CUTS International (Consumer Unity & Trust Society) began its journey in 1983 in Rajasthan, from a rural development communication initiative, a wall newspaper Gram Gadar (Village Revolution). This monthly wall newspaper is published regularly and has been instrumental in providing a forum for the oppressed classes to get justice. On seeing Gram Gadar, Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD (1995-2004) observed: “It confirmed my view that often the simple lack of awareness lies at the root of so much
Since 1983, we have been working for the welfare of consumers, from the grassroots to the international level. In the early 1990s, when the Uruguay Round discussions were at a peak, we expanded into trade and development. This lead to substantial growth, as very few NGOs in the South were grappling with these new issues of globalisation and liberalisation.Over time we expanded our work to include South-South cooperation, to share our skills etc and have now acquired the status of an international NGO, with
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