Zerrin, from Turkey/Germany

I am hoping there will be no borders in the future and we are just members of the world.

Sabria, from Afghanistan (8 years old)

I hope my country will get better in the future, then I can go back. I want to be an artist and work in my country.

Bugu, from Turkey

Hope is choosing the happiest possible ending to our story.

Aynur, from Turkey

Hope is magic because it contains many things inside, wonderful and difficult together. Sometimes you have to be a warrior.

Umay, from Turkey (10 years old)

Hope is not what you choose, it is what you are. You cannot decide on your future, your future will happen to you. Hope is a word you should use for love.

Maria, from Spain

Hope is looking into the future and seeing yourself smiling somewhere.

Viktoria, from Ukraine (8 years old)

It’s beautiful there. I want to go back when the war finishes.

Rumana from Bangladesh/England

Hope is never giving up and dreaming of something better.

Mellini, from Mauritius

Amir, from Iran (7 years old)

Hope is help. I like it here.

Martin, from Colombia (8 years old)

I hope to stay here. I love this place.

Miller, from Colombia (9 years old)

I want to be a vet and save the animals. Hope is a happy thing.

Mouhammed, from Morocco (9 years old)

I want to be a vet and save the animals. Hope is a happy thing.

Secil, from Istanbul

Even in the rough winter time you can see the buds on the plants. As long as we are breathing there is always a possibility of another chance.

Yakop, from Ethiophia (9 years old)

Aygen, from Turkey

Hope is a very illusive , very fragile thing like a shimmering light. It’s something that many people look up to but it’s never constant.

Daniela, from Portugal

Believing that something’s gonna aspire to be better. Hope helps the world.

Anishka, from India

I didn’t know what hope was. Now, I’m finding hope in the little things.

Sebnem, from Turkey

Hope is London for me. I just migrated six months ago.

Poppy, from England (8 years old)

Hope is caring and being kind to one another.

Priyanka, from India/UK (11 years old)

Hope is what makes you positive when you’re feeling down.

Hashmat, from Sri Lanka (8 years old)

Hope is something you really want and it is so hard to get it but you get it in the end.

Hannah, from Iran (11 years old)

Hope is my favourite word about positivity. I hope to become a football player.

Sam, from England (10 years old)

Hope is the future for the environment and the family. My biggest ambition is to become a marine documentarist. I love nature.

Sophia, from India (9 years old)

Hope helps me grow as a person. I hope to help everyone as much as I can.

Tieng, from China

Hope id the desire to explore the unknown; the adventure.

Ronald, from Scotland

Hope is the future and change. Something different, something better, something challenging.

Simrin, from India (8 years old)

Santiago, from El Salvador (7 years old)

I hope to be a footballer for Real Madrid.

Liz, from England

Slavia, from Russia (9 years old)

Hope is to help anyone and everyone.

Luna, from El Salvador (8 years old)

Hope is happiness.

Karen, from England

Hope is my son for me. What the future holds for him, what his generation will discover to fix our masses. I want my son to grow up in this diverse big city to understand different cultures. My hope is for him to find joy and love.

Brittany, from Elsalvador (8 years old)

I want to be a hairdresser like my mum. I love it here.

Dave, from Malasia

Hope is a human aspect that we all have. It’s an optimistic state of mind which helps us to keep going when things are going bad.

Ricardo, from Portugal

Hope is the sky up there when you’re surrounded by darkness.

Paola, from the Caribian

Burak, from Turkey

Hope is the sun if you have enough water.