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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Paralegal Alliance Network Zambia
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Improves relationships and coordination between legal aid service providors in Zambia

The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism - C4 Malaysia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It upholds the principles of good governance and transparency by developing anti-corruption initiatives, and advocating for forest governance and the right to freedom of expression.

Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID) Hungary
Factor 5: Order and Security

It was founded in 2001 to promote Euro-Atlantic dialogue. Their areas of interest include security and defense policy, and foreign relations. Their collaborative initiatives include Think Visegrad, a network that analyzes key issues for the V4 countries and provides recommendations for the governments.

Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement - TOAM Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an umbrella organization that coordinates and promotes the development of organic farming among distributors, consumers, and producers, through networking and the sharing of information. It has 115 members including various types of institutions and organizations, such as farmers associations and cooperatives, NGOs, organic operators, companies, distributors, researchers, and trainers.

Singapore Environment Council Singapore
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to engage business, government, citizens and NGOs on environmental issues, through partnerships, workshops, awards and advocacy.

Planned Parenthood United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to provide access to sexual, health and reproductive rights for all citizens.

Children’s Legal Action Network - CLAN Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It advocates for the protection of the rights and welfare of children, through the provision of free legal aid and related services, working together with other stakeholders. It also advocates for mobilization of adequate human and budgetary resources at the national and county levels.

Twaweza Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency, and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. It undertakes effective public and policy engagement, through powerful media partnerships and global leadership of initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership.

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.

African Centre for Citizens Orientation Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

The organization holds a special consultative status with the United Nations and work for the achievement of an active citizenship in Nigeria.

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.

National Foundation for Development (Funde) El Salvador
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to assess government measures on corruption, local and national development strategies and to develop programs for increased locally led governance.

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.

National Association of Community Legal Centres Australia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

A network for community legal centres which aims to advocate for and protect the rights of marginalized groups in Australia.

National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda (NAWOU) Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

A coalition of community based women's organizations in Uganda that aim to equalize the social, economic, and political rights of women

Public Affairs Committee Malawi
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Interfaith Agency set up in 1992 that works to monitor government spending and lobbying for influence in public policy and decisionmaking.

Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) Ghana
Factor 3: Open Government

It generates knowledge and enhances the capacity of citizens to influence public policy for the consolidation of democracy and good governance. IDEG serves as the Secretariat for the implementation of the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) in Ghana.

National Legal Services Authority India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.

Yangon Justice Center Myanmar
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides free legal assistance to the disadvantaged within Yangon region. It also offers legal training to selected paralegals who thereby support their communities.

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.

Sonke Gender Justice South Africa
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Promotes gender justice and works to reduce domestic and sexual abuse and to protect and promote access to health and rights for people with HIV/AIDS.

Union for Civil Liberty - UCL Thailand
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Ilula Orphan Program - IOP Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a Christian community-based service organization located in the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It manages over twenty programs, helping to support vulnerable children, empower women and impoverished communities, and the creation of financial and environmental sustainability.

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.