Leading Organizations

Azad Foundation provides livelihoods with dignity for resource-poor women living in urban areas in India. It's aim is to level the employment field for disadvantaged women by providing bold livelihoods options that enhance women’ economic status, dignity, and decision-making within their families. To achieve this, our Women on Wheels programme empowers women with minimal economic and social capital to become professional commercial drivers. It helps qualified women drivers secure employment opportunities in partnership with its for-profit sister organization of Azad Foundation.

The Youth Parliament of Pakistan (YPP) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious program established to foster democratic values and civic participation among youth.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Overcoming the Challenges of Access to Justice
Founded in 1993, it is dedicated to the defense of ecosystems in terms of human rights, and for the promotion of environmentally responsible practices in Nigeria. It is the local chapter of Friends of the Earth International and the coordinator in Africa for Oilwatch International.

Works to promote the rights of marginalised groups in society and especially in the workplace, through research and lobbying for social reform.

It is a collective action organization that combats corruption affecting the business sector by connecting companies, chambers of commerce, and industry groups with the government. It also maps corruption to identify where it is occurring within the business community.

Advocates for government openness and data and information provision for accountability and oversight by citizens.

The DPCR seeks to develop, guide and steer a “community and service oriented” police organization in forging relationship with, informing, persuading, shaping perception of, and mobilizing the communities towards the need for respect for laws, maintenance of peace and orderliness, and safety of environment.

Think tank working with business, political and civil society organizations in order to regulate and open up the space for the energy sector in Ukraine.

It represents different sectors of Coastal Muslim communities in Kenya. Their work is focused on the following areas: peace and security development, social accountability, access to justice, and land and advocacy. They also promote the health rights of drug users, especially related to HIV infection.

Provides legal and ethical aid for survivors of domestic violence

Seeks to influence government decisions surrounding resources to promote achievement of sustainable development

It supports small and medium Ethiopian enterprises that are developing innovative solutions to address the challenges of climate change. The initiative is supported by the World Bank’s program infoDev, UK Aid, and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Ideas Academy - Quality Secondary Education for Refugees, Stateless and Undocumented Youths
It is a research institute that offers solutions for public policy by improving understanding of the principles of rule of law, limited government, and market freedoms. Their areas of work include democracy and governance, social policy, and economics and business.

It was founded in 2017 to investigate the status of human rights, freedoms, and the rule of law in Hong Kong. It provides independent and comprehensive analysis, and monitors and reports on developments related to judicial independence, press and academic freedoms, and political prisoners, to name a few.

It provides high quality training and consultancy on agricultural businesses. It addresses challenges like market information to local farmers (i.e. connecting local farmers directly to the market with the use of Information Communication Technology - ICT), and the use of innovative farming methods (i.e. treated seeds, tractors, establishment of irrigation farming, etc.).

Works to monitor elections and provide independent review of the electoral process to citizens.

APF is a paramilitary force with the basic roles of maintaining law and order, combatting insurgency, and cracking down terrorist activities. It is mobilized in various policing jobs—security of VIPs, protection of vital installations and facilities, and control riots and public unrest. APF serves as a second layer for maintaining security in the country.

HAWCA is a human rights organization that works to improve women's and children rights in Afghanistan through providing legal assistance, legal tranings, and counselling.

Works to protect Malawi's Wildlife, and recently integrated the Wildlife Crime Investigation Unit to combat illegal trafficking of animals.

It works to protect human rights and promotes justice and the rule of law. They offer free legal services for women victims of sexual based violence, children, and disadvantaged people. They also provide capacity building for lawyers and paralegals through trainings, seminars, and internships.

Works to defend human rights, especially of women and children, research new governance programs and has initiated prison reform.

It works to advance democracy, governance, human rights, and the rule of law in Sierra Leone. They specialize in the promotion of legal reforms and governance accountability.

AGHS Legal Aid Cell is a human rights and legal aid organization operating in Pakistan since 1980. It was the first legal aid organization established in the country. The major focus of the organization has been the rights of women, children and minorities in Pakistan.

Since it was formed in 1986, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has been advancing the interests of the Filipino working press while promoting free expression and free press. It has over 1,500 members in more than 60 chapters here and abroad.

The Children and Community Initiative for Development (CAID), is an research organization striving towards child and community development in The Gambia.