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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Myanmar Alliance for Transparency and Accountability - MATA Myanmar
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a national network comprised of civil society actors from all states and regions of Myanmar. It advocates for transparency and accountability, with an emphasis on extractive industries and natural resource governance. It also supports members to collaboratively analyze potential economic, political, and social reforms.

National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law) Kenya
Factor 3: Open Government

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Open Access to Public Legal Information Online Archive of the Kenya Gazettes
It provides universal access to Kenya’s public legal information, by monitoring and reporting on the development of jurisprudence for the promotion of the rule of law. It is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement.

The Environmental Foundation for Africa Sierra Leone
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1992 in the United Kingdom, it works in Sierra Leone and Liberia, raising awareness about environmental issues and promoting energy conservation. It is a member organization of the Green Actors of West Africa (GAWA) and The Environmental Forum for Action (ENFORAC).

LAWASIA: law Association for Asisa and the Pacific Australia
Factor 7: Civil Justice

LAWASIA promotes the sharing of legal knowledge to ensure a mutual understanding of the standards of rule of law. It's central goal is to strengthen professional relations.

The National Council of Churches of Kenya Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

The Council has sought to promote the creation of a just and sustainable society, through national governance processes and civic competence building, as well as through peace building, and health and education programs, among others.

The Health for All Coalition Sierra Leone
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 2008, it has a membership of approximately 150 organizations, advocating for quality healthcare in Sierra Leone. Their programs include the Independent Monitoring of the Free Health Care Initiative and the Drug Distribution and Supervising Unit.

National Justice Project Australia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides legal assistance to those whose access to justice is most inaccessible to advance social justice. They advocate for equal access fair legal proceedings, with a focus on Aboriginal peoples.

Human Rights Network - Uganda Uganda
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

A Network of human rights organizations working to advance child rights, women's rights, and civil and poliitcal rights

Campaign Zero United States
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to end police violence, racial profiling and police militarization through advocacy, lobbying and legislation tracking.

Coalition of Domestic Election Observers - CODEO Ghana Ghana
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a network of civil society groups, faith-based organizations, and professional associations that monitor Ghanaian elections. It mobilizes citizens to actively participate in electoral processes and it complements the efforts of the Electoral Commission in ensuring transparent, free, fair, and peaceful elections.

Institute for Development and Communication International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Engaged in social research with implications for change in the field of social development, governance to improve public safety and justice, economic development for distributive justice and gender studies.

Faith-based Congress Against Immoral Debts Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Faith-based Congress Against Immoral Debts (FCAID) is a network of faith-based groups working toward the understanding of the debt issue and action against the immoralities of debt. This network is guided by a Coordinating Committee with members from various faith-based organizations.

National Vigilance Centre (NVC) Nepal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

NVC was established pursuant to Corruption Control Act 2002, and one of the important tasks of NVC is to 'manage income and asset disclosures' of Nepalese "public officials", let alone a general mandate of handling public grievances. NVC does a technical audit of infrastructure development projects carried out by the Government of Nepal (GoN).

Parliamentary Monitoring Group South Africa
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Coalition of NGOs working to monitor parliament activity, transparency and accountability.

The Duty Lawyer Service Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Founded in 1978, it is managed by the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Law Society of Hong Kong with financing from the government. It complements legal aid services provided by the Legal Aid Department by offering four legal assistance schemes: the Duty Lawyer Scheme, the Legal Advice Scheme, the Tel-Law Scheme, and the Convention Against Torture and Non-refoulement Claims Scheme.

Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC) Nepal
Factor 7: Civil Justice

PNCC is a non-profit making organization of committed returnee migrant workers dedicated to protecting and promoting migrant workers' rights at national, regional and international levels.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Leading think tank and resource center on the state of health in the United States.

Group for Social Dialogue (GDS) Romania
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to inform citizen through Citizen Cafes, and advocate for a more open and transparent government system.

FactsCan Canada
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a fact-checker on Canadian federal politics. Their goal is to educate and engage Canadians in critical thinking and evidence-based political decision-making. It seeks accountability of politicians and fosters honesty in political debate.

Emergency Medicine Association of Tanzania Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security

Their aim is pioneering, promoting, and advocating the development of emergency medicine in Tanzania. It is one of the leading emergency medical research pioneers in Tanzania.

Commonwealth Secretariat International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Secretatiat works to offer technical assistance to Commonwealth countries to guarantee access to the rule of law, combat corruption and deliver good governance systems.

Pratidhi India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Pratidhi is a collaborative society of Delhi Police and the NGO, Association for Development. Pratidhi works for the welfare and rehabilitation of victims of crime.

Liberia Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (LEITI) Liberia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to monitor the extractive industry and its compliance with government standards and environmental hands, and promoting transparency over planned works to the public.

Global Justice Center International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Global Justice Center seeks to effectively make use of international human rights treatise in order to guarantee access to human rights for people around the world. Through an expert team of lawyers and human rights advocates they seek to apply the treaties' guarantees to expand access and ensure normative control. 

Interfaith Forum of Muslim and Christian Women's Association - Women's Interfaith Council Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

It aims to enable members of women's faith organizations to work together to address conflict, poverty, and insecurity. It works principally in the Kanduna region.