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:

• promote South-South civil society cooperation on trade and sustainable economic development; and
• 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

• Trade & Development
• Consumer Education & Awareness
• Competition Policy and Law
• Economic Regulation