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Towards a world of compassion, equality and love.

Upeksha - Voices of Resilience is about creating a world where people can love each other regardless of their heritage, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, class, ideology, and religion. Unfortunately, in today’s world all of the above come with a huge amount of false stereotypes and stigmas, causing hate, discrimination and fear between people. Often, the ones who are stigmatized the most are the ones who are listened to the least. Therefore, Upeksha wants to create spaces that shed light on those that have been left in the dark by our society. Because we know, once we listen to each other, look each other in the eyes, all stigmas will vanish, and compassion will take its place. 


See our introduction video below!

(English subtitles should be turned on for the Spanish spoken part. If not, click on the "settings" button at the bottom of the video, select subtitles, and click on English.)

Introduction Video

 “If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love!  
We must find the way, you and I, no matter how long it takes…” 

Project: Sounds of Resilience

Music has been a part of human existence at any time in history, anywhere in the world and within any form of society. Music is more than mere entertainment, a fact that is confirmed by the millions of people mourning for an artist they have never met. Music has always been a force of connecting people. Through music people can raise their voice, communicating not only their words, but also their feelings. Additionally, music has been shown to be a vehicle of psychological healing, through which people have dealt with trauma’s, depression, and a lack of self-worth. And in a world where media and politics emphasize the conflicts and differences between people, music has the ability to highlight the warmth and togetherness intrinsic to human nature.
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Project: Cartography of the Body and the Mind 

A major symptom of depression and trauma is the disability to imagine a better future. Without believing in a better future it is impossible to achieve one. This what Cartography of the Body and Mind is all about. Participants will write an autobiography as if they have already lived their life. With this project we will help people reflect on their past experiences, imagine a future in which their past has meaning, to then return to the present to set the first steps towards a better life. 
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Project: Faces of Resilience

Who are the people who make our world a better place? Who are the people who risk their lives day in  day out to stand up for the rights of everyone of us. With this project we give a face to those who are on the front lines of the struggle for a more inclusive, equal and just world. We listen to their stories, we learn from their lessons and we let ourselves be inspired by their dedication, vigor and perseverance.

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Project: Voices of Sucre

With this project we traveled to the department of Sucre to hear the people's stories, document their culture and understand their history and present. Watch our videos, photo galleries and read their stories about football, food, music and more.

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“The prevailing social order perverts or annihilates the creative capacity of the immense majority of people and reduces the possibility of creation – an age-old response to human anguish and the certainty of death – to its professional exercise by a handful of specialists”.


— Eduardo Galeano, 1992


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