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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Bangalore Political Action Committee India
Factor 3: Open Government

The Bangalore Political Action Committee was established to promote a good quality of life for all citizens of Bangalore City. It has launched Spotter, which is a crowd-sourcing initiative to gather crucial information about various aspects of safety, traffic, cleanliness, mobility etc. and prevail upon the civic agencies to change.

National Institute for Medical Research Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is the largest public health research institution in Tanzania. It seeks to generate scientific information required in the development of better methods and techniques in disease management, prevention, and control in the country.

We Watch Thailand
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

We Watch supports the strengthening of democracy and the participation of citizens in transparent elections by establishing a civilian network that advocates for democratic and political rights in Thailand. Their activities include civic education, the creation of a youth volunteer network, and monitoring, to name a few.

The Akanksha Foundation India
Factor 3: Open Government

The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide children from low-income communities with a high-quality education, enabling them to maximize their potential and transform their lives.

Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) Liberia
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Work to defend and promote the rights of women inside and outside the traditional fear, such as fighting for inheritance rights in order for women to become fully independent.

P.R.I.M.E Finance International
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

A dispute resolution and judicial capacity building entity for complex financial disputes that is based in The Hague and affiliated with the Permanent Court of Arbitration. 

Counterpart International - Afghan Civic Engagement Program (ACEP) Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The goal of ACEP is to promote civil society and media engagement that enables Afghan citizens to influence policy, monitor government accountability, and serve as an advocate for political reform.

Ubora Institute Ghana
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a Pan-African organization, headquartered in Ghana, with operations in Ethiopia, India, Malawi Namibia, Nigeria, and Liberia. They work to empower and equip health systems in Africa to offer optimal healthcare for every child, woman, and man.

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

It works to provide civilian oversight over the work of the police in Kenya. It is aimed at preventing impunity and enhancing accountability within the National Police Service. It also monitors internal police disciplinary processes to ensure fairness and effectiveness.

Anti Corruption International Uganda Uganda
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Brings together students in Uganda to research corruption in the country and pressure elected officials for reform

The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing United States
Factor 5: Order and Security

Seeks to strengthen relationships between police and community in order to end violence and increase security, through community policing, oversight, and outreach programmes.

National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (ANBCC) Romania
Factor 3: Open Government

Network of Advice Bureaux for citizens to have access to information and offers assistance services for people to understand their rights.

Association for the Defense of Displaced Persons and Refugees (APADAR) Romania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to give legal assistance and information to refugees, and develop mechanisms for their integration into Romanian society.

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.

Code for America United States
Factor 3: Open Government

Develops apps and technological tools for local governments to better deliver social services and information to people.

The Future In Our Hands - FIOH The Gambia
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a Swedish based charity that was established in The Gambia in the early 1980's, focused on promoting education and increasing the capacity of people in rural communities to combat grinding poverty.

Association of Women for Dignity and the Life of the Dignified El Salvador
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to eradicate violence against women, for equality, through training, research and legal assistance . Through its Observatory, it also monitors public policy on gender issues

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.

American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

An international development program that promotes justice, economic opportunity and human dignity through the rule of law.

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.

Good Governance (GoGo) Foundation Nepal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Foundation seeks to promote good governance, anticorruption, quality public service delivery, right to information, consumer rights, and social accountability by creating an informed citizenship, and by making the state and its governance process accountable, transparent, and participatory.

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.

Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) Philippines
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Nationwide network of legal practitioners working to monitor elections to ensure that they are free and fair.

Greater Rape Intervention Project (GRIP) South Africa
Factor 5: Order and Security

Provides assistance to rape victims through safepoints, a hotline, medical and psychological assistance in combination with government services.

Malawi Electoral Support Network Malawi
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to encourage civic participation through voter education, non partisan monitoring of elections. It has develop a capacity building program for tripartite elections with the help of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa.