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Uganda Consumers Protection Association, UCPA

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Business and Industry Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Food Human Rights Intellectual Property Sustainable Development
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Uganda
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Reduce child mortality Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Aims and Objectives - The aims and objectives of the Uganda Consumers' Protection Association (UCPA) are: (a) To educate consumers on their rights, responsibilities and the environment through appropriate channels. (b) To create a forum where consumers and other interested groups can meet and discuss matters of mutual concern relating to consumers and socio-economic welfare. (c) To gather and disseminate information on consumer welfare, rights, responsibilities and to defend consumer rights. (d) To act as a watch-dog and pressure group on consumer rights, interests, welfare and protection directly or through representation. (e) To facilitate the defence of consumer rights and welfare and undertake all possible actions and initiatives for the protection and establishment of such rights. (f) To provide legal services in matters of consumerwelfare and interests whether as consultancy work or legal aid as the matter may be. (g) To establish close links between parties and individuals concerned with consumer protection who shall include amongothers scientists, doctors, lawyers, legal methodologists, environmental experts, engineers, journalists, etc. (h) To do such other things as may be conducive to the attainment of the aims and objectives of the Association.
Year established:	1993
Year of registration:	1993
Organizational structure:	UCPA has Trustees, a Board of Directors, an Executive Committee, Special Task Forces formed from time to time, affliate members, corporate members and ordinary members.
Number and type of members:	UCPA has a membership of about 367 members and it is still growing.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Affliated to Consumers International, CI
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Providing information about our local labour market to investors

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