Welcome to the Centre for Development Support

Vision
To be a leading research and training unit promoting sustainable human development

Mission
Promoting sustainable development through:

• Conducting applied and policy-orientated research to inform, steer and facilitate development initiatives and programmes
  
  
• Building capacity through training and development programmes
  
  
• Having at its disposal a collection of reference, research and documentary material on aspects of development
  
  
• Maintaining an information system and data base to facilitate socio-economic policy making and planning
  
  
• Rendering a consultative service on socio-economic development issues and initiatives to clients in the private and public sector, as well as the NGOs and CBOs
  
  
• Being part of a broad network of national and international development expertise.