Shaping a Hopeful Future

Gazan Kids drawing

The exhibition creates a lasting impact by raising awareness and sparking dialogue about the need to listen to one another with mutual understanding. 

This is the up-to-date list of locations and dates of this travelling exhibition:

  • Amsterdam, OBA-De Hallen June 3rd – June 22nd 2025
  • Amsterdam, Lutheran Church, Uiterwaardenstraat 279. June 23rd – July 7th 2025
  • Alkmaar September 9th – October 20th 2025

Shaping a Hopeful Future is a unique exhibition that combines the creative expressions of children from Israel and Gaza. This exhibition aims to amplify the voices of children from Israel and Gaza and provide a platform for their dreams and visions for a peaceful future through drawings and texts.

Would you like to contribute to this meaningful project? Every contribution, big or small, helps us keep this initiative alive. All efforts behind Shaping a Hopeful Future are entirely voluntary, and your donation directly supports the exhibition and its mission to inspire dialogue and understanding.

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Participating children made the drawings below. Click on each image to read more about its description, inspiration, and reflections.

Team:

  • Marwa (Gaza)
  • Hadeel Abu Johar (Israel)
  • Tamar Kurzer (Netherlands)
  • Erga Netz (Netherlands)
  • Vered Raz (Netherlands)