Transparency

Transparency is important to us. That’s why we have joined the Transparent Civil Society Initiative (Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft). We commit to making the following information available to the public and keeping it up to date. All content is provided in English for accessibility.

1. Name, Registered Office, Year of Establishment, and Contact Information

Name: Doorways gGmbH

Registered Office: Wiesenweg 2, 21406 Barnstedt, Germany

Year of Establishment: 2022

Contact: Benjamin Scharweit, benjamin.scharweit@doorways-training.org, +49 (0) 4134-9099726

2. Complete Statutes and Objectives

Our complete statute and Articles of Association can be found below:

Statute (Satzung) and Articles of Association (Gesellschaftsvertrag)

The following internal policy documents may also be found below:

Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics

Anti-Fraud Compliance Program

Environmental and Social Safeguards

We are a non-profit organization and we are passionate about creating positive impact via entrepreneurship education and empowering people. Our goal is to promote entrepreneurship education by developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions and training programs that foster entrepreneurial thinking and behavior.

Our Vision: To open doors and empower individuals to actively shape their own paths.

Our Mission: Provide evidence-based, action-oriented training and build a network of global training partners that share and support our vision.

Our Values:

Evidence-Based – Implement what works: We use evidence to design effective training programs and services. Our work and network help generate new evidence, deepening our understanding of how to train people best.

Impact – Make a difference: We embrace opportunities for creating positive and lasting impact. Our training programs and services provide participants and clients with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to take self-empowered actions that better their own (and other people’s) lives in a sustainable way.

Integrity – Do what is right: We are a non-profit company for a good reason. Acting with strong ethics is a priority and we are loyal to our principles. High professionalism and transparency are important for us in our own work and with regard to our network of global partners – we want to lead by example.

Respect – Thrive together: We work together, across boundaries, and appreciate each other’s opinions and backgrounds. We approach everyone with an open mindset, value differences, and encourage others to express and involve themselves.

3. Tax-Exempt Status 
We are recognized as a nonprofit organization by the Lueneburg Tax Office under the most recent exemption certificate dated 12 July 2022 (Tax ID: 33/220/00526).

4. Names and Roles of Key Decision-Makers

Co-founders and Managing Directors: Dr. Carina Bohlayer, Benjamin Scharweit, Jakob Weers

Shareholders: Dr. Carina Bohlayer (33.33%), Benjamin Scharweit (33.33%), Jakob Weers (33.33%)

5. Activity Report
Our most recent annual report detailing our projects, activities, and results can be accessed here: Annual Report (2023)

6. Organizational Structure

Our team members, including our structure (co-founders, employees, and working students) are listed below:

Founders & Managing Directors:

Dr. Carina Bohlayer, Benjamin Scharweit, Jakob Weers

Project Manager:

Thiago Garcia

Working Students:

Rita Díaz (part-time), Iuze Limbo (part-time)

The team operates internationally but is based in Germany.

7. & 8. Source of Funds and Use of Funds
An overview of our funding sources, along with a detailed breakdown of expenditures and their allocation in the past financial year (2023), can be found here.

9. Corporate Affiliations with Third Parties
We are not affiliated with nor do we own shares in any other organization, company, or entity.

10. Names of Individuals and Organizations Providing More Than 10% of the Total Annual Budget
To date, we have not received direct contributions from any individuals or institutions. Our funding comes exclusively through project grants for which we have been awarded funding, along with their corresponding budgets. Please refer to our Annual Report for more details here (pages 16-17).