Contribution short abstract

The Geneva Hope Project is a collective to reflect on how we might respond with hope to these systemic and personal challenges.

Contribution long abstract

"On Hope: The Study and Practice of Keeping Going" This small-scale, qualitative study will ran from 1 October- 30 November 2025. It examined what hope means in our daily lives, and offer the opportunity to share practices in a facilitated, online space. From 10 October- 14 November), we met each Friday via Zoom, to explore conceptions of and practices around hope. Together we shared stories about how we experience, sustain, and mobilize hope in our work and in our daily lives. This convening space for collective reflection was a salve and an inspiration for the group. We integrated the Community Life Competence Process as our tool for collective reflection and action planning. We responded to the questions in the Adult Hope Scale and the Locus of Hope Scale (short form)--and then shared our reflections on how age, geography, spiritual faith and so many other factors influence our relationship with hope. We were invited to do the River of Life reflection exercise to recall the turning points in our own lives when hope was present, and when it waned. We responded to weekly journal prompts, and share them (or don’t). By the end of the six weeks, we agreed that something profound has happened in our collective space. We wanted to keep going. So here we are.