1We - One World Experience for a Better World -

“Imagine being born in the slums of Rio. Your only future perspective is a ‘career’ in drugs and the chances of living to become twenty years old are not very good. Unless you are able to attend school from an early age and therefore able to build a better life. In my own way I would like to contribute to this."

Four Day Marches

Entrepreneur Marianne Spoor has taken part in the Four Day Marches in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. After walking 40 kilometers each of the four days she danced across the finish line. An incredible achievement, made with blood sweat and tears for the project 1We-IBISS Football Playgrounds. After crossing the finish line she bursted into tears. "Tears of joy for the kids in Rio", was her first reaction. "The last couple of miles were the hardest! But I made it for all the ‘slum children’ who will be getting a better life. It was more than worth it and... this was only the beginning!”

Drug mafia

"My goal is to collect as much money as possible for the first football playground in the favela Gringolandia as a weapon in the battle against the drug wars. By constructing a football playground it is possible to keep the children out of reach of the drug mafia by using sport and education. Violence is the worst thing that can happen to a child. For the kids in de favelas it is hard to escape this unless they are educated. I wish all the children in this world a good life and a bright future. I feel very fortunate with all that I have and all the opportunities I have had. Children in these areas deserve the same."