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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Society for Human Rights and Prisoners' Aid (SHARP) Pakistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It has been working with Afghan refugees, non-Afghan asylum seekers, and IDPs to register them and providing them legal aid. It also works to promote human rights through education, seminars, lectures, symposium, training, workshops, mass media and print media.

Advocacy Forum (AF) Nepal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AF is working to promote the rule of law and upholds international human rights standards in Nepal. The core area of AF's work includes human rights advocacy. AF is actively confronting the deeply entrenched culture of impunity in Nepal.

The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Philippines
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) ensures that social reform is a continuous process that addresses the basic inequities in Philippine society, and that a policy environment conducive to social reform is actively pursued.

The Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio - ESAT Ethiopia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is an independent media outlet that promotes freedom of the press, democracy, the respect for human rights, and the rule of law in Ethiopia. It was founded in 2010 by a group of exiled journalists, living in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Anti Defamation League United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Seeks to combat discrimination against Jewish people and all other minorities, and to uphold the civil rights of all citizens.

Woodhull Freedom Foundation United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to affirm sexual freedom as a human right through advocacy and lobbying at the State and International level.

South African Business Coalition on Health and AIDS (SABCOHA) South Africa
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Coalition of businesses working to organize a response to HIV/AIDS and public health issues inside and outside the workplace.

Center For Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) Malawi
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Through its Paralegal Advisory Service, the CHREAA works to defend detainees and provide legal assistance to those who cannot afford it. It has now developed legal literacy and assistance services and influences public policy on access to justice.

Anza Entrepreneurs Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government

Anza supports businesses in Tanzania with strategic consulting, business training, affordable capital and access to a network of experts. In 2015, they launched the largest co-working space in Tanzania (Kili Hub) that enables social impact organizations and businesses to work together.

Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants - CURE Nigeria Nigeria
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It advocates for penal and prison systems that provide justice for criminal behaviors, respect the rule of law, human rights, and dignity. It also promotes the reconciliation between victims, offenders, and society.

National Peace Council of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The NPC works with different target groups with the aim to strengthen civil society, advocate for basic human rights, and ensure the free expression of ideas. Ultimately, they want to educate, mobilise and advocate for the building of a “rights conscious society” of citizens.

Uganda Debt Network Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Advocates for poverty-focused policies and to ensure transparency and accountability with regards to allocation of public resources

50/50 Group of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It works to achieve equal representation in public life by increasing women’s participation in democratic politics through training, advocacy, and the strengthening of their capacities in governance processes. Their programs are directed towards organized women's groups, local councilors, and traditional and religious leaders.

Save The Childhood Movement (Bachpan Bachao Andolan) India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Save The Childhood Movement was established to identify, liberate, rehabilitate and educate children in servitude through direct intervention, child and community participation, coalition building, consumer action, promoting ethical trade practices and mass mobilization.

THINK Liberia Liberia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to rehabilitate girls and women who have been victims of violence in order to give them access to education and basic rights.

Star Ghana Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a multi-donor program funded by UK Aid, the European Union, and Danida. It works to strengthen transparency, accountability, and responsiveness by promoting an active and engaged civil society that demands accountability and effectiveness.

Kenya Union of Journalists - KUJ Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is an organization seeking to improve the working conditions of journalists. It also protects and promotes freedom, professionalism and ethical standards in the media industry.

Union for Civil Liberty - UCL Thailand
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Hello Sarkar Nepal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

A national hotline under the Prime Minister's Office to redress all sorts of grievances, including corruption and irregularity.

LIBERTAS Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

LIBERTAS advocates for transparency and accountability in Government; the right of the citizens to information on matters of public concern; a free, clean, and honest electoral process; a free and responsible media; and the State's respect for all human rights, with full guarantees to the freedom of expression.

Asociatia Pro Democratia (APD) Romania
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to promote democracy, through accountability mechanisms and the organization of dialogue between society and political actors.

Australia Defense Association Australia
Factor 5: Order and Security

A non-partisan think tank on national security and defense with the mission of representing public interest and holding governmental agencies accountable.

Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism - CEWARN Ethiopia
Factor 5: Order and Security

It was founded in 2002 by members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). It is an initiative that aims to build a sustainable peace in the region through the prevention of violence and conflict through the collection and analysis of data, the dissemination of information, and the implementation of projects.

Rosia Montana Romania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to ban the open cast mining project in Alba county, and has morphed into the largest environmental movement in Romania.

Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Associations - CCRDA Ethiopia
Factor 3: Open Government

It is an association of NGO's and CSO's that serves as a forum for collective action and promotes the growth of civil society by supporting member organizations in capacity building and strengthening their collective voice. It was the first legally registered association of NGOs/CSOs in Ethiopia and has operated since 1973.