Leading Organizations

It is an organization seeking to improve the working conditions of journalists. It also protects and promotes freedom, professionalism and ethical standards in the media industry.

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.

It is the national coordinating body for organic agricultural activities in Kenya. It emerged from a consultative process where organic practitioners agreed to work together to achieve the development of the organic sub-sector. The organization represents over 35,000 farmers and works with partner organizations throughout the country.

It is a website of citizen journalists whose aim it to report important stories from all the counties in Kenya. It is a project by Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), and seeks to support online activists defending free speech and to empower citizens to exercise their fundamental rights.

Their aim is to make the law accessible to everyone and to help Kenyans find answers to their everyday legal and business questions.

Its mission is to review all Kenyan laws to ensure their systematic development and reform, including in particular the integration, unification and codification of the law, the elimination of anomalies, and the repeal of obsolete and unnecessary enactments.

It conducts research and development activities under five thematic areas namely: forest productivity and improvement; biodiversity and environmental management; forest products development; social-economics, policy and governance, and technical support services.

It works to create awareness and educate the general public about the environment and to stimulate critical thinking, discussion, and informed environmental decision making.

Founded in 1997, it is an organization that promotes sustainable development of communities for social justice, through local institution building, policy influencing, resource mobilization, partnerships, and collaborations.

Founded in 1959, it provides co-operation, dialogue and understanding with the Government by representing the views and concerns of its members. It promotes trade and investment, upholds standards, encourages the formulation, enactment, and administration of policies for a competitive and sustainable local manufacturing sector.

KMG strives to achieve a society free from all forms of discrimination and violence against women, creating an environment that recognizes their talents and wisdom. Its areas of work include infrastructure development, environment and climate change litigation, GBV, human rights, and health and education programs.

The Bureau has a longstanding commitment to defending human rights in Kazakhstan. since 1993. Through its nine offices it works to defend human rights and civil rights, along with developing monitoring mechanisms in order to ensure that international standards are respected in Kazakhstan.

The Bar works to install standards of legal practice and regulation and to foster a healthy environment for legal practice in the country through its network of lawyers

KSL is dedicated to maintain high standards of academic excellence. Its prime objective is to address the need of an academically sound and practically feasible legal education in Nepal.

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding empowers people divided by conflict to develop mutual understanding and to create sustainable peace. It innovates approaches for transforming conflict by supporting people in all sectors of society to discover their shared capacity for building peace.

Works to defend the rights of all labour workers in Bangladesh through monitoring of workplace laws enforcement, mobilisation, media and campaign advocacies, and training for workers.

KARAPATAN is an alliance of human rights organizations and programs, human rights desks and committees of people’s organizations, and individual advocates committed to the defense of people’s rights and civil liberties.

Karama works with women, men, and youth academics, activists, community leaders, politicians, parliamentarians, and others in an effort to cancel/ reform discriminatory laws and practices and promote women's advancement, security, and protection in all aspects of public and private life.

Kaos GL empowers the LGBT community for the community members to embrace freedom, justice and peace as their fundamental values, and struggle against homophobia and transphobia in every sphere of life.

Defending workers' rights at the national level, and coordinating the actions of local unions.

It is an organization that protects and advocates for LGBTI rights. They do this mainly by networking other advocacy groups and distributing various reports in Australia and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region.

Researches both national and international issues of displacement and is the first and only institute studying international refugee law.

Works to raise up generations of religious and community leaders dedicated to building a social movement to end poverty, led by the poor.

Established in 1999 to alleviate the suffering of the Kachin people in Burma and Kachin refugees in Thailand, KWAT works to advance women's and children's rights and gender equality. It promotes women's participation in politics and in peace and reconciliation processes.

It works to combat corruption and promotes transparency in public procurements through research, advocacy, and through the operation of open data websites such as K-Teszt, Civilzseb, and the MP's Asset Declaration Platform.