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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights) Philippines
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Created in 2005, R-Rights supports the Philippine LGBT Rights Advocacy Movement through in-depth legal and policy studies, to ensure that the law and its institutions are not used as instruments of oppression and discrimination, or to further reinforce gender-stereotypes.

Association of Media Women in Kenya - AMWIK Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It seeks to inform and promote a resourceful society for the enhancement of the status of women in Kenya. It organizes and facilitates community radio listening groups and journalist trainings.

Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.

The Kenya Medical Research Institute - KEMRI Kenya
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is the national body responsible for carrying out health research, capacity building, innovation, and service delivery in Kenya.

Gender Based Violence Prevention Network Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

A network of over 500 members working to create solidarity in fighting against violence against women and creating awareness

Ombudsman NSW Australia
Factor 3: Open Government

Monitors agencies delivering public services, services to children, and community services to imporve the conduct of those agencies.

Women's Center for Change - WCC Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works to eliminate violence against women and children, and to promote gender equality and social justice. Their services include hospital support and training for medical personnel, shelters, legal counseling, and court representation for victims of GBV.

Tanzania Youth Development and Concern Organization Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government

Their mission is to keep young people employed and active through agriculture, entrepreneurship, and ICT to improve their living conditions and reducing costs related to social problems such as drug abuse, abortion, prostitution, and crime.

Philippine National Police Directorate for Police Community Relations Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

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.

Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) is a coalition of multi-sectoral organizations concerned in anti-corruption and good governance in the Philippines. It envisions a Philippines characterized by transparent, accountable, effective, and efficient public institutions and informed citizenry intolerant of corruption.

Black Lives Matter United States
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to abolish racism against black people in America, and to end violence by police and citizens against the black community.

Centre for Information Technology and Development - CITAD Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It promotes sustainable development, good governance, and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria through the use of communication technologies and access to information.

Nepal Disabled Human Rights Center (DHRC) Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

DHRC was established in 2000 by a group of young people from different areas realizing the real situation of disables persons in Nepal, committing to defending and raising awareness about their rights.

EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy (EPD) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

EPD's mission is to empower and strengthen women and youth at the community and policy levels to build coalitions and networks and promote human rights, peace and good governance.

Zambia Alliance of Women Zambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Aims to promote social equity, gender equality, and environmental justice through the empowerment of women

Centre for Sustainable Development Studies Vietnam
Factor 3: Open Government

Non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Hanoi, Vietnam with a strong focus on developing the capacity of young people to effect change in society through community projects to improve the livelihood, education and wellbeing of the Vietnamese people.

Academy for Peace and Development Georgia
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to involve youth in policy development on conflict resolution, peace processes and development, in monitoring policy and creating active participation.

Foro Penal Venezolano Venezuela
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

A non-governmental, non-profit working to actively defend and promote human rights in Venezuela.

Basel Institute on Governance, International Centre for Collective Action (ICCA) International
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

An independent not-for-profit competence centre working around the world with the public and private sectors to counter corruption and other financial crimes and to improve the quality of governance.

Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Governance Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

CCAGG is a local based organization that works in the rural, remote, mountainous province of Abra. It was established in 1987 as an outgrowth of a wider democratization movement in the Philippines. CCAGG works to contribute to increasing the technical capacity of other organizations, promote good governance, and fight corruption.

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana - PFAG Ghana
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It advocates for fair agriculture and trade policies affecting the livelihoods of small scale farmers. Its programs increase agricultural production and build capacities of Ghanaian farmers.

Kenya Monitor Kenya
Factor 3: Open Government

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.

Sri Lanka Human Resource Development Foundation Sri Lanka
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

HRDF is an NGO working to solve the economic and social problems facing disadvantaged communities of different strata in the civil society and the environment; they seek sustainable development and democracy in their efforts.

Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) Uganda
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Aims to provide safe and humane correctional facilities, to be transparent to the public, and to ensure an effective criminal justice system

Lilongwe Wildlife Trust Malawi
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to protect Malawi's Wildlife, and recently integrated the Wildlife Crime Investigation Unit to combat illegal trafficking of animals.