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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania Tanzania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It addresses social and environmental problems, such as soil degradation, water contamination, and deforestation, caused by unsustainable farming practices that lead to food insecurity, poverty, and malnutrition. It involves farmers in the planning stages for a collaborative effort to address these challenging agricultural issues.

The Centre for Democracy and Development - CDD Nigeria
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

It works to facilitate strategic analysis and capacity building for sustainable democracy and development in West Africa. Their main areas of work are governmental accountability and the prevention of violent extremism.

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.

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.

Centre for Youth & Children Affairs Malawi
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Central Region centre for children's rights. They work on a broad set of issues, from forced marriage to access to education and HIV, and have set up a helplinef for victims.

The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Philippines
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) ensures that social reform is a continuous process that addresses the basic inequities in Philippine society, and that a policy environment conducive to social reform is actively pursued.

Anti Defamation League United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Seeks to combat discrimination against Jewish people and all other minorities, and to uphold the civil rights of all citizens.

Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism - BRAVE Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is the main initiative of the Center for Sustainable Conflict Resolution (CSCR). It seeks to generate public debate and dialogue by addressing violent extremism and terrorism with a strategy centered on ideological elements such as narratives and counter-narratives.

National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law) Kenya
Factor 3: Open Government

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Open Access to Public Legal Information Online Archive of the Kenya Gazettes
It provides universal access to Kenya’s public legal information, by monitoring and reporting on the development of jurisprudence for the promotion of the rule of law. It is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement.

Human Rights Law Centre Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a non government organization that combines the efforts of law firms, academics, and other organizations to provide human rights training and to increase the accountability of Australia in protecting international human rights standards.

Attorney-General's Chamber of Singapore Singapore
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

To defend Singapore citizens through civil and criminal litigation, translating laws from parliament and providing open access to laws and decisions to citizens.

Environmental Alert Uganda
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works with local communities to advocate for sustainable natural resourse management

Protect and Save the Children - P.S. The Children Malaysia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Founded in 1999, it focuses on the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child sex abuse. Their activities include advocacy, education, and court support in coordination with local welfare services.

Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) UAE
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Promotes accountability and transparency in the public sector, specifically
government departments, local councils and all companies or projects in which the government owns more than a 50 per cent share.

American Judicature Society United States
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to protect the integrity of the American justice system through special monitoring committees, research, publications and advocacy.

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Seeks to defend the rights of low income and people of color who are transgender in the civil and criminal justice system.

Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) South Africa
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to investigate allegations of misconduct and abuses committed by police officers, in an independent and professional fashion.

Malawi Revenue Authority Malawi
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Government body tasked with collecting taxes, but is also a leader on the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism legislation implementation.

Phandeeyar Myanmar
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an innovation laboratory that advances the use of technology to accelerate change and development in Myanmar. In partnership with Open Development Mekong, they developed Open Development Myanmar to promote open data in the country. Other initiatives include Tech for Peace, Digital Rights, and Open Hluttaw in partnership with Myanmar Fifth Estate.

Youth Crime Watch of Jamaica (YCWJ) Jamaica
Factor 5: Order and Security

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

Youth Partnership for Peace and Development Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

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.

Imagine Africa Institute International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Encouraging research, reflection and debate to feed public policy in Africa and about Africa through seminars, conferences and research/policy oriented dialogue and programmes.

Department of Justice (DOJ) -- Philippines Philippines
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Under Executive Order (EO) 292, the DOJ is the government's principal law agency. As such, the DOJ serves as the government's prosecution arm and administers the government's criminal justice system by investigating crimes, prosecuting offenders and overseeing the correctional system.

Anza Entrepreneurs Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government

Anza supports businesses in Tanzania with strategic consulting, business training, affordable capital and access to a network of experts. In 2015, they launched the largest co-working space in Tanzania (Kili Hub) that enables social impact organizations and businesses to work together.

African Liberty Organisation for Development Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2013, it is a think-tank working to achieve an integrated policy based on the principle that liberty is a requisite for peace, prosperity, and development.