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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Alliance for Community Action Zambia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

Empowers citizens to demand accountability with regards to public funds and encourages the media to fulfill its watchdog role

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.

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.

Liberia Women Empowerment Network Liberia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to improve the lives of men and women affected by HIV/AIDS along with defending the rights of LGBT people.

Sierra Leone Mission and Development Inc. Sierra Leone/United States
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 2003, it supports the development of agriculture, education, and healthcare in Sierra Leone. Through life training centers they provide leadership skills for community members.

National Center for Access to Justice United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to produce research on the civil and 8. Criminal Justice system of the United States, and evaluates performance of state systems through its Justice Index.

Asia Foundation Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Asia Foundation works to support women's rights, rule of law, local governance and civic participation in the electoral process.

Independent Radio Network Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2002, it works to achieve an independent media sector capable of providing access to accurate information. It comprises 25 community radio stations throughout the country.

Ethiopian Employers Federation - EEF Ethiopia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is the national employers organization with branches throughout the country. It offers training, legal advice on labor and industrial relations, and mediation services for issues pertaining to employment. It also participates in the revision and analysis of policies and collective bargaining processes.

Private Nurses and Midwives Association Tanzania - PRINMAT Tanzania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It provides reproductive health services at small community maternity homes, which are registered by the Tanzania Nurses and Midwives Council. It works to provide quality general sexual/reproductive and child health services, as well as lobbying and advocacy for improving services and research concerning health related issues.

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.

The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens' Rights United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to accompany immigrant children travelling on their own through legal assistance and sponsorship programmes.

Wada Na Todo Abhiyan India
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

A national campaign aiming to monitor the promises made by the government to meet the objectives set in the UN Millennium Declaration (2000), the National Development Goals and the National Common Minimum Program (2004-09) with a special focus on the right to livelihood, health & education.

The County Governance Watch - CGW Kenya
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is an active participant in governance development and social transformation in Kenya. Through its Kenya program, and with specific focus on the counties, CGW has taken the lead in the creation of the County Governance Index (CGI) for measuring the governance and service delivery at the county level.

The Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation Philippines
Factor 3: Open Government

NCACL seeks to identify, form, nurture and recognize individuals who, through a process of self-transformation, can develop into a community of empowering, world-class leaders.

Anti Racist Action United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Produces research, booklets and advocates for the elimination of all forms of racism and discrimination through a network of militants.

Nature Society Singapore Singapore
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to protect the environment in Singapore through government lobbying and nature appreciation initatives to raise awareness about environmental issues.

Society for the Study of Women's Health The Gambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It seeks to promote the health and social well-being of Gambian women, through applied research and evidence-based advocacy. Their areas of intervention are gender and health, maternal health and nutrition, and policy engagement and advocacy on women's health issues, among others.

The Society for Family Health Nigeria
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1985, it works to improve access to essential health information, services, and products. Their areas of intervention are access to safe water systems, family planning and reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS and malaria treatment and prevention.

Independent Commission Against Corruption New South Wales Australia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Founded in 1988 this federal commission is independent and not responsible to a Government Minister. It investigates allegations of corruption within local governments.

Fortify Rights Thailand
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Fortify Rights works to prevent and remedy human rights violations through technical support for human rights defenders, as well as independent monitoring and advocacy. Their services include on-the-ground training in human rights documentation, legal research, and strategic advocacy support.

Facilitation for Peace and Development Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Focuses on good governance, legal reform, and social protection through legal aid and advocacy

Legal Aid Council Jamaica
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to provide legal assistance and representation to citizens through its Legal Aid Clinics and outreach programme.