Leading Organizations

Works to defend the rights of vulnerable persons and groups against environmentally destructive projects, provide them with training to defend their rights and to enforce regulation on environmental issues.
WJP Program Grantee Title: Housing Rights for the Urban Poor in Fortaleza (2013-2015)

Works to defend the rights of all people and to abolish torture and the death penatly through reform of thecriminal justice system.

It is an initiative of the Center for Development Studies at the Central University of Venezuela. Their activities include the formulation of public health and nutrition policies, the dissemination of information concerning the right to health, research, monitoring, and the analysis of data.

Making justice systems fairer and more effective through research and innovation.

It encourages public debate and social accountability through academic activities such as forums, research, and the dissemination of information through publications. Additionally, it advocates for fundamental rights and sustainable development.

Works to rehabilitate drug users into society through learning community skills and social programs.

Government agency working in the fields of social sciences, providing scientific evidences for the Party and the State in developing guidelines, strategies, plans, and policies in order to serve a fast and sustainable socialist-oriented development of the country.

Works to promote business and economic concerns, along with monitoring adherence to labour laws by businesses.

Raises awareness, interests of farmers, various stakeholders to develop cooperative models to improve capacity of cooperatives in business development, financial management and governance.

The Association provides free legal aid services to citizens and communities.

The Association aims to unite legal professionals from all sectors, and works towards defending the people?s right to democracy and freedom, the development of a fair legal science, and cooperation with international and domestic organizations.

VillageTech Solutions uses simple technology solutions to solve the daily challenges faced by rural communities. This thought inspired the creation of the WireBridge--a human-powered river-crossing system, which has facilitated over 3 million trips across the deep river gorges in Nepal. Its current projects focus on education, transportation, lighting and water.

The Foundation works to defend and uphold freedom of expression in Nicaragua, and to act on behalf of minorities and excluded communities to deliver development, democracy and rights for all.

Founded in 1998 by the department of political science at the University of the Andes, it monitors and analyzes the work of the Colombian Congress and subsequently publishes reports through its legislative activity. Their work aims to strengthen and promote the accountability of the legislative branch and the increased participation of the citizenry.

It is a coalition of nine civil society organizations established in 2008 to follow the elections processes of magistrates to the high courts.

It is a civil society movement that monitors the election and career of candidates for the Supreme Court of Justice and the Appellate Courts in Guatemala. Their activities include citizens education as well as campaigns to disseminate information concerning the elections of officers for the control and legislative bodies.

It fosters the participation of women and promotes their education, healthcare, and equitable access to opportunities. It is a member of Vital Voices Global Partnership and it is comprised of more than one-thousand partners and executives from the private and public sectors.

Founded in 2002, the organization is managed and staffed by people with disabilities committed to the defense of their rights in Ghana. It promotes access to education and offers capacity building support for all groups and disabled people’s organizations at the grassroots level.

National competition working through training bootcamps in order to foster civic participation fo young people. Seeks to extend academic learning to create a group of young leaders for Senegal.

A national campaign aiming to monitor the promises made by the government to meet the objectives set in the UN Millennium Declaration (2000), the National Development Goals and the National Common Minimum Program (2004-09) with a special focus on the right to livelihood, health & education.

This initiative provides the information and capabilities required for countries to defeat modern slavery in their jurisdictions through quality research and business/government/NGO collaborations.

The local chapter of WaterAid International was founded in 1995, and works to improve access to safe water, hygiene, and sanitation across the country.

Works to assist prisoners and to advocate for the abolishment of the death penalty in Singapore.