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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Global Rights Alert Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Ensures that citizens are the ones benefitting from the extraction of natural resources through transparency and institutional development

Movement Against Conflict (MAC) Bangladesh
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to develop conflict resolution and peaceful modes of redress, while advocating for the installation of these mechanisms at the national level through policy changes.

Legal Aid Society (LAS) Pakistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Legal Aid Society's efforts are geared towards bridging the gap to provide pro bono/low bono legal aid service to enhance access to justice to underserved, marginalized and disempowered segments of the society, specifically women, religious minorities and juveniles.

Ansar Burney Trust International Pakistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Human rights organization wroking to promote human rights and civil liberties in Pakistan through raising awareness, providing free legal advice and services and humanitarian assistance where needed. They have also been pushing for reforms in Police Stations, Prisons and Mental Institutions.

Centre for Legal Rights Advancement - CLERA Nigeria
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works to advance and protect the fundamental rights of the underprivileged, providing free legal services and education.

Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) Philippines Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Ombudsman and his deputies are responsible for investigating charges of misconduct and/or corruption on the part of government officials and employees.

Pro Public Nepal
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Pro Public dedicates itself to the cause of public interest and focuses on good governance, conflict transformation and peacebuilding, protection of natural and cultural heritage, environmental justice, pollution control, gender justice and consumer protection.

Rethink Thailand Thailand
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Rethink Thailand seeks to guarantee basic human rights by creating a new thinking space that encourages problem acknowledgement and discussions on real solutions. It uses a collaborative approach to develop audiovisual initiatives and content in partnership with graphic designers, animators, scholars, researchers, and civil activists.

Code for Ghana Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Using open data and technology to promote effective governance, it assembles software developers and civil society activists that use their knowledge to achieve transparency and citizen engagement. Their programs include, GotToVote, Odenkro, and Where My Money Dey.

Zambia Institute for Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) Zambia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Researches various legal areas and provides legal education

Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO) Singapore
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to promote the place of women in society and to coordinate and manage the actions of its member organisations.

Opportunity Agenda United States
Factor 3: Open Government

Creates messages, narratives and avenues of advocacy for artists and social justice activists for empowerment and change in policy.

Peace Coalition of Northeast India (PCNI) India
Factor 3: Open Government

Peace Coalition of Northeast India (PCNI), a unit of the NGO Pro Rural is a network of organizations, institutions, departments and individuals working for peace and communal harmony in North-east India. PCNI focuses on capacity building of community leaders, peace workers, mediators and negotiators.

Citizens United to Promote Peace and Democracy in Liberia (CUPPADL) Liberia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to involve citizens in the decision making process at the national, regional and local level in order to ensure the day to day operation of democracy and to fight corruption in politics and society.

Kenya Organic Agriculture Network Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

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.

Afghanistan's National Journalists Union Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security

Afghanistan National Journalists Union is the official representative body for defending the rights of journalists in Afghanistan.

Reach for a Change Africa Ghana
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is the African chapter of the Swedish non-profit organization that works in Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, and Rwanda. It supports social entrepreneurs and innovators through the construction of partnerships between private and governmental organizations.

The Mekong Club Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Established in 2012, the Mekong Club uses a business-to-business approach to fight modern slavery. It is a membership-based organization that works with companies that want to take active steps to identify potential risk and eradicate modern slavery from their businesses.

Women in Need Sri Lanka
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

WiN aim to combat violence, especially gendered violence, in order to promote a conflict-free society in which the law protects women and they may access justice equally and fairy.

Uganda Safety Council Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Ensures safe and healthy work environments and regulations

Bangalore Political Action Committee India
Factor 3: Open Government

The Bangalore Political Action Committee was established to promote a good quality of life for all citizens of Bangalore City. It has launched Spotter, which is a crowd-sourcing initiative to gather crucial information about various aspects of safety, traffic, cleanliness, mobility etc. and prevail upon the civic agencies to change.

Tunisia Election Data Tunisia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Presents a range of stakeholders with comprehensive information about the electoral process to enable them to make informed decisions that lead to better outcomes.

The Jammeh Foundation for Peace - JFP The Gambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It works for the improvement in the quality of life of all communities in The Gambia by providing support in the sectors of education, health, agriculture, women's rights, and youth development. The Foundation is an initiative of the former president, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh.

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption (Anti-Corruption Service) Kazakhstan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Anti Corruption Service is the officla body charged with investigating corruption on the national level, and enforcing regulations related to transparency. It manages a call center and reporting system for citizens to be involved in the process

She Codes for Change Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It aims to close the gender gap in the technology sector by educating, inspiring and equipping high school girls with the skills and tools for innovation and social change. It works with partners to inspire, educate, and equip girls with computing skills.