About

​​Drawing Hope is a trans-local peace project that delivers messages of hope through children’s artwork, fostering intergenerational dialogue. This collaborative initiative brings together grassroots civil society organizations from around the world under the Drawing Hope Network, creating spaces for creative and meaningful exchange.

The Drawing Hope Project involves children and youth from various parts of the world, each with their own unique histories of conflict, cultures, and languages. They imagine themselves crossing and transcending these barriers to meet and converse with their friends across the world, sharing messages of greeting, peace, and reconciliation.

The exhibition of children's drawings began in 1996 with the project “Hello, My Friend!”, which connected children from South and North Korea across the divide. It later evolved into Drawing Hope, gathering the dreams of children across Asia and the world. The project launched its international exhibition in 2023 in Los Angeles and has since traveled to Belfast, Cape Town, and the United Nations Headquarters in New York.