Leading Organizations

Works to help women who have been victims of domestic violence, through surgery programs, financial assistance, community projects, and public policy advocacy.

ACSEN is a network of civil society organizations that works to improve the electoral process, transparency and accountablity, and increase public participation, especially for women.

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.

The Centre for Civil Society advances social change through public policy. It is extensively involved in education, livelihood, and policy training to promote choice and accountability across private and public sectors. CCS engages with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects and advocacy.

FORUM-ASIA works to promote and protect human rights through collaboration and cooperation among organizations and defenders in Asia and beyond. FORUM-ASIA has had consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC Status) since 2004 and has had a consultative relationship with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) since 2017.

The DPCR seeks to develop, guide and steer a “community and service oriented” police organization in forging relationship with, informing, persuading, shaping perception of, and mobilizing the communities towards the need for respect for laws, maintenance of peace and orderliness, and safety of environment.

Government and private sector initiative to fight corruption through the development of a rating index, and serving as a platform to coordinate actions against corruption in businesses.

Works to protect and promote the rights of women and their place in Jamaican society. The run a crisis centre and hotline for victims of rape, abuse and domestic violence.

Works to defend and promote the rights of people affected by HIV AIDS, and to provide them with health and social solutions.

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.

ILD has been working for 30 years on establishing, fighting for, and promoting property rights in Peru. The organization has evolved into a leading model of conflict resolution regarding natural resources and against absurd regulations impeding the livelihood of ordinary citizens.

This multi-religious initiative aims to transform violent conflict and achieve just and harmonious societies, through the advancement of the sustainable development goals, caring for the earth, promoting nuclear and conventional disarmament, and protecting human rights. The Japanese office is the Asian regional secretariat.

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.

NASSA was created by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 1966 as a response to the call of the Universal Church for renewal and social transformation through social justice.

It fosters good governance and equality, empowering communities through education in political participation, social accountability, and gender issues. Their programs promote the engagement of women in governance and the improvement of livelihoods through infrastructure development.

It is a community based organization that protects the rights of newly arrived migrants and refugees by providing services for these peoples and enhancing community awareness of migrant issues.

A network that creates collective advocacy and voice surrounding issues in Uganda to create a people-centered, sustainable nation

International development and environment policy research organisation.

It was established in 1992, and brings together ten national disabled people’s organizations through lobbying and advocacy. It has been implementing a three year advocacy project for the promotion of rights and equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Founded in 1990, it offers social services and preventive care to all individuals in four of the five regions in The Gambia. Their areas of work include sexual and reproductive health, culture and tradition, gender equality, social development and consultative processes, and participation and decision making processes.

Network of Advice Bureaux for citizens to have access to information and offers assistance services for people to understand their rights.

Coordinates and runs the activites of various national and local radios for freedom of expression and incidence in public policy.

Seeks to preserve the American Founding ideas and train young leaders to preserve these ideals and the constitutional guarantees of the American Revolution.

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.