Who We Are
Repairers of the Breach
We are Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF). We started with a burden to repair what has been broken in society. We speak for consumers, especially those unheard in policy rooms and underserved in communities, women, youth, children, and persons with disabilities. Our work responds to the widening gap between what people are promised and what they receive in safety, dignity, and fairness as consumers.
We engage the systems that shape everyday life, challenging low standards, poor enforcement, and exclusion, while equipping people to understand and demand their rights.
Like the builders in Isaiah 58:12, we are committed to being repairers of the breach, not just pointing out what is wrong, but rebuilding what can work. For CADEF, advocacy is not charity; it is necessary repair.
Empowering Consumers, Advancing Standards
Vision Statement
An advocate for justice and fairness, fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship that empowers individuals and transforms communities.
Mission Statement
To promote a just and humane society through enhanced consumer protection, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and empowerment to strengthen sustainable economic growth.
