Our world is filled with uncertainty. Crises hit without warning — from weather disasters and outbreaks of disease to drastic policy changes and war. At World Relief, we walk alongside families undergoing these very crises, through the fallout and toward flourishing. Hope grows in the hardest places, defying darkness and bringing in light.
Here are the best images of people around the world growing hope in the midst of crisis.
Caption: Photo by Naomi Nicholson, Spokane Washington
At this community garden, gardening has become more than a shared activity. Since April, World Relief Spokane has brought 10 Sudanese women each week to this community garden hosted by a local church. While tending their plots, the women have built meaningful connections with neighbors through a shared love of gardening.
Caption: Photo by Union of Young Christians of Ukraine
Children in Zaporizhzhia learned about bees and their care during an educational beekeeping activity hosted by the Union of Young Christians of Ukraine in partnership with World Relief. The activity was part of an animal-assisted therapy program, which created a safe and supportive environment for children to express curiosity and build friendships.
Photo by World Relief Haiti
At 18, Phania is building a brighter future for herself and her family through farming. With training, resources and mentorship from World Relief’s agricultural programming, she is developing the skills to increase her harvests and income. Together with Tearfund Netherlands, we’re investing in Haitian youth as they sow seeds of opportunity and resilience.
Photo by Willie Shaw
Uprooted at the age of two from DR Congo, Kenyatta eventually resettled in the U.S. Now he works at Paradise Parking Lot, a community garden operated by World Relief Western Washington. In the future, Kenyatta hopes to work with the UN and International Criminal Court to uphold justice for kids like him who were forced to flee.
Photo by World Relief DR Congo
“I can provide for my family again,” says Jimmy, a father of four living in Mugunga, DR Congo. His motorcycle, which was his livelihood, had been stolen earlier this year. After completing World Relief’s mushroom cultivation training and joining a savings group, Jimmy now harvests mushrooms each week— enough to cover school fees and daily meals for his children.