LIPI is a Tagalog word that means ancestry, family, race, house, tribe, and clan. In English, LIPI an acronym of Long Island, Philippine Islands.

LIPI connects resources from Long Island to underprivileged communities in the Philippines—providing vocational training, mentorship, and a life-changing encounter with the Gospel. Our goal is to empower young Filipinos to break the cycle of poverty, strengthen their families, leading with Jesus.

Group of students in uniforms gathered outside a school building for an event, with a person seated nearby and others speaking to the crowd.

LIPI loves Luzon, Vizayas, & Mindanao which we affectionately call LuzViMinda.

Luzon

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Vizayas

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Mindanao

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Luzon ~ Vizayas ~ Mindanao ~

A person working in a rice paddy field using a rake tool, surrounded by rows of green vegetation and trees in the background.

LIPI’s mission is to transform underprivileged youth in LuzViMinda through the Gospel of Jesus Christ by providing essential agribusiness, vocational, & technical education for their economic growth.