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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Business Anti-Corruption Portal India
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Business Anti-Corruption Portal (BACP) is a one-stop shop for business anti-corruption information offering tools on how to mitigate risks and costs of corruption when doing business abroad.

Musawah Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Founded in Kuala Lumpur in 2009, their aim is to promote equality and justice in Muslim families. It uses a holistic framework that integrates Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived experiences of women and men.

Youth Association for Development Pakistan
Factor 3: Open Government

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.

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.

The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption Jamaica
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to collect information, investigate cases and prevent corruption within government services.

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

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.

Y Vote Australia
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a youth led movement created to strengthen the voices of young people in Australian democracy. Their mission is to inform and encourage young people to vote and participate in local and national democratic processes.

Justice Centres Uganda Uganda
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Provides free legal services to the poor and disadvantaged

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.

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.

Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) Ghana
Factor 3: Open Government

It generates knowledge and enhances the capacity of citizens to influence public policy for the consolidation of democracy and good governance. IDEG serves as the Secretariat for the implementation of the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) in Ghana.

International Federation of Women Lawyers - FIDA Ghana Ghana
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It was the first organization to offer free legal aid services in Ghana in 1985. They promote the rights of women, children, and vulnerable individuals. It offers legal literacy programs, legal assistance, counseling, mediation, and court representation through volunteer lawyers.

Woodhull Freedom Foundation United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to affirm sexual freedom as a human right through advocacy and lobbying at the State and International level.

Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

An international human rights organization dedicated to deterring torture and other severe human rights abuses around the world and advancing the rights of survivors to seek truth, justice and redress.

Creatives Garage Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It works with artists and tech innovators who are considered social change agents in their society. Their work is based on four pillars: cultural networks, cultural activism, social innovation, and market access. Their projects include: I Speak, Femmolution, Lebo, and African Women in Cultural Leadership.

Ugatuzi Kenya - Devolution Kenya Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a social media platform founded in 2013. It monitors, informs, and educates Kenyans about the devolved system of governance through online sources, such as social media and their website.

50/50 Group of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It works to achieve equal representation in public life by increasing women’s participation in democratic politics through training, advocacy, and the strengthening of their capacities in governance processes. Their programs are directed towards organized women's groups, local councilors, and traditional and religious leaders.

Corte de Apelaciones - Comision de Visita a Carceles Chile
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Investigates the prison system and produces reports on living conditions of prisoners, torture and abuse statements and proposes reviews of government policy and practices.

Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) India
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Ending the macabre practice of witch hunting through women empowerment
RLEK works with the vision of achieving a just and sustainable society to empower indigenous groups, marginalised populations, women and children to claim their rights and entitlements under the Constitution of India.

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.

Economic and Social Research Foundation Tanzania
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

It works in advancing knowledge to public and private sector entities through sound policy research findings, capacity development, and by advocating good development management practices. They implemented the initiative Tanzania Online, an online corruption forum.

National Land Rights Forum (NLRF) Nepal
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

National Land Rights Forum (NLRF) is a national association of land rights deprived poor farmers. NLRF was established to organize land rights deprived tenants, small farmers, squatters, and freed labors into people's organization or Village Land Right Forum (VLRF) advocating for revolutionary land and agricultural reform.