Achievement Badges

Badges provide low-cost recognition that directly addresses the workshop finding that volunteer effort is "usynlig innsats" - invisible work. Three of four organizations called out status badges and recognition mechanisms as motivating, and the cost to issue a badge is essentially zero compared to the retention value of a mentor who feels seen. Beyond retention, badges feed the Referral Program by giving mentors something concrete to share, and give coordinators a soft tool to highlight exemplary contributors without formal awards. They also create natural milestones that nudge mentors toward sustained engagement rather than one-off activity bursts.

The Badges Screen renders a grid of earned and unearned badges with progress indicators. The Badge Service evaluates eligibility rules (e.g. activity thresholds, certification completions, tenure) against the activities and user_badges tables; the Badge Store persists awarded badges and timestamps. Eligibility evaluation runs server-side on activity write or via scheduled job to keep clients simple. Badge definitions are config-driven so new badges can be added without app releases. WCAG 2.2 AA applies: badge icons need text alternatives, color is never the sole differentiator, and tap targets meet the 24×24 minimum. The feature is gated by the achievements-gamification module toggle and hidden entirely when disabled.