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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
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.

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.

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.

Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSH) Singapore
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to develop and uphold guidelines of safety and health in the workplace in partnership with businesses, the government, unions and workers.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Public Corruption Unit United States
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to investigate cases of fraud in federal, state and local government, government procurement, border control, environmental projects and elections.

Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Singapore
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 9: Informal Justice

Produces reports and tries to find innovative ways of encouraging civic participation, integration and goverment monitoring through citizen initiatives.

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts Pakistan
Factor 5: Order and Security

It protects northern borders of Pakistan and supports Civil Administration in ensuring maintenance of law and order anywhere in Pakistan.

Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights) Philippines
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Created in 2005, R-Rights supports the Philippine LGBT Rights Advocacy Movement through in-depth legal and policy studies, to ensure that the law and its institutions are not used as instruments of oppression and discrimination, or to further reinforce gender-stereotypes.

Agency for Integrated Rural Development (AFIRD) Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Helps rural areas develop economically through youth empowerment, agricultural advocacy, and institutional development

Nova Scotia-Gambia Association The Gambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Founded in 1985, it is a Canadian development charity involved in various community programs, including reproductive and sexual health, gender equality issues, STI, sanitation, water supplies, schools, and leadership programs.

The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation - GJF Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It works to promote democracy, peace, and prosperity. Their areas of interest include elections and peaceful political transitions, consensus building, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding.

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.

Tanzania Ending Child Marriage Network - TECMN Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a coalition of 35 civil society organizations working to end child marriage in Tanzania. It seeks to increase awareness of the harmful impact of child marriage at the community, national, and international levels. It advocates for policy reforms to end child marriage and resource mobilization to support married girls, and girls at risk.

Public Protector South Africa
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to monitor government policy and practices, and is fighting corruption in state and parliament.

Kenya Law Resource Center Kenya
Factor 3: Open Government

Their aim is to make the law accessible to everyone and to help Kenyans find answers to their everyday legal and business questions.

The African Child Policy Forum Ethiopia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It is a Pan-African institute of policy research and dialogue, that works toward governmental accountability concerning the protection of children's rights. It monitors and reports progress, provides a platform for dialogue, and collaborates with inter-governmental organizations and civil society.

Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Zambia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Aims to promote transparency and accountability with regards to the revenue gained by the government from natural resources and to encourage policies that benefit all citiznes

Center for Education, Promotion and Empowerment of Women Vietnam
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to promote the role of women in society and make them independent through the defense of their rights.

Women's Center for Change - WCC Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works to eliminate violence against women and children, and to promote gender equality and social justice. Their services include hospital support and training for medical personnel, shelters, legal counseling, and court representation for victims of GBV.

Public Affairs Centre (PAC) India
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Public Affairs Centre (PAC) was established with a mandate to improve the quality of governance in India. The Centre is globally known for its pioneering Citizen Report Cards, benchmarking studies used to improve public services, as well as their work on electoral transparency, public works quality monitoring tools and approaches.

Independent Information Commission Liberia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

Government Body tasked with monitoring government compliance with human rights, and in particular with delivering effective access to information for citizens.

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.