DLSU-Social Development Research Center

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Established in 1979, the DLSU-Social Development Research Center (DLSU-SDRC) supports De La Salle University-Manila’s mission to advance learning and use of knowledge. Its mandate includes conducting research, building capacities, and promoting public awareness and discussion of emerging social issues related to the quality of life, social development, and national growth. The Center’s three-fold mission is to conduct research on socially relevant topics that respond to society's changing needs, disseminate findings to the academic community and other stakeholders for advocacy and capacity building, and establish linkages with research and academic institutions in the ASEAN region. Its vision is to be a leading social development research center in Southeast Asia to attain humane, inclusive, just, and sustainable communities through the production of transformative knowledge and social policy advocacy.

The Center’s research thrusts include poverty and people empowerment, social development, children and youth in high-risk environments, women’s health and gender relations, and service delivery and quality provision. DLSU-SDRC is highly recognized for its research on poverty, social development, and people empowerment. It has contributed to the establishment of schools, income generation, community organization, and improved service provision in various aspects of health, governance, and social service. In addition to providing data and analysis for over 200 studies completed since its inception, the Center’s programs and initiatives have resulted in policies and projects that address the needs of those requiring attention and services the most.

Dr. Homer J. Yabut currently serves as the Director of the Center.

To access studies from DLSU-SDRC in SERP-P, click here.