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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania Tanzania
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is Tanzania’s largest provider of disability and rehabilitation services. Through advocacy, training, and clinical services, it seeks to empower people with disabilities and their families, improve their quality of life, and ensure access to medical and rehabilitative treatment.

Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) Nepal
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) has been at the forefront of land and agrarian rights campaign in Nepal. CSRC collaborates with National Land Rights Forum (NLRF), a people's organization of landless, tenants and smallholder farmers and its branches at districts and the community level.

Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) independently monitors and evaluates national and international efforts to fight corruption in Afghanistan. It reports to the public, Parliament, President, and international community.

Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria - HERFON Nigeria
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

They support health reform in Nigeria through the strengthening of the capacity of stakeholders, the formation of partnerships with other stakeholders, and supporting evidence generation to inform policy decisions and health planning.

Foro de Estudios sobre la Administracion de Justica (FORES) Argentina
Factor 7: Civil Justice

WJP Program Grantee Title: Growing up with the Rule of Law (2009-2010)
Works to train lawyers, uphold the rule of law and provide access to justice for all citizens.

Kenya Private Sector Alliance - KEPSA Kenya
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It was founded in 2003 to engage and influence public policy for the creation of a sustainable business environment. Through The KEPSA Foundation they offer resources to social programs and activities that focus on youth empowerment, peace and national cohesion alongside corporate social responsibility.

National Foundation For India (NFI) India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The National Foundation for India is an independent, Indian grant-making and fundraising body, helping people by supporting partners who look for solutions to complex problems in poor, remote and challenging parts of the country.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India India
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

The National Human Rights Commission of India has the mandate to inquire into violations of human rights by public servants, to intervene in court proceedings relating to human rights, make recommendations to remedy factors that inhibit enjoyment of human rights, review safeguards set out in the Constitution and treaties and make recommendations for their effective implementation.

National Legal Aid Clinic for Women Zambia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

A free legal aid resource for underrepresented women and children which aims to protect their rights and advocate for policy reform

Child Research and Resource Centre - CRRECENT Ghana
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It uses evidence-based programs to promote child and youth rights in Ghana. Their initiatives are centered on juvenile justice and re-integration, economic empowerment, participation in governance, and policy advocacy for children and youth action.

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.

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.

Ethiopia Social Accountability Program Phase II Ethiopia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is an initiative to strengthen the use of social accountability tools, approaches, and mechanisms by citizens, civil society organizations, local government officials, and service providers. It is financed through a World Bank multi-donor trust fund.

The Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development - MIID Myanmar
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

MIID promotes the meaningful participation and inclusion of ethnic communities in Myanmar's economic, social, and political transition by supporting a sustainable people-centered approach to economic and social development.

Political Capital Hungary
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2001, it is an independent policy research and consulting institute committed to the basic values of parliamentary democracy, human rights, and a market economy. Their areas of research include democratic institutions, radicalism and extremism, and electoral systems, to name a few.

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.

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.

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.

Center for Youth and Development (CYD) Malawi
Factor 3: Open Government

Grassroots organization seeking to empower rural communities through education and environmental projects from a bottom up perspective.

Women's Re Entry Network United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Creates opportunities for holistic rehabilitation of women out of the criminal justice system into society.

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

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.

Afghanistan Independent Defenders (AID) Afghanistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Organization for Afghanistan Independent Defenders (AID) provides legal assistance in criminal, civil, and commercial cases to marginalised communities. AID defended more than 30,000 cases over the course of its history.

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.