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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Multi-sectoral Alliance for Transparency and Accountability in Samar Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

A multi-sectoral alliance of civil society organizations in Samar that seeks to promote a corrupt-free, progressive and peaceful community with all its basic social services equally accessed by empowered and informed citizenry through a transparent and participatory good governance.

Media Foundation for West Africa - MFWA Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is the largest media organization in West Africa. It works with local partners to promote freedom of expression, media professionalism, media-led advocacy for peace building, and participatory governance across the region.

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.

Prisoners' Rights Advocacy Initiative - PRAI Nigeria
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It works to contribute to the development of the administration of the criminal justice system in Nigeria. Their programs aim to educate prison authorities on prisoners’ rights, create liaison with the government and other authorities, and to ensure proper accountability and improvement in the welfare of prisoners conditions.

Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice Sri Lanka
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

SLCPJ is a non-partisan organisation that aims to achieve reconciliation based on accountability for "violations of international law," strengthen respect for human rights and the rule of law, and build Sri Lankan civil society for a stronger democracy.

Serengeti Preservation Foundation - SPF Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It aims to build local capacity to monitor and improve conservation knowledge and action in Tanzania. It works towards building a strong coalition of support, advocacy, and funding for the Serengeti ecosystem, the people living around it, and the adjacent reserves and protected areas.

Uganda Law Society Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Seeks to enhance access to and administration of justice and to promote the professional development of lawyers in Uganda

The Global Peace Foundation Kenya Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is the Kenyan Chapter of the Global Peace Foundation, that promotes an innovative, values-based approach to peace building. Their programs include the following areas: global peace education, global peace development, global peace youth, and global peace women.

Jamaicans for Justice Jamaica
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Works to defend the rights of people abused by security forces, provide them with judicial assistance and promote good governance in Jamaica.

Romanian Association for Women (AFR) Romania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the rights of women in society and the workplace, and training. Set up a feminet platform for women to exchange ideas and seek help.

Center for Digital Democracy United States
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Protects consumers against abusive laws and practices by government and business on personal data, through advocacy and monitoring.

Live & Learn Vietnam Vietnam
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Educates, mobilises communities, and facilitates supportive partnerships in order to foster a greater understanding of sustainability, and to help move towards a sustainable future through transparency.

INDEM (Information Science for Democracy) Foundation, Altus Global Alliance Member International
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

NGO promoting the ideals and values of democracy through assistance in development of civil society and consultancy to Russian public officials and government bodies.

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.

National Investigation Unit (NIU) Nepal
Factor 5: Order and Security

NIU is one of the government's main intelligence agency collecting information related to the country's public security, economic crimes, corruption in government and domestic and foreign terrorist activities. It also has a unit that tracks international spies, cross border terrorism, money laundering, narcotics and human trafficking.

Ethiopian Midwives Association Ethiopia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Since 1992 it has worked to strengthen the practice of midwifery in Ethiopia. It contributes to the expansion of the midwifery profession through the development of evidence based practices and empowering professionals to reduce maternal, newborn and child morbidity and mortality, and to improve sexual and reproductive health.

Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium (HRRAC) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

HRRAC works to defend the rights of Afghans and to improve their security through locally led programs on security, health, environment and human rights.

Burma Link Myanmar
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

It advocates for rights for Burma's ethnic nationalities and displaced persons. Their website has information about the conflict and displacement in the country, amplifying the voices of local organizations working towards a free and peaceful society. The stories presented also represent voices of soldiers and leaders from different Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs).

SABI Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a four-year citizen led accountability program that works to construct channels of open communication between citizens and the state. It is funded by UK Aid and led by Christian Aid in collaboration with other local and international organizations.

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the rights of all working people, access to fair pay and working rights, along with protecting their civil rights.
WJP Grantee Program Title : Labor and the Rule of Law (2008-2009)

Women Aid Trust (WAT) Pakistan
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The organization provides legal aid and rehabilitation services for imprisoned women, undertakes research and advocacy efforts to improve the country's legal and judicial system for the rights of women, and offers a range of community welfare, education, health and emergency relief services.

Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan (BLLF) Pakistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to fight against bond-labor in Pakistan, through public campaigns, interventions and project developkment.

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.

Legal Practice Center of Nueva San Salvador University El Salvador
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to offer pro bono legal assistance to vulnerable persons and to assist in any administrative procedures with the help of law students

Network for Youth Development Malawi
Factor 3: Open Government

Working to promote the work of young people on issues such as climate change, gender or access to education through community based programs led by youths.