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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Human Development Innovation Fund Tanzania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It aims to identify and support innovations that have the potential to create social impact in education, health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) across Tanzania with a focus on market driven solutions.

International Human Rights Law Clinic - American University United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to allow student attorneys to represent individual, families or organizations suffering violation of their human rights.

Center for Education, Promotion and Empowerment of Women Vietnam
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to promote the role of women in society and make them independent through the defense of their rights.

Center for European Neighborhood Studies Hungary
Factor 3: Open Government

It is an independent research center of the Central European University (CEU). It contributes to an informed international dialogue about the future of the European Union. The center focuses geographically on Central and Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans and Turkey, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Russia.

Social Policy Research Centre Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a multidisciplinary research group working on issues such as inequality, environmental change, and indigenous policy. They aim to both provide information on current policies and encourage policy reform.

Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP) Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Aims to combat environmental degradation and conserve natural resources through training and awareness seminars

Azad Foundation India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Azad Foundation provides livelihoods with dignity for resource-poor women living in urban areas in India. It's aim is to level the employment field for disadvantaged women by providing bold livelihoods options that enhance women’ economic status, dignity, and decision-making within their families. To achieve this, our Women on Wheels programme empowers women with minimal economic and social capital to become professional commercial drivers. It helps qualified women drivers secure employment opportunities in partnership with its for-profit sister organization of Azad Foundation.

Gambia Media Support - GAMES The Gambia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a Danish based international NGO working for media development in The Gambia, working in partnership with the Gambia Press Union and other media organizations in Africa, the USA, and Europe.

Tata Trusts India
Factor 3: Open Government

The Tata Trusts are amongst India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organizations. Among its various contributions to Indian society, it also works to bring about data-driven governance. It works towards forging working relationships and partnerships with various central and state ministries, district and block governments and members of parliament.

The Bisi Alimi Foundation Nigeria
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Media Justice Fellowship
It advocates for the rights and dignity of LGBT people in Nigeria by addressing public opinion and accelerating social acceptance through research, training, and engagement.

The Centre for Rights Education and Awareness - CREAW Kenya
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a feminist organization that seeks to expand women's human rights. Founded in 1999, it aims to create public awareness on women's rights and the provision of free legal aid and psychosocial support to female survivors of sexual and gender based violence. They protect and promote the work of commercial sex workers.

Foundation for Human Rights and Democracy (FOHDR) Liberia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Trains and deploys staff to work on community justice, corruption, democratic development and civilian security throughout Liberia, with three dedicated working and research centres.

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

THE CCBE is the arm of the EU connecting it to the legal professionals throughout member countries, enhancing regional cooperation, practice and standards.

Ethiopian Orthodox Church Development and Inter-church Aid Commission - EOC/DICAC Ethiopia
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1972, it assists disadvantaged communities with emergency relief, rehabilitation, support for refugees/returnees, and HIV/AIDS prevention. It promotes sustainable development, community empowerment, and gender equality.

Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children - ACWC Thailand Thailand
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

ACWC is an intergovernmental body comprised of twenty representatives of ASEAN Member States and has consultative status to ASEAN. Its mandate is the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children in ASEAN.

Common Cause Zambia Zambia
Factor 3: Open Government

Aims to increase citizen participation in political processes in order strengthen good governance and encourage citizen centered policies

Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) Nepal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Utilizes a coordinated advocacy approach in order to put pressure on the government to address past human rights abuses and to promote the implementation of a comprehensive transitional justice mechanism in Nepal.

Juvenile Justice Network  Philippines
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

JN is a city-wide network organized in accordance with RA 9344 or Juvenile Justice System and Welfare Act of 2006. It is composed of various sectors from government and non-government organizations that looks into the possibilities of providing appropriate services and interventions to rescued juvenile delinquents in the light of restorative justice.

National Alliance for Human Rights and Social Justice-Nepal Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

National Alliance for Human Rights and Social Justice Nepal (Human Rights Alliance), a Coalition of Nepali non- governmental human rights organizations dedicated to a cause of freedom, human rights, social justice, and peace in Nepal was established in 1996 in the initiation of some leading human rights NGOs.

The Jammeh Foundation for Peace - JFP The Gambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It works for the improvement in the quality of life of all communities in The Gambia by providing support in the sectors of education, health, agriculture, women's rights, and youth development. The Foundation is an initiative of the former president, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh.

Free and Fair Elections Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

FEFA is a national, independent and impartial institution working through partnerships, citizen participation, good governance and professional programs to enhance transparency and accountability in the democratic processes.

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption (Anti-Corruption Service) Kazakhstan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Anti Corruption Service is the officla body charged with investigating corruption on the national level, and enforcing regulations related to transparency. It manages a call center and reporting system for citizens to be involved in the process

Tanzania Network of Legal Aid Providers - TANLAP Tanzania
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is a membership network comprising non-governmental organizations. It was founded in 2006, and its core aim is to work and link up with other civil society organizations that provide quality legal aid and advocate for access to justice among the poor and marginalized sections of society in Tanzania.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) United States
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Seeks to defend the rights of citizens enshrined in the Constitution and to fight government abuses of liberties.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

International development and environment policy research organisation.