Mission
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AN EMPOWERING PLATFORM THAT FACILITATES THE CREATIVE TALENT OF REFUGEES AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT LABS IN FILM, THEATER, AND OTHER STORYTELLING MODALITIES, ALONG WITH CREATING INDIGENOUS THEATER AND FILM PRODUCTIONS. HAKAWATI WORKS WITH, AND EMPLOYS PEOPLE FROM WITHIN THESE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO TELL STORIES BY PEOPLE FROM THE PLACES AND SPACES WHERE THE STORY ORIGINATES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO PRESERVE CULTURES UNDER THREAT, MENTOR ARTISTS IN FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, AND SUPPORT REFUGEE STORYTELLING WITHIN DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.