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Uganda Consumers Protection Association (UCPA)Organisation Name:Uganda Consumers Protection Association (UCPA)
Member no:367 Joining date:14 Mar 1994 Region:Africa Address:P.O. Box 2242 Kampala Location:Uganda Telephone:+256 41 4 234 002 Fax:+256 41 4 347 395 Email:samwatasa@yahoo.com Main contact:Sam K. Watasa Position:Executive Director Description:UCPA was established in 1993 and has over 200 individual supporters and two institutional members. The association is engaged in policy advocacy for an environment that enables consumers to exercise their rights by influencing business practices and regulatory activities. Its main activities are: food and nutrition rights; fair trade in goods and services and effective regulatory conduct. In the next three years UCPA will be focussing on food and nutrition campaigns and on consumer rights to access clean water and will lobby for the enactment of a consumer protection law. Operational Language:English Member Type:Affiliate Type of Work:Campaigning and/or lobbying,Networking Current Campaigns:Competition,Financial Services/Credit and Debt,Food Safety/Obesity,Legislation/Consumer Protection,Public Utilities,Other |