Handheld Stories

Mission Statement

Handheld Stories provides communities confronting critical social issues the tools to digitally document their experiences in unique narratives and promote them online. From helping participants to understand their unique circumstances as vital and important stories, to editing the final short film on a laptop or tablet, Handheld Stories helps an authentic voice emerge that’s empowered to address these issues in new and profound ways. Our Vision We envision a world where all people, regardless of their economic or social standing, have the right, the means, and access to participate in the global conversation. Handheld Stories will be known for contributing to a world where all people have the opportunity to share their stories as informed global citizens, where no one remains underrepresented and where the right to free speech also encompasses the right to be heard.