CUTS
Africa Resource Centre, Nairobi
Consumer Unity & Trust Society Africa Resource Centre
(CUTS ARC), Nairobi started as a non-governmental organisation
(NGO), and was registered in the year 2000, in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Centre started its operations in the year 2003. The setting
up of this Centre was a necessity owing to the frequency at
which many NGO's in Africa were approaching CUTS for supporting
areas of consumer protection, poverty reduction, trade development
and economic policy, training and advocacy. Another aim of
CUTS ARC is to consolidate and expand the activities of South-South
civil society cooperation.
Mission
& Objectives
CUTS ARC's mission is to develop a close and beneficial relationship
between
two developing regions, namely, Eastern and Central Africa
and South Asia. The Centre also functions as the Centre for
African-based civil society organisations (CSOs), and resource
centre for studies, research and advocacy programmes conducted
by CUTS. It works closely with partner institutions in Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia, among others.
In
partnering with these like-minded organisations, ARC, Nairobi
seeks to:
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promote South-South civil society cooperation on trade and
sustainable
economic development; and
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create
and build long-term capacity of civil society representatives
in the region to address the issues of equity and accountability
in the economic system.
Programme Areas
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Trade & Development
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Consumer Education & Awareness
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Competition Policy and Law
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Economic Regulation
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