carrying the fire by sharing stories, turning what’s different inside out.
The Hope Anthology
The Hope Anthology an attempt to shift the horizon by sharing stories cross borders. It is a growing collection of documented encounters and poetry produced through themed workshops. Exploring what makes us carry on when life becomes difficult we intend to bring to the surface how fundamentally similar we are, despite our different experiences and circumstances. This is an anthology of people and their hopes. We would love to share it with you, and we would love for you to join it.
poetry of witness
Our aim is for this site to work as a digital archive and platform for artists, writers and teachers – if you don’t yet feel part of any aforementioned category, we hope you’ll reconsider gone through the LEARN, READ, WRITE steps bellow – to exchange views and be human, together.
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GO LIFE-GURUS
letting yourself get inspired by people
Collecting stories by people we’ve met has made it possible to internalise some of life’s most important lessons. Here are a few brought with.
Karabi
Iquitos, Peru
Karabi. Hjärta av guld. Utefter sina erfarenheter dra lärdomar vart hon själv vill och inte vill vara. Förebild för dem hon träffar. Kreativ att hitta lösningar och starta ett nytt jobb på distans under pandemin. Lägger en stor del av sin tid på ideellt arbete som ger henne mening.
Bertha
Casa Ainbo, Peru
Bertha och sin man alltid har ett öppet hus för volontärer från hela världen. Älskar att lära sig igenom dem. Sin motivation och driv att hjälpa andra. Kreativa att hitta vart dem kan hjälpa. Under pandemin gav 250 människor mat i amistad området.
Sauro
Arequipa, Peru
Creator of MI KCAO CHOCOLATES Y CAFÉ (and really have the best chocolate).
– Reflekterande. Hans definition av andlighet. Byte av karriär i linje med det, hans värderingar. Skillnaden att vakna upp och tvingas gå till jobb eller gå av sann motivation i linje med vad man vill. Byte från mekaniker till detta.
“Cómo se relaciona el arte con las demás áreas”
We met María in Iquitos, Peru. As she works on her thesis to become an arts teacher, she radiates inspiration and embraces it from the world around her. Despite the challenges she has faced, her desire to give back remains strong – whether by fighting illiteracy in her community, teaching children in the hospital, or, most importantly, sharing her hope with others.
FROM THE ANTHOLOGY
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