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One Drop is an international non-profit organization based in Montreal, created in 2007 by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, which is focused on water initiatives.

Arts and culture

One Drop uses circus arts, folklore, popular theatre, music, dance and visual arts to raise awareness of water-related issues.

Projects

One Drop has projects in Latin America, India, Canada and Africa.

Awards and recognition

One Drop has received the following recognition:

2019 Top 10 International Impact Charities as recognized by Charity Intelligence.
2015 "Water for Life" UN-Water Best Water Best Practices Award in the category “Best participatory, communication, awareness-raising and education practices”
International Water Association Project Innovation Award in the Development category.

Donations

Guy Laliberté has pledged to donate C$100 million to the organization over 25 years.^[1]

In its 2012 Annual Report, One Drop reported raising nearly $52 million over the previous five years. Funds were allocated to programs designed to provide permanent safe water to over 340,000 people.^[2]

Poker

In 2011, Laliberté teamed with Caesars Entertainment, owner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), to launch the Big One for One Drop, a $1-million buy-in poker tournament to benefit the organization. The Big One and other charity tournaments would be held within the larger WSOP series of tournaments held each summer in Las Vegas. In early 2023, the One Drop Foundation entered into a new partnership with the World Poker Tour to host charity poker tournaments in Las Vegas and across the world, with a portion of each player’s buy-in going to the One Drop Foundation.

