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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Action Works Nepal (AWON) Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Action Works Nepal's objective is to improve the livelihood of the poor, excluded, and vulnerable communities through innovative vocational opportunities, and economic empowerment activities as driven by communities.

Harakat (Afghanistan Investment Climate Facility Organization) Afghanistan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Removing and reducing regulatory and institutional barriers to doing business through providing grant funds to government, private sector and civil society, in order to increase or create opportunities for investment in Afghanistan.

Citizens Movement for Good Governance Sri Lanka
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

This organisation works to mobilise Sri Lankans for the purpose of building a democratic society in which the sovereign will of the people is respected and the rule of law is followed closely. They also wish to focus public attention on matters pertaining to good governance and democracy.

Budeshi Nigeria
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Budeshi (Open contracting for Nigeria), is initiative of the Public and Private Development Centre in partnership with the Pan-Atlantic University, and the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism.

National Foundation for Democracy and Human Rights in Uganda (NAFODU) Uganda
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Seeks to ensure democracy, human rights, and good governance through community based programs

Social Initiative for Democracy El Salvador
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to foster citizen participation (esp. Through its Youth Movement), tackle corruption through its Citizen Transparency Observatory and work towards political reform for democracy.

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).

Centre for Environmental Rights South Africa
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

A group of activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations in South Africa to realise the Constitutional right to a healthy environment by advocating and litigating for environmental justice.

Access to Justice Law Centre Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It provides legal advice and representation through paralegal services, community dialogue, and community justice programs.

Media Institute of Southern Africa - Malawi Chapter Malawi
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

MISA works to protect and uphold freedom of the press in Malawi. It has been active in petitioning transparency, and against President Mutharika's media crackdown in 2011.

Lawfarm India
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

This platform helps connect clients with lawyers. They have a free Q&A platform to get answers to legal queries. They run the legal helpline on Ipaidabribe.com.

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.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency - ADRA Ghana
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is the Ghanaian chapter of the global humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It works to create positive change in the conditions that cause poverty, with activities including agriculture, food security, WASH, as well as livelihood support to refugee population, among others.

Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice - KPTJ Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is a coalition of over 30 Kenyan and East African legal, human rights, and governance organizations. KPTJ is currently active in the monitoring, implementation, and enforcement of the mediation agreement.

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.

Open Parliament Canada
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is an initiative that promotes open data and accountability through the online publication of Parliamentary proceedings, such as debates, committees, members, and bills.

Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) Singapore
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to protect and inform citizens' consumer rights, and monitoring government regulation on consumer products.

Australian Council for International Development Australia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

It focuses on connecting various non government organizations within Australia in order to strengthen national and international development. It promotes knowledge surrounding these issues and leads dialogue to inspire change.

MALDEF United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Uses strategic litigation to advance the rights of Latino immigrants, and the Latino community in general for better education, health, work and social and economic life.

BRAC International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

A development organisation dedicated to alleviating poverty by empowering the poor with large scale programmes for men and women in different countries.

Balay Alternative Legal Advocates for Development in Mindanaw, Inc. - BALAOD Mindanaw Philippines
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

BALAOD Mindanaw works with marginalized sectors and communities in Mindanaw through alternative lawyering and paralegalism, stressing active non-violence as an integral part thereof in the advancement of justice, gender equality, and resource tenure improvement in the context of active people's participation in Governance.

Zambia AIDS Law Research and Advocacy Network Zambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Focuses on advocacy and policy development for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and provides legal services

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

UNAMA’s Human Rights Unit, as part of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursues an overall strategy to ensure the protection and promotion of human rights in Afghanistan.

Australian Open Government Partnership Civil Society Network Australia
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a network of individuals and civil society organizations that works to promote transparency and accountability. They provide a platform for reformers to talk about ways to improve transparency and to agree to commitments for reform.

International Society for Human Rights - The Gambia The Gambia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides aid to the families of political prisoners, sensitization training for law enforcers, reports on prison conditions, campaigns for law reform, and organizes lectures and workshops.