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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Nigeria
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It aims to transform the public sector in Africa, confronting inefficiency, excessive bureaucracy, and corruption. It also promotes the engagement between the government, academic institutions, and the private sector.

Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG) The Gambia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

It contributes to the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and good governance in Africa. It works to initiate and advise programs and policies that strengthen institutions, foster sustainable development, and lasting peace.

Africa Foundation for Community Development Uganda
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works to promote human rights and ensure equality under the law through advocacy, free legal services, community outreach, and promoting electoral reform

Africa Centre for Peace Building Ghana
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is a peace-building organization that aims to prevent violent conflict through mediation, justice, youth development, anti-corruption campaigns, and capacity building initiatives.

Africa Centre for Energy and Mineral Policy Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Advocates for equity, good governnace, and shared benefits in the exploitation of mineral and petrolium resources to further sustainable development

Afghans for Progressive Thinking (APT) ?????? ???? Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

APT has been working to promote constructive ways of resolving differences. Their main focus is on student debate programs, leadership trainings, student exchange, and media discussions.

Afghanistan's National Journalists Union Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security

Afghanistan National Journalists Union is the official representative body for defending the rights of journalists in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research institute based in Kabul seeking to provide quality research and analysis to inform public policy decisions.

Afghanistan Law Collection Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan has been publishing laws and regulations that are signed by the president. They are easily accessible through the Ministry of Justice in Kabul, and its departments in provinces, as well as free of charge online through their websites.

Afghanistan Justice Sector Support Program Afghanistan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

JSSP employs international and Afghan advisors to train, build the capacity of, and provide technical assistance to Afghan officials within Afghan ministries and institutions. It focuses on developing the technical skills of justice officials through trainings in the criminal justice field. .

Afghanistan Justice Organization Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AJO provides capacity building and trainings, conducts research and analysis, publishes findings, and holds seminars and symposiums on major legal, economic and social issues.

Afghanistan Journalists Center ???? ????????? ????????? Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

AFJC works to defend rights of Afghan journalists and ensure freedom of expression in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) کمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The AIHCRC is a national human rights institution working in the area of protection and promotion of human rights. Its mission is monitoring the observance of human rights as well as protecting and promoting human rights in the country.

Afghanistan Independent Defenders (AID) Afghanistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Organization for Afghanistan Independent Defenders (AID) provides legal assistance in criminal, civil, and commercial cases to marginalised communities. AID defended more than 30,000 cases over the course of its history.

Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

AHRDO is an organization that promotes human rights mainly through a variety of arts and theatre-based programs.

Afghanistan Civil Society Elections Network (ACSEN) Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

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.

Afghanistan Analysts Network Afghanistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) is an independent non-profit policy research organization, aiming to provide independent and high quality research on issues in Afghanistan for people to have access to better information on social and political issues.

Afghan Youth Civil and Cultural Association (AYCCA) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

AYCCA is an NGO that works to empower youth to play an active role in their society.

Afghan Women's Network (AWN) ???? ???? ????? Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The Afghan Women’s Network is a non-partisan, non-profit network of women and women’s NGOs working to empower Afghan women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan society.

Afghan Women's Educational Center Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

AWEC is an organization that promotes women's rights through capacity building and civic education.

Afghan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) ? ????????? ? ????? ??????? Afghanistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AIBA was established to improve access to fair trials, to increase confidence in the legal profession among the public, to improve cooperation between stakeholders in the justice sector, to promote new generations of dedicated legal professionals and to fight against administrative corruption.

Afghan Development Association (ADA) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

ADA has been working on multiple projects since 1990 in support of human rights and the establisment of peace councils and capacity building communities for conflict resolution.

Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

ACSFo is a network of civil society organizations working to promote and advocate civic participation.

Afghan Anti-Corruption Network (AACN) Afghanistan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

AACN is a social, non- profit, non partisan, non- political and non-governmental network established to bring together different civil society organization and individuals alike to fight corruption in Afghanistan.

Affirmative Union Venezuela Unión Afirmativa Venezuela Venezuela
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Affirmative Union was created to promote knowledge and the application of international human rights standards that protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation. They promote legal protection and the recognition of same sex couples and LGBT families.