Ivan has always had a passion for the arts, culture and speaking, having collaborated as an actor in films, theater pieces and radio soap operas. Seeing the needs of the impoverished community of Mafalala, where his parents grew up, Ivan wanted to combine tourism with culture and thus contribute to the development of Mafalala through tourism, integrating the local community in the process. He is currently working as a Tourist Guide in the neighborhood, where he organizes the Mafalala Festival and coordinates the activities of the Association IVERCA, of which he is a founding member