Anthropology Watch, Inc., or AnthroWatch, was founded by a group of Anthropology graduate students of the University of the Philippines Diliman, with the purpose of bridging a perceived gap between the academic focus of education and the practice of development anthropology through actual engagement in development work. The organization and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 8, 1994.

AnthroWatch has the vision of sustainable, self-managed communities, especially IP communities in the Philippines which have secure Ancestral Domains. Its mission is to work toward this vision by conducting research, Geographic Information System (GIS), mapping, training and advocacy through processes that are facilitative, participatory, gender-fair, culturally appropriate and ecologically sound.