Leading Organizations

Think tank working with business, political and civil society organizations in order to regulate and open up the space for the energy sector in Ukraine.

It represents different sectors of Coastal Muslim communities in Kenya. Their work is focused on the following areas: peace and security development, social accountability, access to justice, and land and advocacy. They also promote the health rights of drug users, especially related to HIV infection.

It was born out of the National Dialogue and Reconciliation Agreement, and it aims for a long lasting peace, sustainable development, and harmonious coexistence among Kenyans.

It is the largest public health research institution in Tanzania. It seeks to generate scientific information required in the development of better methods and techniques in disease management, prevention, and control in the country.

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.

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.

It strives for justice for the underprivileged, notably for vulnerable mining communities. It works for the improvement of democratic governance, the rule of law, and to ensure accountability of public and private actors through advocacy, litigation, social mobilization, and research.

NGO founded to establish the rights of Dalit women by organizing and empowering them in order for them to bring their demands into the national development program.

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.

Works to defend and uphold human rights in Jamaica, through policy advocacy and legal aid and representation to victims of human rights violations.

An indigenous women's organization which empowers gender equality and female participation in legislation

Created in 1988 to address corruption in Uganda, it provides political leadership and develops policies to promote ethics and integrity in the Ugandan government

Founded in 1999 in Brikama, The Gambia, it provides a high standard of treatment, care and support for chronically ill patients including people living with HIV. It also provides sexual and reproductive health services.

It is a membership body that works to provide education, as well as preventive and corrective responses to violence through consulting services. Their main areas of expertise are peace building and reconciliation.

EPHA was founded in 1991 and works to achieve an optimal standard of health for the people of Ethiopia. It promotes better health services for the public and high professional standards through advocacy, relevant policies, and effective networking.

The Egypt Justice Project has two objectives. The first is to engage in an ongoing project of serious study of the Egyptian judiciary and its jurisprudence, with all its rich history and currents and crosscurrents. The second is to educate to help close the gap between popular perception and reality regarding the Egyptian judiciary, and to open up English language access to the Egyptian judiciary's jurisprudence.

It is an independent Bar association that upholds the rule of law and protects the interests of the legal profession. Their Legal Aid Centres provide comprehensive access to justice services throughout the peninsula of Malaysia.

Founded in 1988, it works to protect the rights of the Sierra Leoneans and to transform the conditions of poverty and injustice. They advocate and strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations, rights holders, and the government, to effectively engage in the transformation of society.

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

It is an intellectual movement and think tank that works towards peace and harmony, and to advance a democratic Islam. It promotes intercultural understanding and dialogue as a means to contribute to the establishment of an inclusive and just Malaysian nation.

Works to train NGOs in conflict management, resolution and prevention through mediation practices and innovative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Works to develop access to justice through the use of technological resources for more effective delivery and larger reach.
WJP Program Grantee Title: The PeaceTones Initiative (2008-2009)

Children's Legal Rights and Development Center, Inc. is a non-profit legal resource human rights organization for children committed to advancing children's rights and welfare through the provision of its services based on human rights developmental framework approach and methodologies.

The Centre for Social Justice uses the law for social change to ensure access to justice to vulnerable communities and to secure social justice, equity and equality, and fraternity.

It works to reduce the vulnerability of African youths to restraints created by poor governance, laws, or policies. Their programs include policy research and documentation, child protection, and adoption and foster care.