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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau Singapore
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Investigates and prosecutes cases of corruption ib the public and private sectors.

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) United States
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.

The Trades Union Congress of Ghana - TUC Ghana
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It represents eighteen national unions in negotiations with the government and the Employers Association. It works to secure social and economic justice and to improve labor rights in Ghana.

Pro Bono Ontario Canada
Factor 5: Order and Security

It works to bridge the legal service gap by uniting lawyers who want to donate their services and low-income Ontarians whose legal problems aren’t covered by government agencies.

Australian Human Rights Commission Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to enhance and protect awareness of human rights. It also aims to maintain accountability within the government to uphold these rights.

Transparency Ethiopia - TE Ethiopia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is the local chapter of Transparency International and has worked in Ethiopia since 2002. It builds coalitions with the private sector, civil society organizations, and the government to prevent corrupt practices, strengthen public institutions, and foster a deep-rooted anti-corruption culture.

Manifesto Jamaica Jamaica
Factor 3: Open Government

Works with young artists, entrepreneurs and activists to develop new leadership for Jamaica through capacity training, events, and job and opportunity creation.

Afghanistan Justice Sector Support Program Afghanistan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

JSSP employs international and Afghan advisors to train, build the capacity of, and provide technical assistance to Afghan officials within Afghan ministries and institutions. It focuses on developing the technical skills of justice officials through trainings in the criminal justice field. .

Federation of Women Lawyers - FIDA Kenya Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a women’s rights organization that offers free legal aid in matters such as custody and maintenance, matrimonial disputes, discrimination in employment, participation in public positions, and sexual violence. FIDA also conducts education and advocacy programs, which impact structural, institutional, and legal reforms in Kenya.

African People & Wildlife Fund Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a field-based organization with its regional headquarters in Tanzania (Tanzania People & Wildlife). It specializes in empowering and engaging local people in conservation and sustainable development projects. Its programs emphasize reducing conflicts with wildlife, wildlife-based income generation, environmental education and training, and sustainable community development.

Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA) Pakistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice

CIICA is Pakistan's first international arbitration center that offers arbitration, mediation and a wide range of other dispute avoidance and resolution services.

Philippine Center on Transnational Crime Philippines
Factor 5: Order and Security

Philippine Center on Transnational Crime is the national law enforcement agency which carries investigations beyond the borders of the Philippines on any crime which impacts the stability and security of the Philippines.

Burma Human Rights Network - BHRN Myanmar
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Officially registered in 2015 and based in London, it works to advance and advocate for the human rights of minorities, as well as religious freedom in Burma.

Australian Youth Climate Commission Australia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Largets youth run organization in Australia that empowers and educates people on global climate change. A current campaign is stopping a silencing bill on climate change by the Australian government.

Rainbo Initiative Sierra Leone
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It provides medical, psychosocial, and legal services, for survivors of GBV in Freetown, Kenema, and Kono. It offers a space where survivors of SGBV can access clinical care, counselling, and referrals to key service providers.

Citizens' Election Observers Network Uganda
Factor 3: Open Government

Aims to promote integrity and transparency in Ugandan elections and encourage citizen participation in the electoral process

Kick Corruption out of Kigezi Uganda
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Empowers citizens to fight corruption through raising awareness and encourgaing citizens to demand accountability

Center for Social Justice - CSJ Nigeria
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

The organization works to strengthen the relationship between public decision making and social justice. Their main areas of work include transparency and participation in public finance management, poverty reduction, and rights enhancement.

Institute For Human Rights & Development in Africa The Gambia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 7: Civil Justice

IHRDA has been working since 1998 to strengthen the African human rights system through offering pro bono legal counsel to victims of human rights abuses, conducting training workshops, and other capacity building activities for lawyers and other human rights defenders.

Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It aims to supplement and complement the development efforts of the Government. It was established with the aim of increasing HIV/AIDS services through addressing the shortage of skilled health professionals in rural underserved settings.

Centre for Community Development Studies (CECODES) Vietnam
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Undertakes research on policy impact assessment and implement solutions on capacity strengthening for communities, especially disadvantaged communities, through surveys on transparency and governance.

Civil Society Education Coalition Malawi
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

81 NGOs working to improve and further education in Malawi, along with consolidating its network to uphold the Education for All Goal.

Stanford Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to advance the rule of law through research, training and leadership courses.

Singapore After Care Association (SACA) Singapore
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to rehabilitate offenders by providing assistance in finding employment, fighting stigmatisation and helping families.

Tanganyika Law Society Tanzania
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It promotes access to justice for all with sustained professional standards, and five core values: professionalism, transparency, voluntarism, equity, and professional solidarity. Their projects include "Children in conflict with the law project in Mbeya" and "Developing legal aid providers manual for paralegal training project description.".