FUTURE2 VIRTUAL STEPS CHALLENGE 2026

FUTURE2 VIRTUAL STEPS CHALLENGE | WALK THE WALL

Location: Great Wall of China (Virtually)

Dates: 1 – 31st March 2026

Goal: 200k steps per participant

Virtually Walk the Great Wall for Future2

Empower your team. Uplift young lives. Step forward for real impact.

In March 2026, we’re calling on Australian businesses to lace up, rally their teams, and walk for change – in the Future2 Virtual Steps Challenge, an annual fundraiser from the Future2 Foundation.

Over four energising weeks, your team will embark on a virtual journey along the iconic Great Wall of China, tracking steps, building camaraderie, and unlocking milestones, all from wherever they are.

But this isn’t just a fitness challenge. It’s your opportunity to step into leadership, inspire your people, and change lives.

Challenge yourself. Experience something extraordinary. Help build stronger financial futures.

Walk The Virtual Wall Steps Challenge

How it Works

Your company signs up and encourages staff to join teams
Participants track their steps through an app that maps a virtual walk along the Great Wall
Each team has a shared fundraising page and leaderboard
Weekly mini-challenges, incentives, and wellness tips keep the energy high
A toolkit and comms pack makes it easy for you to launch and manage internally

Wherever your people are – they can step together, virtually.

What’s Included

Access to the virtual app and Great Wall route
Corporate dashboard to track participation and fundraising
Weekly team shoutouts, challenges and leaderboards
Digital promo pack to launch internally (email banners, posters, messages)
Recognition in Future2 communications and on social media

Challenge Dates

1–31 March 2026
Perfect timing to kick off your team’s year with purpose and energy.

Weekly Mini-Challenges

Week 1: Step It Up – Kickstart with 50k steps.
Week 2: Team Spirit – Share your best team photo on a walk.
Week 3: Push Further – Most improved from Week 1.
Week 4: Finish Strong – Race to 200k with the live leaderboard.

Prizes & Recognition

Most steps
Most improved
Best team spirit
Prizes provided internally by participating businesses – think coffee vouchers, lunch shouts etc.

Why Join?

Every step contributes to Future2’s mission: funding grassroots programs that help Australians build stronger financial futures. By joining, your business becomes part of the solution – engaging staff, boosting wellbeing, and giving back to community.

Get Involved:

Great for corporate teams looking to engage staff.
Fun for individual supporters who want to make a difference.

Want to experience the real thing? Spots are limited for our Great Wall hike, happening 21–28 March.

Why It Matters

The Future2 Steps Challenge isn’t just about fitness, it’s about creating real, lasting change for Australians facing financial and social disadvantage. Each year, teams across the country come together to take on the challenge, walking for a purpose. In 2026, the theme is Walk the Wall – a virtual journey along the iconic Great Wall of China. But the real journey is the one your fundraising helps unlock.

Through your team’s efforts, Future2 can provide vital support to young people doing it tough, those experiencing financial hardship, social exclusion, or a lack of opportunity.

By stepping up, your business becomes part of something bigger — helping to break cycles of disadvantage and create brighter, more secure futures for the next generation.

Walk with us. Walk for them.