An organization that believes in the power of community.
Fundación Créalo is a nonprofit organization legally established on July 21, 2015. It grew out of community-based human-rights education initiatives in Tierra Blanca, Siloé, Comuna 20 of Cali, Colombia.
Since 2015, we have connected local knowledge, research, art and education to strengthen social ties in urban and rural communities. Our work is grounded in inclusion, participation and collective peacebuilding.
Our purpose. To strengthen community organization and collective well-being through human-rights education, civic participation, equity, and educational, cultural, environmental and community-media projects.
“When a community tells its own story, it can also imagine and shape its future.”
Established in 2015Our story
An initiative rooted in community action
Fundación Créalo grew out of human-rights education initiatives in the Tierra Blanca neighborhood, in Commune 20 of Cali. It was legally established on July 21, 2015 to strengthen community organization and expand its reach.
Since then, it has supported educational, cultural, environmental and community-media activities bringing together civic participation, research and collaborative creation. Its approach recognizes communities as active agents of change and peacebuilding.
Mission
To strengthen urban and rural communities through educational, cultural, research and participatory activities that advance human rights, gender equity, community organization and collective well-being.
Vision
To be a sustainable social organization recognized for community initiatives connecting education, culture, communication, environmental care and citizen participation to build more inclusive and supportive communities.
Building opportunities from Siloé
Since 2015, we have brought together community education, art, communication and local action. Our story grows through the people who take part in each workshop, gathering and project.
Voices creating new stories
Participants and educators bring different experiences and perspectives to our community filmmaking initiatives.
Geraldine Hernández Ortega
Participant · Community filmmaking trainingA marketing and international business student who explores creative tools and visual communication.
Ingrid Mina Vernaza
Participant · Community filmmaking trainingAn accounting student involved in creative learning and community projects in Tierra Blanca.
Zharick Pérez Pérez
Participant · Community filmmaking trainingA business administration student developing new creative skills through audiovisual training.
Carol Gisel Urbano Vega
Participant · Community filmmaking trainingA student taking part in collaborative learning and cultural expression.
Valentina Cardona
Participant · Community filmmaking trainingA social communication student interested in storytelling, research and collective creation.
Juan Camilo Garcés
Educator · Community filmmakingA communicator who supports scriptwriting, production and hands-on filmmaking training.