Many people live in difficult situations and environments. If they cannot express themselves, it can leave them feeling alone and forgotten, powerless to change their circumstances. In our work, we share life with communities and invite them to paint walls with us. When people express themselves on a common canvas, they rediscover their voice and their ability to create change.We are working with forgotten communities and places, ,communities who are experiencing repression and stagnation. ,communities who are facing challenging situations. A key component of our artwork is involving people from the local communities, both to learn about them and their values and to get their input about what they need and would value. Our aspiration is that the images we create will be relevant to them, because they inspired by their stories, and that they would feel part of it. WALL IMAGES CONTAIN THE POWER TO INSPIRE AND TO BREAK THROUGH RELATIONSHIP BOUNDARIES WITHOUT SPOKEN LANGUAGE. When they are located in their daily surroundings, they become meeting points where people gather and connect. We believe that there is immense value in confronting and dealing with pain/grief/loss/trauma and it has been our experience that the people involved in creating the hope murals have gained a more hopeful outlook on life and improved self-esteem and the local society has benefitted from a reduction in levels of violence and aggression.