth leaders and youth workers to implement and promote badge-based recognition practices leading to young people’s increased opportunities for career and further education ; Awareness raising about benefits and potential of digital Open Badges. Increased capacity to influence policy and implement practice of validation and recognition of non-formal learning by using innovative technology of digital Open Badges; Created and tested prototypes of digital tools for validation and recognition of non-formal learning