World Refugee Day 2022

By Sami from Sri Lanka

I took this picture because life in Hong Kong is not easy. We can survive our daily lives, but we are stuck in the same place. This image tells me the world is beautiful and there are lots of things to do and explore, but I am still barred from them.

By Janet from Philippines

It's about surviving while looking up above (unto Jesus) and ahead. The two turtles represent me and my daughter, looking up and ahead. They are also symbolic of our life situation now - slowly moving, yet progressing. The big rocks in the background are the difficulties we have already overcome, while upon a rock we also stand with others.

By Glad from Gambia

Life is so busy and full of pressure. When I can take a break to run and enjoy nature, I find peace.

By Michael from Eritrea

10 years stripped of rights
10 years stuck like a detainee
10 years of life on pause
In
WAITING

By Ryan from India

Often, asylum seekers feel as if we pawns on a chessboard. We cannot work. There is no equal treatment in court. We want the government to know that asylum seekers are not illegal immigrants who are just looking for a place to live, but people in need of protection and support. We are not criminals or terrorists. Asylum seekers have fled our home countries because our lives were threatened due to race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or political opinion. Asylum seekers have been living in fear for years now; some have even been persecuted.

By Diana from India

Life in Hong Kong as a refugee/asylum seeker means tiny rooms in congested areas and a limited budget.

By Sofia from Pakistan

Suffer hundreds of sorrows for the sake of home! I enjoy rains in Hong Kong. I wish rain would wash away all my worries.

By W.D.N.R from Sri Lanka

Self
I look for a moment to
be alone in the world
Biological
Looking for words to
prove this much,
I will put aside another
moment of loneliness…
I dream of leaving this
world free and going
far......

By Jasmine from Yemen

I like watching the sun set in Hong Kong, because its rays seems so friendly. It feels as if, in their own melodious symphony, they are telling me that no matter what, all the glitter and gold will sooner or later be lost in the very same infinity in which you are looking at right now. Don't get trapped in the sunshine. People meet, destinies collide, but the collision doesn't always result in the formation of something concrete.

By Jana from Yemen

"Let the blue sky meet the blue sea, and all is blue for a time."" - Moncy Barbour

I like to go to Tsim Sha Tsui to see this view. The blue sky and blue sea make me calm and happy.

By Rei from Sri Lanka

Mama, you are strong
Mama, you bear it all
Mama, this journey you’ve walked your feet never stopped
Mama, you’ve braced the flow
now let me embrace you slow

By Hope from Uganda

Being a refugee is not for a particular race! Anyone can become a refugee, it's a thing that happens to you, it's not who you are. Please, when you have the chance, render your hand to help refugees because it's so lonely not to have a place to call home.

By J. Studio from Rwanda

Cycling is my children's favourite sport. When I see that they are happy, it makes me happy too. That mountain you see is my joy, my hope, my good life, because when I go hiking I feel like I'm a new person and I trust that one day my life will shine. Don't give up. You need to have hope - hope is important in our situation.

By ISHU from Sri Lanka

Take a moment out of your busy life
spend time in nature
In silence
close your eyes for a moment,
And
join in with nature.
Open your eyes and look at nature
And the blue sky.
Are contemplate how amazing life is.
You feel like you are living life.
Nature is a fairy who heals you.

By ISHU from Sri Lanka

Animals are the living blood of nature. There is a wonderful bond between animals and nature. Animals that are part of nature can make this world a wonderful place. We are just tourists to this world. I appeal to you to protect this world that does not belong to us in the journey of our lives. Enjoy your life and explore.

By Ryan from India

Hope and healing are essential for all people, especially those seeking asylum. When a person is displaced from their home and community, they often experience great trauma. We must provide hope and healing for these individuals to help them rebuild their lives.

By Diana from India

"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make the dreams into reality." - Dr. Jonas Salk

By Sami from Sri Lanka

This picture tells me there is hope and that many people can heal themselves because they believe. Though I have lived many years in Hong Kong, I still keep hoping. Though we have been through tough times, the wounds have healed.

By Sofia from Pakistan

It seems the clouds are playing hide and seek. Hiking heals me and natural beauty gives me hope!

By ISHU from Sri Lanka

The butterfly is a wonderful creature created by nature. Gentle and colorful wings create an art of nature. In summer, butterflies fly freely, like a dream. Be obedient to nature. Your heart will feel the sensitivity of nature. So enjoy your special moments like a butterfly for the rest of your life. Life is precious.

By W.D.N.R from Sri Lanka

Temple flower
Even if it blooms in many colors
It blooms in one go
Very beautiful
Temple flower
Wherever it blooms
Very subtle
Really
Temple flower
From birth to disaster
Decorate
Very beautiful
Temple flower
Although a symbol of love
Bloom
Very soon
Yes
Scented stalk horn
The secret that the world
Does not know
Piercing along
Frangipani

By J. Studio from Rwanda

When I see the mountain in front of me, I remember how strong it is. It shows me that my life will be like a mountain.

By J. Studio from Rwanda

This is where I find incredible peace and happiness.

By Janet from Philippines

By the Fresh Waters,
So cool and calm
Simply refreshing
Looking at it,
Is in itself, soothing.

By Jasmine from Yemen

Inspired by Rumi: Just as the water reflects the buildings and the sky, the body reflects the mind and the soul.

By Jana from Yemen

“I love the silent hour of night, For blissful dreams may then arise, Revealing to my charmed sight What may not bless my waking eyes.” - Anne Brontë,

By Rei from Sri Lanka

It’s silly how the longer I sat in this spot, the more my imagination drifted. We don’t have all the time to satisfy our inner child or enjoy the simpler things in life. Still, some days there’s hope in imagining and in how healing it is.

By Glad from Gambia

There will always be obstacles in my path, but the trails can take me anywhere.

By Hope from Uganda

At the end of every harsh weather, spring comes in and kisses us with its beautiful and lovely weather and blooming flowers. Oh how I love spring! At the end of every tunnel, there's hope.