To champion youth-led philanthropy, humanitarian service, and advocacy by mobilizing communities, building meaningful partnerships, and creating sustainable initiatives that uplift lives and advance social justice.
TAGPINAS: Weaving a Better Philippines Through Youth-Led Action
TAGPINAS is a dynamic and enthusiastic organization committed to helping create a better future for the Philippines, thanks to the energy and ideals of young leaders. The name comes from the Filipino term "Pagtatagpi-tagpi", meaning "to mend or to put together", and this exactly reflects our aim. We consider ourselves to be the "needle and thread" that joins together a diverse and colourful collection of advocacies and ideas, thus forming a more solid, resilient and compassionate society. The letters T, A and G in our name proudly stand for "The Advocates for Good in the Philippines".
Our aim is to promote youth-led philanthropy, humanitarian work, and advocacy. This is done by bringing communities together, establishing genuine partnerships, and setting up sustainable projects which, in the short term, improve people's lives and at the same time advance long-term social justice. We are determined to create a society in which youth leadership is not only acknowledged but becomes a main force in delivering compassionate service. We want to influence governance so that it becomes more responsive and to achieve ongoing humanitarian and systemic change that brings benefits to both current and future generations.
ORIGINS
TAGPINAS started out with a simple yet strong idea—namely, to revitalize and raise the standard of the youth-led organizational culture in the municipality of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. The founder gathered together a committed number of young leaders from the area who were passionate and had a variety of equally important causes. We are still fully dedicated to protecting and making use of their joint resolutions as the basis for our policy-making and all our future actions.
We are guided by five core beliefs that shape our approach to everything we do:
At its core, TAGPINAS is not merely an organization but a community composed of committed young Filipinos who are working together to lay the foundations for change. We would like to invite you to take part in our effort to repair, bring about unity, and raise the level of the Philippines, one youth-driven initiative at a time. Together, we are creating a more promising future.