Dominik Bloh

In the organizer's words:

This is the story of a street kid.
Dominik Bloh lived on the streets for over 10 years, and even as a teenager he ended up where Germany is seen from "the bottom". Now in his early 30s (born in 1988), he has written down his story on small pieces of paper, still living as a homeless person. In his book "Unter Palmen aus Stahl" (Under Palms of Steel), he tells how it is on the streets, how people live there and how they manage to work their way out with courage and bravery. Dominik now lives in a small apartment in Hamburg.

The book made the Spiegel bestseller list, several talk show invitations followed, readings without end, fame and fortune. Well, although...
And what does Dominik do? Together with a few fellow campaigners, he founded the Hanseatic Help association and is committed to helping those who are in the same situation as he was until recently.
After that, GoBanyo was launched, a shower bus that is parked at various locations in Hamburg to provide people from the streets with free privacy and hygiene.

For his commitment over the years, Dominik was recently awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by Federal President Steinmeier.

Since then, Dominik has been traveling the country to read from his book, talk about his life and about GoBanyo.

In the club, at the grammar school, in the bookshop around the corner, at the board meeting of some corporation... Anything is possible and everything has already happened