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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Dignity Ties Foundation Fundación Lazos de Dignidad Colombia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It attends to the population vulnerable to forms of political persecution, especially peasant communities, students, victims of forced displacement, and political prisoners. It also advises the National Prison Movement in the fight for a dignified and respectful treatment of the human rights of the prison population.

Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) India
Factor 3: Open Government

Digital Empowerment Foundation's mission is to empower people, especially marginalized and information-lacking communities, with the power of information and knowledge using digital interventions and ICT tools.

Diakonia Diakonia Burkina Faso
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The main objective of Diakonia’s work is to improve the living conditions of people living in poverty. Their work focuses on both grassroots organizing as well as national level policy work.

Dhaka Ahsania Mission Bangladesh
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to protect the rights of women and children suffering from violence and trafficking, through shelters and anti trafficking programs, along with securing environmental rights for affected populations through Disaster Risk Reduction strategies and litigation.

Developmental Action Without Borders ????? ??? ????? ??? ???? Lebanon
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Supports at risk and vulnerable children and youth as well as populations affected by conflict and displacement through educaiton, health, and protection programs.

Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA) Uganda
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

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

Development and Support of Afghan Women and Children Organization (DSAWCO) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

DSAWCO works to raise legal awareness, provide job opportunities and educate women and children.

Development and Security Association ????????? ???????? ?? ??????? - ??? Ukraine
Factor 5: Order and Security

The Association seeks to bring together security experts, governmnet officials and NGOs in order to develop holistic projects for national security and to exchange best practices with international agencies.

Development Aid from People to People Zambia (DAPP) Zambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Focuses on community mobilization to develop solutions in areas of public health, education, environmental conservation, and women empowerment

Desiree Alliance United States
Factor 5: Order and Security

A coalition of sex workers, health professionals, social scientists, professional sex educators working to build local and regional leadership and constructive activism in the sex worker population to advocate for sex workers’ human, labor and civil rights.

Department of Justice (DOJ) -- Philippines Philippines
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Under Executive Order (EO) 292, the DOJ is the government's principal law agency. As such, the DOJ serves as the government's prosecution arm and administers the government's criminal justice system by investigating crimes, prosecuting offenders and overseeing the correctional system.

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Philippines
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Department is responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety, strengtheningg capability of local government units through active people participation and a professionalized corps of civil servants.

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

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

Department of Enviromental Affairs South Africa
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Government department in charge of nature conservation and regulating environmentally related public health risks and projects.

Department of Anti-corruption under the Government Inspectorate Thanh tra Chính Vietnam
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Ministerial-level agency of the Government, exercising the function of state management of inspection, citizen reception, complaint and denunciation settlement and anti-corruption all over the country.

Democratic Initiatives Foundation ???? "???????????? ??????????" Ukraine
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Foundation seeks to align Ukrainian democracy with European policies, overseeing the legislative process, and monitoring elections for all citizens to enjoy their rights.

Democratic Governance Facility Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works with state and non-state actors to strengthen democratic processes and rule of law and to improve citizen participation

Democratic Change Cambio Democratico Argentina
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Work to strengthen the state and political parties process, through citizen training, debates and information sharing.

Democracy Watch Gambia (DWG) The Gambia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a pro democracy and rule of law advocacy group, founded in February of 2017. It comprises a political affairs advocacy group and a constitutional affairs advocacy group. DWG advocates for adherence to the rule of law and challenges governmental overreaches.

Democracy Watch Démocratie en surveillance Canada
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Citizen Watchdog Empowerment Project
It advocates for democratic reform, government accountability, and corporate responsibility. Their democratic good governance and corporate responsibility campaigns promote stronger and more effectively enforced measures of accountability.

Democracy Sierra Leone (DSL) Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a coalition of approximately 40 civil society organizations that works towards the promotion of democratic values, the respect for human rights, public accountability, and the rule of law.

Democracy Observatory Observatorio de la Democracia Colombia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is the academic center for research and analysis of public opinion, and political and social behavior, of the political science department of the University of the Andes. It manages the main repository of public opinion in the Americas: the Barometer of the Americas.

Democracy International Afghanistan Projects Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

DI has worked on different projects related to electoral reforms, and civil society and public participation in elections.

Democracy Development Programme (DDP) South Africa
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to transform South African democracy through increased participation, and the promotion of the Bill of Rights as the regulating instrument.

DeJure Foundation ???????? ????? Ukraine
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Foundation works to ensure fair justice in the criminal and civil system, uphold the rule of law, defend the human rights of Ukrainian citizens and fight corruption through expert analysis, legal defense and citizen initiatives.