Angat Buhay

Angat Buhay Foundation, incorporated as Angat Pinas, Inc., is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in the Philippines. It was founded and officially launched on July 1, 2022, a day after its founder Leni Robredo's term as Vice President of the Philippines expired.

Angat Buhay
Angat Pinas, Inc.
FormationJuly 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)
FounderLeni Robredo
Founded atQuezon City, Philippines
TypeNonprofit organization
Non-governmental organization
Legal statusfoundation
Region served
 Philippines
FieldsEducation, health, food security and nutrition, and disaster risk response
Executive director
Raffy Magno
Websiteangatbuhay.ph

The foundation aims to continue the anti-poverty and pandemic response programs started during Robredo's tenure as vice president, which all went under the same umbrella name of "Angat Buhay" (a Tagalog word meaning 'improve life's condition'; lit.'Lift Life'). The foundation is focused on four key areas: health, education, food security, and disaster risk response. It was launched with a two-day street party and art exhibit, the proceeds from which were made part of the foundation's program funds. On June 30, 2022, the foundation announced that its first project would be a dormitory for the indigent students of Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) in Quezon.

In July 2022, a statement by the Ateneo de Manila University announced that a new species of water scavenger beetle, discovered in Ifugao by Enrico Gerard Sanchez, will be named after Angat Buhay's anti-poverty program with the scientific name Anacaena angatbuhay.

In an interview reported in the Harvard International Review on October 22, 2022, Robredo said that Angat Buhay during her term mobilized about a billion U.S. dollars. She said that Angat Buhay was present in over 300 communities and partnered with about 700 organizations.

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