YAANA Ventures and the Khiri Reach Foundation announced that the 2027 run of Steps for Impact will be staged on 30th January 2027. 

The charity walkathon is an annual pan-Asian fundraiser supporting grassroots projects that improve lives, protect nature, and inspire positive change.

The travel industry is being invited to join in eleven fundraising events in eight countries.

These initiatives will generate funds via a series of five-kilometre walks, sponsorships, corporate or individual donations, and contributions of travel products for an online silent auction.

The walkathons will take place in eight Asian countries: Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Donations and auctions will be facilitated online in a dedicated Steps for Impact 2027 website, to go live in December 2026.

All funds raised will be used by the Khiri Reach Foundation to support vetted conservation and community projects in Asia.

Contemporary compassion 

Steps for Impact 2027 is the modern brand evolution of previous walkathon and bikathon charity events organised by YAANA Ventures in 2017, 2019, 2024 and 2026.

According to YAANA and Khiri Travel co-founder and chief executive Willem Nieimeijer: “Over the last few years, charity actions on behalf of Khiri Reach have grown bigger and more ambitious. Steps for Impact 2027 represents the coalescence of our past and future charity commitments into a new industry-inclusive annual fundraiser. 

Niemeijer is inviting travel industry suppliers, travel organisations and corporate bodies that want to get involved in Steps for Impact 2027 to contact YAANA Ventures. Companies, organisations and individuals can walk, donate or join the auction.

Organisations can choose an official sponsorship package, sponsor a team of walkers, or partake in the auction of travel products, either as a donor or bidder.

Travel entities are now being invited to donate tourism products for auction.