hoped, hop·ing.
noun: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
verb: to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.

Without hope, what do we have?

There is no future, nothing to look forward to. No reason to wake up in the morning. No reason to plan. No reason to daydream. No reason to care for yourself - or for others. The world is grey.

At Asian Aid, we believe that hope is something everybody has a right to.

Hope can take many forms. Sometimes it's a gentle hand to hold. Sometimes it's a steaming bowl of rice and vegetables. It can be sign language for the voiceless or deaf, or braille for the sightless. Hope can be a warm blanket at night, and sometimes it comes straight out of a school textbook. It can even grow in a vegetable garden.

We believe in God's promise in Jeremiah 29:11. "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"

But we also believe it is our responsibility to spread seeds of hope wherever we can, regardless of race, religion, or gender.

Hope changes lives, and that's why we believe it's the best gift we can give.