One11

About One11

By: Bas Mesters

A Gift In a post 9/11 world, One11 asks What Now? And looks for answers to people who refuse to be cynical, and who struggle to make a difference.

Simon Pierre Bell

By: Bram Posthumus

Images for Africa He has neither experience nor money, but he does have perseverance. Simon has given Africa a cinematic self-image with a festival for Cameroonian cineasts only.

Mehdi Bigaderne

By: Frank Renout

Bringing Peace in Paris When the suburbs of Paris erupted, Mehdi Bigaderne’s old school friend was killed. But rather than join the rioters, he began to build bridges.

Atia Yahya

By: Ilona Eveleens

Africa Can Help Itself A Kenyan business woman sees promise and growth where others see only misery. Her ideas have helped countless Africans.

Charles Njau

By: Kees Broere

An African Middle-class Hero Charles is focused on lifting his family out of the lower middle-class. Like millions of other Africans, his life is anonymous but indispensable.

Baltasar Garzón

By: Steven Adolf

Baltasar Garzón’s Battle After years of fighting terror all over the world, 'Super Judge' Baltasar Garzon has become a target of terror himself.

Pedro Nchama

By: Rop Zoutberg

A Lieutenant Feeds the Spaniards After a career in the Spanish army, Pedro Nchama decided to set up a food bank. Without any subsidy he established a service for immigrants that now has Spanish citizens lining up too.

Irshad Manji

By: Diederik van Hoogstraten

Happy Warrior for New Islam A big heart, a sharp mind, a loud mouth and uncovered hair: the Muslim intellectual in New York inspires readers everywhere.

Rabbi Menachem Froman

By: VJ Movement

Peace Demands Humility 'Love Thy Neighbour' is the essence of Rabbi Menachem Fromen’s faith. He lives in a Jewish settlement on the West Bank, and Palestinians are his neighbours.

Derek Derenalagi

By: Yolanda Bobeldijk

No Legs, but Chasing Gold Despite losing his legs in Afghanistan, former soldier Derek Derenalagi is determined to make a difference. He hopes his quest for sporting gold will inspire all who struggle with life.

Xhabir Derala

By: David Jan Godfroid

Beacon in the Balkans Corrupt and divided along ethnic lines, Macedonia is a tiny land with huge problems. But Xabir Derala is a symbol of the region's promise.

Alain en Daphrose Gauthier

By: VJ Movement

Couple Pursue Rwandan War Suspects in France Using information from Interpol, a French couple search for Rwandan genocide suspects. Their goal: justice for the 800.000 victims.