UP Social Action and Research for Development Foundation, Inc.
The University of the Philippines Social Action and Research for Development Foundation, Inc. (UPSARDFI) is a non-political, non-stock, non-profit corporation established in 1981 to provide an institutional medium which assists the UP CSWCD to undertake, promote, and/or enhance research and action programs and projects on social development.
As an affiliate organization of the UP CSWCD, the Foundation is committed to:
- Support programs and projects in social work, community development and women;
- Encourage and underwrite researches and studies in social development;
- Establish scholarships and professorial chairs in social work, community development and related fields;
- Conduct, sponsor or underwrite seminars, trainings programs, and conferences dedicated to the promotion, propagation, and enhancement of social development;
- Publish and distribute, without profit, research outputs of projects and research programs supported or undertaken; and
- Assist in strengthening the library, field placement and other facilities to improve the teaching and research capabilities of UP-CSWCD.