References

External links

[annualreport2009-1] Annual Report 2009, ONE DROP

[annualreport2012-2] Annual Report 2012, ONE DROP

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+[[File:OD image FR.png|thumb]]'''One Drop''' is an international non-profit organization based in Montreal, created in 2007 by [[Cirque du Soleil]] founder [[Guy Laliberté]], which is focused on water initiatives.
-{{refimprove|date=March 2012}}
-[[Image:One Drop Foundation logo.svg|thumb|x300px|Logo]]
-ONE DROP is an international non-profit organization created by [[Cirque du Soleil]] founder [[Guy Laliberté]]. At the core of our mission is water as a transformative force to improve living conditions, as well as give communities the ability to care for themselves and their family. Sustainably.
-== The approach ==
-To acheive true long-term sustainability One Drop has developped a unique approach called ABC for Sustainability. Which stands for access, behavior and capital. These are the three active components are used to form a united force when it comes to water for consumption, productive purposes, hygiene and sanitation to help communities reach self-reliance. The combined power of these three components is the unique formula that makes One Drop's water access and sanitation projects sustainable.
-* Access: Provide people with the infrastructure for improved access to safe water for consumption and hygiene, as well as sanitation.
-* Behaviour: Use locally inspired social art forms to raise awareness, mobilize communities and influence positive behavioral change over the long term.
-* Capital: Offer financial and entrepreneurial training as well as microloans to support market-based solutions, local agricultural production, economic growth and improved community well-being.
 == Arts and culture ==
+One Drop uses circus arts, folklore, popular theatre, music, dance and visual arts to raise awareness of water-related issues.
+== Projects ==
-Inspired by Cirque du Soleil and its Cirque du Monde program, One Drop uses circus arts, folklore, popular theatre, music, dance and visual arts to raise awareness of water-related issues, promote the sharing of wealth and encourage people to take action, in both the South and the North.
+One Drop has projects in Latin America, India, Canada and Africa.
-== Developing countries ==
+== Awards and recognition ==
+One Drop has received the following recognition:
+* 2019 Top 10 International Impact Charities as recognized by Charity Intelligence.
-One Drop carries out projects to give impoverished communities in developing countries. For its projects, One Drop has designed what it calls a “tripod approach,” as it is based on three complementary components:
+* 2015 "Water for Life" [https://www.unwater.org/ UN-Water] Best Water [https://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/winners2015.shtml Best Practices Award] in the category “Best participatory, communication, awareness-raising and education practices”
-* The technical component is aimed at improving access to water and promoting responsible water management and preservation principles;
+* [https://iwa-network.org/awards/ International Water Association] [https://iwa-network.org/iwa-project-innovation-awards/ Project Innovation Award] in the Development category.
-* The [[microfinance]] component is aimed at granting loans to populations who already have better access to water so they may start productive revenue-generating activities, thus ensuring project sustainability;
-* The social [[arts]] and [[popular education]] component is designed to raise collective awareness as well as educate and mobilize the population on water-related issues.
-== Developed countries ==
-In developed countries, One Drop's activities are aimed at raising individual and community awareness of water-related issues, both on a local and international level, and of the need to mobilize. In addition, these activities not only urge each and every one to use water responsibly, they also play a role in putting the issue of water at the heart of public debate.
 == Donations ==
 Guy Laliberté has pledged to donate [[Canadian dollar|C$]]100 million to the organization over 25 years.<ref name=annualreport2009>[http://www.onedrop.org/en/DiscoverOneDrop_Canada/~/media/Files/Annual_reports/2009/2009_annual_report_EN.ashx ''Annual Report 2009'', ONE DROP]</ref>
-As of their 2012 Annual Report, One Drop has raised nearly $52 million over its most recent five-year period, with funds allocated to programs meant to provide permanent safe water to over 340,000 people.<ref name=annualreport2012>[http://www.onedrop.org/pdfs/Rapport%20annuel%202012%20format%20pdf%20VF%20BR_ANG.pdf ''Annual Report 2012'', ONE DROP]</ref>
+In its 2012 Annual Report, One Drop reported raising nearly $52 million over the previous five years. Funds were allocated to programs designed to provide permanent safe water to over 340,000 people.<ref name=annualreport2012>[http://www.onedrop.org/pdfs/Rapport%20annuel%202012%20format%20pdf%20VF%20BR_ANG.pdf ''Annual Report 2012'', ONE DROP]</ref>
 == Poker ==
+{{main|Big One for One Drop}}
-In 2011, Laliberté teamed with [[Caesars Entertainment Corporation|Caesars Entertainment]], owner of the [[World Series of Poker]] (WSOP), to launch a major [[poker tournament]] to benefit the organization.  The One Drop tournament would be held as a competition within the larger WSOP series of tournaments held each summer in [[Las Vegas]].
