Vision, Mission & Values

#WeDoHope

Hope isn’t passive. It’s not sitting back and wishing things were different. Hope is something we do — together, actively, stubbornly — even when the odds feel impossible.

For 40 years, that’s been our driving force. We do hope by challenging injustice, restoring rights and building movements. We do hope by standing with those on the frontlines. We do hope by refusing to look away.

Our vision

We envision a world where justice flows like rivers, where the silenced are heard and where no one is forgotten. A world where dignity, equality and freedom aren’t privileges for the few — they’re rights for all.

Our mission

We challenge injustice, restore rights and build hope alongside grassroots partners and activists around the world. We don’t impose solutions from a distance. We listen, learn and respond to what communities actually need. And we believe the most powerful change comes from creative, community-led work that addresses the root causes — not just the symptoms.

What drives us

• Hope is essential to human flourishing. Without it, communities can’t imagine a different future. We cultivate hope not through empty optimism, but through solidarity, action and small victories that build momentum.
• Justice is the foundation for real peace. Reconciliation without accountability is hollow. We work for justice that transforms systems, holds power accountable and creates conditions where everyone can thrive.
• Rights are non-negotiable. We promote human dignity and walk alongside people as they defend and claim their rights — whether that’s the right to land, water, safety, movement or simply to exist without fear.

How we work

• We’re responsive — we listen first, then act. We create platforms where communities can speak for themselves and lead their own movements for change.
• We’re creative — we use art, music, storytelling and culture to challenge injustice and shift hearts. Creativity opens doors that statistics and policy papers can’t.
• We’re collaborative — we partner with local organisations, international networks, supporters and activists. We believe in the power of collective action and shared struggle.
• We’re spiritual — not in a narrow religious sense, but in recognising that justice work requires something deeper than strategy alone. It requires sustaining practices, community care and a spirituality of activism that keeps us going for the long haul.

Where we come from

Amos Trust is rooted in inclusive Christianity, but we work with and for people of all faiths and none. Our commitment is to justice and liberation for the oppressed through non-violence, reconciliation and peace.

Our name comes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s use of the Hebrew prophet Amos, who called for justice to “roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” That image — justice flowing like rivers — continues to guide everything we do.

We’re not waiting for justice to arrive on its own. We’re building the channels, removing the barriers and doing the work to make it flow.