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✦ From Siloé to the world · Colombia

Believe in it.
Make it happen.

We help communities shape their own futures through community filmmaking, popular education, culture, participation and care for life.

↗ 2015 • Siloé • Cali, Colombia
Community gathering on the steps of Siloé
✦Stories made together
Who we are

Believe in it. Make it happen.

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.

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✦ What we do

Education, culture and opportunities we create together

Programs ↗
Community activity and audiovisual storytelling
CREACINE

Community filmmaking and media

Screenwriting, filming, production and editing workshops that help children and young people tell their own stories.

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Community activity and audiovisual storytelling
EDUCATION

Learning and participation

Community programs focused on human rights, leadership, inclusion, civic engagement and peacebuilding.

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Community activity and audiovisual storytelling
TERRITORY

Environment, culture and memory

Experiences connecting environmental learning, ecosystem protection, storytelling and local memory.

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Every place has stories worth telling

From creative workshops with children to filming in rural areas, we make room for more people to express themselves through art, education and communication.

Frailejones in Páramo del Meridiano, featured in Susurros del Páramo
✦ Featured project

Susurros del Páramo

A journey through the voices, landscapes and memories of the Meridiano Páramo – We’pe Wala. Documentary film, podcasts, photography and educational resources share the knowledge of communities caring for the land.

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Stories rooted in place

Community filmmaking brings together skills, people and diverse perspectives. From rural areas to city neighbourhoods, cameras help tell everyday stories and preserve shared memories.

FUNDACIÓN CRÉALO · 2025–2026

Independent publications and recognition

2025

Susurros del Páramo

In 2025, Colombia’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies selected this Fundación Créalo project for its Abre Cámara transmedia documentary category. The official production award was COP 122,850,000; this is not an unrestricted donation or the Foundation’s operating budget.

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2026

APC Colombia

APC Colombia selected Fundación Créalo among 40 organizations for fundraising mentoring in October 2026.

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CREACINE

Community film and audiovisual work

Through CREACINE, Fundación Créalo trains young people in screenwriting, cinematography, production and editing so they can tell stories from their own communities.

Community film and audiovisual work
OUR STORIES ON SCREEN

Film and living memory

Discover a story filmed with the communities and places that inspire our work.

Susurros del Páramo · Fundación Créalo trailer

An introduction to the Páramo del Meridiano – We’pe Wala through the voices of local communities.

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Animal welfare postcard representing a future aspiration of Fundación Créalo
✦ A dream to build

Our dreams

Animal welfare is one of our aspirations, alongside education, environmental care and community creativity.

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Participants at a Fundación Créalo community gathering
Participants at a Fundación Créalo community gathering

IMPACT IN ACTION

Explore the results behind the stories

Stories, original photographs and annual results help illustrate what each initiative is achieving.

20252025 results
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CULTURAL LIBRARY

Publications

We publish stories and research developed with local residents and organizations. These guides document the heritage, arts and community tourism routes of Comuna 20 in Cali.

Publications ↗
Siloé as a Natural Nativity Scene
“Yo Amo a Siloé” muralPanoramic view of Comuna 20
Original poster for the documentary series Descubriendo Vidas showing a river landscape, mountains and production credits
Featured documentary

Descubriendo Vidas

A documentary series produced by OLAERC Producciones exploring the connections between water, biodiversity and communities. Through audiovisual storytelling, it highlights territorial experiences and opportunities for community-based tourism and local development.

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Original cover of Susurros del Páramo: Voces, Caminos y Guardianías del Meridiano
New publication

Susurros del Páramo: Voices, Paths and Guardians of the Meridiano

An illustrated publication by Fundación Créalo following Sumaq Purirq, the Traveller of the Páramo, and Nawi Pukara, the Mountain Guardian, alongside rural voices from Herrera, Gaitania, Planadas and Rioblanco. Its pages explore memory, water and the protection of the Meridiano páramo.

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