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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Pasali Philippines Foundation Philippines
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

In a former conflict ridden area of Palimbang, Pasali contributes to peace by allowing its interventions to touch on issues on discrimination, land ownership, debt, and lack of economic resources.

Women's Development Foundation Sri Lanka
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

An organisation aimed at empowering women economically, socially, and legally.

Uganda Women Parliamentary Association Uganda
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

Mobilizes women to be a part of political processes and to close the gender gap within politics

AIDHA Singapore
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Provides training courses for migrant women in Singapore in financial literacy and self development with the goal of enabling to develop ventures in Singapore and send money home.

Louisiana Justice Institute United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to represents communities of color and vulnerable parts of Louisiana in respect of their human rights and for social justice.

Church and Society of Livingstonia Synod Malawi
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works on community outreach and protection around HIV/AIDS, food security and justice through its church services and departments.

Biodiversity Action Journalists - BAJ Gambia The Gambia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a journalist's organization, focused on environmental and natural resources advocacy. It was founded in 2010, with the technical support of the department of Parks and Wildlife Management (Ministry of Forestry and Environment). It advocates for the sustainable use of biodiversity resources.

Open Alliance Nigeria Nigeria
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is comprised of a group of organizations seeking to promote good governance, transparency, and openness. They seek the public availability of government budget and financial records, and the achievement of an inclusive development and efficient service delivery.

The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption Jamaica
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to collect information, investigate cases and prevent corruption within government services.

Blue Diamond Society (BDS) Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

BDS, the only organization of this kind in Nepal, works mainly in the field of sexual minorities. The BDS works in Kathmandu with local communities and on a national level with the mission to improve the sexual health, human rights and wellbeing the LGBTQI community in Nepal.

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

In Afghanistan, FES is involved in capacity building for civil society organisations, it works with parliament, provincial councils, political parties, media and youth. Its aim is to strengthen democratic institutions and civil society and to encourage political participation.

Central Investigation Bureau, Nepal Police Nepal
Factor 5: Order and Security

Nepal Police has a special unit viz. CIB to investigate crimes of complex nature.

Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) South Africa
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

BACSA works to eliminate crime and corruption in business, and to assist the government on crime reduction strategies through lending expertise and information.

The Interfaith Cooperation Forum Hong Kong S.A.R., China, Cambodia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

The ICF is based in Hong Kong and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is organized jointly by the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs (APAY), the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), and Bread for the World Germany. It supports an interfaith movement for justice and transformation and is focused on marginalized communities, confronting the root causes of violence, while promoting justice in the economic, political, and social spheres.

Sensi Tech Hub Sierra Leone
Factor 3: Open Government

Sensi works to create a space for technology and entrepreneurship to generate employment and innovative solutions. Through incubation programs and training, they seek to contribute to the development of a technologically innovative community in the country.

The institute of Peace Studies and International Relations Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2004, it aims to build a society respectful of human dignity, human rights, and justice. Its research is focused on peacebuilding, international relations, policy research, conflict monitoring, foreign policy analysis, and advocacy.

Liku Worku Law Office Ethiopia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It offers legal services in areas such as commercial law, labor law, and dispute resolution, among others. It is known for its contributions to the free access website Abyssinia Law.

Prison Fellowship Liberia Liberia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Provides legal representation to people held in pre trial detention along with investigation and resolving public health issues in prisons.

Lebanese Development Network Lebanon
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to support NGOs through training and development, along with raising civic awareness and strengthening democracy in Lebanon.

Tanzania Gender Networking Program Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a feminist non-governmental organization which promotes gender equality and social justice. It aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and other marginalized groups, whether due to class, sex, gender, age, ethnicity, disability, geographical, and nationality.

For Empowering Women - FEW Japan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a women's networking organization that supports and empowers women to achieve their full personal and professional potential. Its members include professionals from different backgrounds and membership is open to any woman, irrespective of her nationality.

Musawah Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Founded in Kuala Lumpur in 2009, their aim is to promote equality and justice in Muslim families. It uses a holistic framework that integrates Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived experiences of women and men.

Rule of Law Institute of Australia International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 7: Civil Justice

An independent, politically non-partisan, not-for-profit body formed to uphold the rule of law in Australia.

Youth Association for Development Pakistan
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to raise awareness on a variety of issues from democracy to security, to the environment and social and political participation, through research, training and participation.

Alternative Law Groups, Inc. (ALG) Philippines
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 7: Civil Justice

ALG works to improve participatory and democratic land use, justice reform through the empowerment of the marginalized groups, legal education, policy advocacy, strengthening alternative dispute resolute mechanisms, ensuring transparency and accountability of the judiciary, and institutional capacity.