As a young organization, Lampara believes in the power of collaboration. With various organizations supporting the same cause, it is not impossible to find collaborators. 

Before Lampara was formalized, the core group met Quintin Pastrana, the founder and managing director of Library Renewal Partnership, to discuss ways the two organizations could help each other. The meeting was full of visions and aspirations, and we are beyond excited to launch our campaign on the second quarter of the year.


LRP’s vision is to empower more than 2 million citizens by building at least 200 community learning centers by year 2020 and help forge an interconnected archipelago of readers and leaders. Currently, the organization has built 80 libraries in various parts of the countries such as Ilocos Norte, Albay, Aklan, Sagada, Kalinga, Tacloban, Quezon City, and Manila, among others. They have also built public libraries in conflict areas in Mindanao such as Zamboanga, Marawi, Maguindanao and South Cotabato. 

Interestingly, LRP has also built libraries for various public and private institutions such as the Philippine Heart Center, New Bilibid Prison, and GK Farms. Pastrana believes that a library should be brought where it is needed because “library is a great equalizer.”

Thank you, LRP for being our first collaborator!