Resistance and Resilience

Interweaving our knowledge, resources and dreams we move together towards a more resilient future and resist together against those opposing us.

How We Work

We work directly with communities and organisations that are
– resisting against the destruction, invasion or oppression of their community or territory by supporting their campaigns, supporting the documentation of the destruction, supporting legal procedures, training based on their needs (for example: NVDA, IT Security) and connecting to movements or individuals that are able to support;
– increasing their resilience with the implementation of projects relevant for their community, and support them by supporting the design-development, train members in facilitation and conflict transformation, as well as realize projects linked to agroforerstry, disaster risk reduction and WASH,find funding and connect to other initatives.

Our Projects

The first Youth Citizen Assembly in Cameroon
Muruy: Building internal community guidelines (Amazonas – Colombia)
Wampi: Creating new income opportunities based on traditional knowledge for the youth as alternative to illegal gold mining and logging (Wampi-territory Peru)

How You Can Support Us

You can support us with general fundings, funding support for specific projects or send us an open letter on ideas how you would like to support.

Mail: contact@reyr.contact

Who we are

Alexandra Gavilano, a Peruvian-Swiss environmental justice activist and scientist (environment and sociology), dedicates her life to the just transformation of how we live on planet earth and connects a variety of expertise in her daily work. She launched this initative recognizing the need to deconstruct neocolonial power structures existing in the current global system. She is active in a variety of activities, such as among others on the advisory board of the UNPO, member of the expert group of the Swiss Humaniatrian Aid, coordinator of the global coalition of Resistencia Activa Ya!, and Firekeeper at the World Ethic Forum.

Tobias Drilling, a Swiss social justice and humanitarian activist, scientist and practitioner, dedicate their life to peace work and confronting current inequalities. They support the launch of this initiative seeing the need for new solidarity structures that effectively collaborate globally and counter neocolonial dependencies. Among others, they work for the Service Civil International movement, are part of various local collectives in Bern and will be part of the Youth Advisory Council of the Council of Europe 2026-28.