+In 2011, Laliberté teamed with [[Caesars Entertainment Corporation|Caesars Entertainment]], owner of the [[World Series of Poker]] (WSOP), to launch the [[Big One for One Drop]], a $1-million buy-in [[poker tournament]] to benefit the organization.  The Big One and other charity tournaments would be held within the larger WSOP series of tournaments held each summer in [[Las Vegas]]. In early 2023, the One Drop Foundation entered into a [https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/one-drop-foundation-and-world-poker-tour-partner-to-elevate-the-future-of-charity-poker/ new partnership] with the [[World Poker Tour]] to host charity poker tournaments in Las Vegas and across the world, with a portion of each player’s buy-in going to the One Drop Foundation.
-The first such tournament, known as ''[[2012 World Series of Poker#Event 55: The Big One for One Drop|The Big One for One Drop]]'', was held as part of the [[2012 World Series of Poker|2012 WSOP]], and had a record per person [[Buying in (poker)|buy-in]] of [[United States dollar|US$]]1 million (all figures in this section will be US$).<ref name="The Big One">{{cite press release|url=http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/Jun/3337/WSOP-ANNOUNCES-1-MILLION-BUY-IN-TOURNAMENT-IN-CONJUNCTION-WITH-ONE-DROP.html |title=WSOP Announces $1 Million Buy-In Tournament in Conjunction with One Drop |publisher=World Series of Poker |date=June 2, 2011 |accessdate=April 12, 2012}}</ref> The WSOP waived its normal 10% rake of the entry fees, and $111,111 of each buy-in went to the Foundation.<ref name="The Big One"/>  The 48 seats available in the event were filled, creating a poker record [[2013 World Series of Poker results#Event 55|first prize of $18.3 million]]<ref name="Big One begins">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jun/3911/THE-BIGGEST-ONE---WORLDS-MOST-SPECTACULAR-POKER-EXTRAVAGANZA-STARTS-SUNDAY.html |title=The Biggest One—World's Most Spectacular Poker Extravaganza Starts Sunday |first=Nolan |last=Dalla |publisher=World Series of Poker |date=June 30, 2012 |accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref> and a donation to One Drop of $5.33 million.  Caesars Interactive Entertainment CEO Mitch Garber, ineligible to play, donated $111,111 while One Drop founder Laliberté donated his entire fifth-place winnings of $1.83 million, for a total donation of $7.28 million from this single tournament game.<ref name="Big One begins"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jul/3926/ANTONIO-ESFANDIARI-PULLS-OFF-AMAZING-TRICK-BY-WINNING-ONE-DROP.html |title=Antonio Esfandiari Pulls Off Amazing Trick by Winning One Drop |first=Nolan |last=Dalla |publisher=''WSOP.com'' |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref>
-The One Drop relationship continued at the [[2013 World Series of Poker|2013 WSOP]], with two tournaments held. There was a $111,111 buy-in ''[[2013 World Series of Poker results#Event 47|One Drop High Rollers]]'' event, with $3,333 going to the Foundation&mdash;the 166 entries resulted in $0.55 million for the Foundation.<ref name=WSOP2014Report>{{cite press release |url=http://www.wsop.com/news/2014/Jul/4925/BIG-ONE-FOR-ONE-DROP-RAISES-OVER-46-MILLION-FOR-CHARITY.html |title=BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP RAISES OVER $4.6 MILLION FOR CHARITY |publisher=Caesers Interactive Entertainment |date=2014-07-01 |accessdate=2014-09-01}}</ref>  A second event, ''[[2013 World Series of Poker results#Event 58|The Little One for One Drop]]'', was a $1,111 buy-in with $111 going to the Foundation&mdash;the 4,756 entries resulted in $0.53 million for the Foundation.<ref name=WSOP2014Report/>
-The "Big One" [[2014 World Series of Poker#The Big One for One Drop|event returned]] for the [[2014 World Series of Poker|2014 WSOP]], with the 42 entries raising $4.67 million for the Foundation.<ref name=WSOP2014Report/> The 2014 "[[2014 World Series of Poker results#Event 62|Little One]]" event saw 4,496 entries provide an additional $0.50 million to the Foundation.
-As part of the initial 2012 event, Caesars announced that One Drop has become an official charity of the WSOP, and it encouraged all players who cashed during any tournament at the 2012 WSOP to donate 1% of their winnings to One Drop.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/May/3791/ONE-DROP-DESIGNATED-AS-AN-OFFICIAL-CHARITY-OF-WSOP.html |title=One Drop Designated as an Official Charity of WSOP |publisher=World Series of Poker |date=May 22, 2012 |accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref>  Labelled the "All in for One Drop", the 2013 campaign saw 458 players contribute $0.25 million of their winnings from tournaments held during the 2013 WSOP.<ref name=WSOP2014Report/>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.onedrop.org/en  One Drop's official website]
+* [https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/home/about-us/one-drop.aspx  Cirque du Soleil One Drop's page]
+* [https://www.unwater.org/ UN Water official website]
+* [https://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/winners2015.shtml UN Water (UNDESA) website]
+* [https://iwa-network.org/awards/ International Water Association website]
+* [https://iwa-network.org/iwa-project-innovation-awards/ International Water Association Award website]
+* [https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/one-drop-foundation-and-world-poker-tour-partner-to-elevate-the-future-of-charity-poker/ World Poker Tour press release]
+* [https://www.worldpokertour.com/ World Poker Tour's official website]
 {{Cirque du Soleil}}
-[[Category:Cirque duSoleil]]
+[[Category:Cirque du Soleil]]
-[[Category-profit organizations based in Canada]]
 [[Category:Organizations based in Montreal]]
 [[Category:Organizations established in 2007]]