Leading Organizations

It is a collective of nine Amharic language bloggers who work together to create an alternative and independent platform of ideas concerning the socio-political situation of Ethiopia.

Zi Teng believes that all women, regardless of their profession, social class, religion, or race, have the same basic human rights, that they are equal and entitled to fair and equal treatment in the legal and judicial system. They work with sex workers, providing them information on health care services, their legal rights, and providing other resources.

Supports other civil society organisations working to make the needs of the poor and vulnerable heard by the government

Aims to raise awareness around environmental issues and promote sustainable practices through education

Seeks to promote the participation of women in all levels of democratic decision making through advocacy and education

Created in 1997 in a government attempt at land reform, it advocates for policies and land laws that take into consideration the needs of the poor

Researches various legal areas and provides legal education

Designed to uphold human rights standards by investigating human rights abuses, visiting prisons, and educating on the rehabilitation of torture victims

Aims to promote transparency and accountability with regards to the revenue gained by the government from natural resources and to encourage policies that benefit all citiznes

Researches and advocates for sustainable environmental management and public health and advises government on environmental management

Aims to increase citizen awareness of their rights and responsibilites to promote good governance and strengthened democracy

Aims to promote social equity, gender equality, and environmental justice through the empowerment of women

Focuses on advocacy and policy development for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and provides legal services

Works to develop social projects to transform marginalised youths into community leaders in order to promote the rights of their community, and foster development.

Founded in 2005, it advocates for youth led social change, builds alliances with other civil society organizations, and strengthens existing youth organizations. Their goal is to create a youth movement to monitor the enhancement of governmental transparency and accountability.

The Youth Parliament of Pakistan (YPP) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious program established to foster democratic values and civic participation among youth.

Works to promote the rights of women and children, along with giving access to health and rights for HIV/AIDS infected persons. It also works to educate these people on their access to rights and promote their involvement in public life.

Works to prevent and solve conflicts a the Southern Border of Senegal, and prevent the proliferation of arms between the borders with Ivory Coast, Guinea (Bissau and Conakry).

YIAA is an NGO that works to empower youth to play an active role in their society through participation and civic engagement.

Youth For Change is a youth-led project with the objective of ending gender-based violence in Tanzania. It was founded in 2014, and currently has teams based in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the UK, and Tanzania.

Works to reduce violence and prevent crime in communities, through education and leadership programmes and action.

Works to raise awareness on a variety of issues from democracy to security, to the environment and social and political participation, through research, training and participation.

Works to promote the role of youths in the democratic and governance. Through their Institute for Civic Leadership and Mzuzu Education Trust fund they encourage the participation of youths in every aspect of political life.

Etijah also works with governmental and non-governmental youth-serving organizations on building their capacity. Furthermore, it works to provide youth with direct access to unconditional participation by providing them with practical tools and models for developing community-wide initiatives.

Advocates for increasing the number of young people in parliament to better represent the large youth population of the country