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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
International Association of Lawyers (UIA) International
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The UIA is a global association of lawyers to promote the rule of law and different systems of justice and ensure the independence and freedom of the profession, defending lawyers and ensuring their professional status.

Department of Information (DoI) Nepal
Factor 3: Open Government

DoI is a government wing that mainly deals with the government information.

Tanzania Water and Environmental Sanitation - TWESA Tanzania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It strives to improve potable water supplies, sanitation and hygiene to refugees and local communities in Tanzania. TWESA's initiatives include constructing wells, rainwater harvesting tanks, water distribution from springs, and other water supply methods.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Leading think tank and resource center on the state of health in the United States.

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

UNAMA’s Human Rights Unit, as part of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursues an overall strategy to ensure the protection and promotion of human rights in Afghanistan.

Auditor General of Pakistan Pakistan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Auditor General's organization is the prime institution in the country for ensuring public accountability and fiscal transparency in governmental operations. The organization is expected to bring about improvements in the financial discipline and internal control environment in the executive departments for minimizing the possibility of waste and fraud.

Pratidhi India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Pratidhi is a collaborative society of Delhi Police and the NGO, Association for Development. Pratidhi works for the welfare and rehabilitation of victims of crime.

Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) Philippines
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

PAHRA was established through a Congress in which more than a hundred organizations from all over the Philippines participated. It was formed as an alliance of individuals, institutions and organizations committed to the promotion, protection and realization of human rights in the Philippines.

Media Institute of Southern Africa - Malawi Chapter Malawi
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

MISA works to protect and uphold freedom of the press in Malawi. It has been active in petitioning transparency, and against President Mutharika's media crackdown in 2011.

Liberia Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (LEITI) Liberia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to monitor the extractive industry and its compliance with government standards and environmental hands, and promoting transparency over planned works to the public.

Citizens Movement for Good Governance Sri Lanka
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

This organisation works to mobilise Sri Lankans for the purpose of building a democratic society in which the sovereign will of the people is respected and the rule of law is followed closely. They also wish to focus public attention on matters pertaining to good governance and democracy.

National Foundation for Democracy and Human Rights in Uganda (NAFODU) Uganda
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Seeks to ensure democracy, human rights, and good governance through community based programs

Law and Development Partnership International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Partnership seeks to enable governments and their donors to develop programs that strengthen national governance monitoring frameworks and impact assessment.

The Centre for Media and Information Literacy - CML Kenya Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It aims to provide media literacy to the children, youth and general society, and to promote good governance in Kenya through civic engagement and awareness initiatives.

The Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation Philippines
Factor 3: Open Government

NCACL seeks to identify, form, nurture and recognize individuals who, through a process of self-transformation, can develop into a community of empowering, world-class leaders.

Anti Racist Action United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Produces research, booklets and advocates for the elimination of all forms of racism and discrimination through a network of militants.

Public Association "Damu-Ұlytau" Kazakhstan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

"Damu-Ұlytau" works to promote environmentally social policies and regulation in Kazakhstan. It also organizes tranings and public consultations about the enviroment, and supervises program implementation

Electronic Voting Community Egypt
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

It is a platform that monitors elections at all levels of government. It allows citizens to register with their national identification numbers to vote, document violations, and have an access to election-related information. It was developed by Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-violence Studies (AITAS).

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) India
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Central Bureau of Investigation functions under the Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances and consists of three divisions: the Anti-Corruption Division, the Special Crimes Division, and the Economic Offences Division. These units have the power to investigate cases of alleged corruption in all branches of the central government, ministries, public sector entities and Union Territories.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency - ADRA Ghana
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is the Ghanaian chapter of the global humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It works to create positive change in the conditions that cause poverty, with activities including agriculture, food security, WASH, as well as livelihood support to refugee population, among others.

FactsCan Canada
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a fact-checker on Canadian federal politics. Their goal is to educate and engage Canadians in critical thinking and evidence-based political decision-making. It seeks accountability of politicians and fosters honesty in political debate.

Global Justice Center International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Global Justice Center seeks to effectively make use of international human rights treatise in order to guarantee access to human rights for people around the world. Through an expert team of lawyers and human rights advocates they seek to apply the treaties' guarantees to expand access and ensure normative control. 

Defence for Children International Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is the local chapter of the international organization working towards the promotion and protection of children's rights. They provide education and access to justice for the children and their families, through their socio-legal defense centers.

Interfaith Forum of Muslim and Christian Women's Association - Women's Interfaith Council Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

It aims to enable members of women's faith organizations to work together to address conflict, poverty, and insecurity. It works principally in the Kanduna region.

EcoKnights Malaysia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It provides environmental interventions to communities, government agencies, learning institutes, and private companies. Utilizing a collaborative perspective, it works across transdisciplinary fields and builds partnerships such as the Eco Film Festival.