(toó-kud; Filipino) [n.] to build. to establish; to create; to form. to brace; to support; to prop. to lean; to rest or rely, for support, comfort, to keep up, to help, to give strength or courage.
OUR HERITAGE
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Kapwa
Kalikhasan
Kayamanan
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Spaces for the Filipino
Designing Filipino
Celebrating Filipino
Legacy of a Filipino
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Tukod, meaning support in traditional Filipino vernacular houses, is a non-stock, non-profit, P.C.N.C. and 1% for Planet accredited foundation. It hopes to champion Archipelagic Creativity and Craftsmanship through placemaking, publishing, archiving, and celebrating culture and nature, caring for the Filipino’s legacy through projects that design with and for the climate, biodiversity, and ecology, our archipelago.
Established in 2000, the Tukod Foundation aims to embody this idea of supporting and opening new windows of possibilities for the Filipino community, and our pride of place, utilising vernacular and traditional local creativity, for regional and global transformation.
VISION ✹ GINHAWA
For every Filipino community to champion design, craft, and creativity across our archipelago and the world to.
MISSION ✹ MAALIWALAS
Placemaking, publishing, archiving, and celebrating to liberate accessibility and understanding of Filipino design, craft, and creativity for ecological sustainability and the wellbeing of our communities.
