Associação para Defesa do Consumidor (ADECO)

Associação para Defesa do Consumidor (ADECO) is the only consumer organisation active in the Republic of Cape Verde Islands. ADECO was founded in 1998 as a local consumer organisation and became a national consumer organisation in 2004. Today, it has more than 1,700 individual members. Its headquarters are in Mindelo, St. Vincent Island but ADECO has local offices in three others islands. Since 2004, ADECO’s growth has been exponential in terms of members, revenues, activities implemented and level of public recognition. Its main activities are related to consumer education and lobbying, promotion of participatory citizenship and solidarity.