Letters of Hope Project
Hope is strong. Without hope there is dark hole of nothingness, but through hope we can find strength and resilience, and who better to give hope to youth than other youth...
Letters of Hope is a collection of letters from youth around the world designed to offer hope to those who may be struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel. They will provide youth who have survived hopelessness a chance to make meaning out of the meaninglessness of their experiences by providing them with the opportunity to write their own story to share with others. The letters will be a mix of feelings of hopelessness as well as stories of hopefulness.
The first collection of letters will be on display at the Rotary International Convention in L.A. in June 2008. Over the next year, we will continue to collect letters of hope to be published in the Letters of Hope book. This book will be launched at the 2009 Rotary International Convention in England. The book will accompany the Letters to a Street Child film and will also be available via the website.
Young authors will have a chance to win (or be sponsored) to travel to the Rotary International Convention in England to present the project and their experiences. The year-long journey of the project and the book launch will be highlighted on the website (www.letterstoastreetchild.ca) where new submissions will continue to be uploaded.