Leading Organizations

It is a collaborative data journalism project that tracks donations made to politicians and parties. The team is comprised of journalists from Postmedia, developers from Qlik, and academics from the University of Toronto. Their goal is to provide an accessible search tool for contributions at the federal level, as well as in every province and territory.

It contributes to the development of responsible tourism in Myanmar by raising awareness and facilitating informed choices for tourists, government, industry, and civil society.

It works to promote and protect the human rights of LGBTI people in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Their areas of interest include advocacy with strategic actors, assistance to African asylum seekers and refugees, and sexual and health rights.

It is a network of civil society organizations working to develop a sustainable culture of non-violence, justice, and peace. They facilitate mechanisms of cooperation among peacebuilding practitioners, organizations, and state actors.

JSSP employs international and Afghan advisors to train, build the capacity of, and provide technical assistance to Afghan officials within Afghan ministries and institutions. It focuses on developing the technical skills of justice officials through trainings in the criminal justice field. .

Educates, trains and advocates for immigrant integration into democracy through increased participation and advocacy.

DHR was established as the Human Rights Cell in the year 2002 that was later converted into the Directorate. Since its inception, the DHR has always dealt with the subject matter of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws (IHL).

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.

National Union of Tunisian Journalists is an independent professional organization working for democracy, material and moral rights of journalists, freedom of opinion and expression, and the right of peoples to self-determination.

It is a Pan-African organization that monitors performance throughout the governance chain and offers capacity building to elected representative governmental institutions as well as civil society organizations.

Founded in 1993, it aims to improve the environment of Tanzania through the design and implementation of environmentally oriented projects, and through strengthening local capacity in human resource development. It is based in Dar es Salaam and operates throughout the country.

Works to assist prisoners on death row with financial and legal aid, to raise awareness of the disproportionate sentences imposed in Jamaica, and about widespread violence.

PRS Legislative Research aims to deepen and broaden the legislative process by providing Members of Parliament with the necessary data and analysis for debates in Parliament. It synthesizes feedback from a range of stakeholders to provide legislators with comprehensive information on an issue.

Works to develop a multi stakeholder approach in organizing access to information in Liberia on a variety of projects, along with its traditional role in defending freedom of the press.

Largets youth run organization in Australia that empowers and educates people on global climate change. A current campaign is stopping a silencing bill on climate change by the Australian government.

Aims to promote integrity and transparency in Ugandan elections and encourage citizen participation in the electoral process

It was founded in 2011, and registered as a national network under CAN International. It works to mobilize, advocate, and empower Tanzanian communities.

Works to investigate environmental greens and hold companies accountable to environmental laws in Romania.

CAC is an alliance of the academia, business sector, civil society organizations, and Church that fights corruption. Launched on 21 September 2004, its mission is to implement and support counter-corruption projects in the area of procurement reforms and delivery of essential public services.

Works to develop new policy proposals through independent research on key topics such as worker rights, youths and national security, challenging established norms and mainstream media coverage.

Undertakes research on policy impact assessment and implement solutions on capacity strengthening for communities, especially disadvantaged communities, through surveys on transparency and governance.

The Centre for Criminology was founded at the University of Hong Kong to develop criminological research, education, and criminal justice policy, as well as enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement, promote crime prevention, and the treatment of offenders.

It is a social justice and impact driven feminist social enterprise that supports organizations and individuals in the promotion of gender equality and transformative feminist leadership through tailor-made workshops, seminars, research, and project/program design.

It is part of the East Africa Sustainable Watch Network (EA Network), working to promote government’s accountability on sustainable development through ongoing qualitative monitoring and constructive dialogue at the national and international levels.

It is a pro democracy and rule of law advocacy group, founded in February of 2017. It comprises a political affairs advocacy group and a constitutional affairs advocacy group. DWG advocates for adherence to the rule of law and challenges governmental overreaches.