Our Team - Un pas de plus

Mobility is a right, not a privilege. My personal fight has become a collective mission.

Founder & President

Fiorella Maltempi

Founder, President and soul of the association

On 16 August 2020, an accident changed Fiorella's life and led to an amputation. Faced with endless delays, the complexity of the Belgian system and a lack of human support, she had to manage on her own.

This ordeal became the driving force behind Un pas de plus. Rather than endure it, Fiorella turned her journey into expertise, and that expertise into concrete action for others.

2020

The accident
A brutal event that changes everything and exposes the gaps in support in Belgium.

2021

The decision
Rather than wait for things to change, Fiorella decides to change them herself. The idea of Un pas de plus takes shape.

2025

The foundation
Official creation of the non-profit association (ASBL). First beneficiaries supported, first partnerships formed.

2026

Today
12 beneficiaries supported, 4 running blades funded, a first job created. And this is only the beginning.

Without them, nothing would be possible

Those who keep
the association alive every day

Vice-president & secretary

Barbara

Vice-president, volunteer secretary

Barbara has been a friend of Fiorella for many years. She supported and accompanied her extensively on her journey after the accident. It was only natural that Fiorella asked her to take an active role in the association, which she now holds with commitment as vice-president and secretary.

Being there for Fiorella from the start, then for the association: a logical next step.

Beneficiary → future coach

Najmeddine

In training, future first employee

Najmeddine arrived in Belgium after losing his leg to cancer and started out as a volunteer. His outstanding commitment led to a structured path towards training as a sports coach, through the Article 60 scheme.

Sports coach training under way, supported by the association

Professional integration through the Article 60 scheme

Future first official employee of Un pas de plus

I went from beneficiary to actor. That is what the association gave me.

Diane

Right hand of the association

Present on every front, Diane is one of the mainstays of the association day to day. A committed volunteer, she supports Fiorella in everyday life: organising events, logistics, coordinating with the other volunteers and welcoming the people we support.

Reliable, available and attentive, she is one of those without whom many projects simply would not happen. Her presence reassures the team and the beneficiaries alike.

The whole team

Our volunteers, every day

Coaches, support workers, logistics: a committed team, present at every event and on every project.

Our volunteers

A team that gives
its time

Un pas de plus runs today mainly on volunteer commitment. Every skill contributed turns directly into impact on the ground, no energy is lost to bureaucracy.

Sports coaches, social support workers, communicators, lawyers, logistics people: every form of involvement is welcome.

Sports coaching

Swimming, powerlifting, zumba, aqua-gym, specialised support

Admin & legal

Statutes, subsidies, official procedures

Communication

Social media, writing, photo, video

Events

Organisation, logistics, welcome

Join the team

Your help can change a life

Even a few hours a month make a real difference. We adapt the commitment to your availability, not the other way around.

Coaching Social Legal Web Accounting Translation Photo / Video Health

Offer my help

What guides us

Our values in action

Lived experience as expertise

We do not speak about disability from the outside. Fiorella, Najmeddine, Mousa: each of them knows what it is to go through this. That inside knowledge is our most valuable asset.

Comprehensive support, not one-off

We do not fund a piece of equipment and stop there. We follow people over time, in every aspect: sporting, social, professional, human.

The beneficiary as an actor

Our ambition is not to create dependence, but autonomy. Najmeddine is the perfect example: from beneficiary to coach and future employee. This is our model.

Total transparency

Every euro donated is traced to a concrete action. Every project corresponds to a real person. We only promise what we do.

Inclusion through sport

Sport is not an end in itself. It is a vehicle for rebuilding, social connection and self-confidence. It is at the heart of everything we do.

Gradual growth

We grow slowly and solidly. Each new project comes only when the previous ones are firmly established. Quality before quantity, always.