Economic Growth Philippines Project #24500

Social Enterprise Development for Communities

by De La Salle University

Social Enterprise Development for Communities

Project Report | Dec 5, 2022
LSEED Center expands its curricular programs

By Norby Roque Salonga | Founding Director, LSEED Center

The Lasallian Social Enterprise for Economic Development (LSEED) Center has expanded its curricular efforts by offering an introductory session on social entrepreneurship and design thinking to sophomore students through the Student Affair Services (SAS) 2000 program. A total of 5 sections with 210 students successfully participated in the program.

SAS2000 gives the students opportunities to nurture their interests and passion while developing their interpersonal skills in order to relate effectively with others. It focuses on enhancing their personal traits, knowledge and skills and reflecting on how they can further use these skills. For LSEED's part, its module provides the students to understand Lasallian social entrepreneurship and the process of design thinking. It also involves a workshop which highlights the use and benefits of design thinking in creating social entrepreneurship.

Aside from SAS 2000, LSEED also offers curricular courses such as the NSTP-LSEED, Senior High School, basic certificate course, and core/elective courses in partnership with NSTP and Formation Office, the Integrated School, School of Lifelong Learning, and select colleges of DLSU.

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Oct 1, 2022
Successful implementation of new programs in social enterprise development

By Norby R. Salonga | Director, LSEED Center

The Lasallian Social Entrerprise for Economic Development (LSEED) Center has successfully implemented the Angat Buhay Young Social Entrepreneurs Program (ABY SEP) and the KAagapay sa Yugto-yugto at Abot-kayang Negosyo Project (KAYA). These efforts provided marginalized communities with formation, mentorship and resources in establishing community-based social enterprises. A total of 37 social enterprises has been estalbished with 176 trained social entrepreneurs.

Moreover, the Center is also successful with the Batch 1 of the LSEED Certificate Program or the Basic Certificate Course in Social Entrepreneurship. Its curricular initiatives, SAS 2000 and NSTP-LSEED managed to introduce the concept of social entrepreneurship to 838 freshmen and 103 sophomore students, respectively for AY 2021-2022. On the other hand, the Service Learning effort was able to implement 25 projects in 25 communities, involving a total of 196 students. Said projects were successful in documenting social enterprise plans, developing interventions in marketing, logistics management, financial management, as well as in providing capacity building sessions.

For AY 2022-2023, LSEED has expanded its academic programs. It has also formally launched a new initiative for student organization called Social Enterprise Development for Student Organizations (SEDSO) in partnership with the student affairs office and the student council. This effort is meant to recalibrate the social engagement efforts of student organizations, with alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through social entrepreneurship. LSEED Online Mentoring (LOM) version 2.0 was also pilot tested. The new mentoring strategy of the LSEED Center through LOM captures the growth and progress of social enterprises using a centralized database, designed primarily for the LOM sessions.

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May 4, 2022
LSEED Center expands its programs nationwide

By Norby Salonga | Founding Director, LSEED Center

The Lasallian Social Enterprise for Economic Development Center has successfully implemented the KAagapay sa Yug-yugto at Abot-kayang Negosyo (KAYA) Project and Angat Buhay Young Social Entrepreneurs Program (ABY SEP). These efforts have involved and developed 37 social enterprises nationwide or around 175 social entrepreneurs.

For its curricular courses, it has successfully implemented 20 projects through NSTP-LSEED, 9 projects under service learning, and has recently expanded its engagement with students through 23 more sections of NSTP and 3 groups for SAS 2000.

LSEED Center also recently launched the first batch of its Basic Certificate Course on Social Entrepreneurship in partnership with DLSU School of Lifelong Learning. This certificate course offers an in-depth discussion and learning of the key concept and application of social entrepreneurship. It is a combination of theoretical learning and community of practice as key strategies in balancing the learning process. Students will learn about localizing the Sustainable Development Goals through social entrepreneurship, design thinking, circular economy, community development, theory of change, and basics of SE operations. Specifically, below are the specific expected learning outcomes.

Social Awareness - ability to assess and deeply understand the social realities with high level of consciousness
Communication Skills- communicate effectively with people from all walks of life and articulate ideas in a manner that will be well-understood and well-received by key stakeholders
Bridging Leadership- demonstrate leadership in a multi-stakeholder setting and facilitate inclusive and collaborative discussions in addressing societal divides through social entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset- identify opportunities, process ideas, and develop socially-relevant and innovative solutions.

LSEED Center has also secured an institutional membership with the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (C.E.O) which is the premier entrepreneurship network with over 250 university chapters globally. Its student organizations namely, Hult Prize @ DLSU and DLSU SCALE have both passed the accreditation of the university for student organizations under Lasallian Mission. Several students and groups have been recognized and successfully competed in various competitions local and international.

Finally, the Center celebrated its 6th year anniversary last March 26, 2022 with an online advocacy campaign promoting social entrepreneurship nationwide. It is worth noting that De La Salle University has been included in the 401-600 bracket for SDG 1: No Poverty under the THE Impact Rankings 2022. LSEED is the leading unit promoting and localizing the said SDG in the university.

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