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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) South Africa
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

BACSA works to eliminate crime and corruption in business, and to assist the government on crime reduction strategies through lending expertise and information.

Accountability Round Table Australia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

A non-partisan round table discussing ways to improve transparency and democratic pratices within the Australian government.

Human Rights First International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

A non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in the U.S.

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.

Children’s Legal Action Network - CLAN Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It advocates for the protection of the rights and welfare of children, through the provision of free legal aid and related services, working together with other stakeholders. It also advocates for mobilization of adequate human and budgetary resources at the national and county levels.

Twaweza Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency, and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. It undertakes effective public and policy engagement, through powerful media partnerships and global leadership of initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership.

The Dar Teknohama Business Incubator (DTBi) Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government

It promotes startups with innovative ideas for the growth of ICT technology-based emerging companies. It contributes to job creation and networking for technical trends and opportunities to access markets. It provides mentoring and coaching to entrepreneurs, and facilitates access to potential customers and strategic partners.

Malawi Electoral Support Network Malawi
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to encourage civic participation through voter education, non partisan monitoring of elections. It has develop a capacity building program for tripartite elections with the help of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa.

World Justice Project International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The World Justice Project is an independent, multidsciplinary organization working to advance the rule of law around the world. The WJP's mutually-reinforcing lines of business employ a multi-disciplinary approach through original research and data, an active and global network, and practical, locally-led programs to advance the rule of law worldwide.

Youth And Society (YAS) Malawi
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to promote the role of youths in the democratic and governance. Through their Institute for Civic Leadership and Mzuzu Education Trust fund they encourage the participation of youths in every aspect of political life.

Shakti Samuha Nepal
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Shakti Samuha is established in Nepal and is run by survivors of trafficking. The goal of Shakti Samuha is to establish a progressive society, devoid of trafficking and other forms of violence against women. It's objective is to advocate and lobby for necessary changes in the law. It also coordinates with local, national and international organizations.

Peace Management Initiative Western Jamaica
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to reduce and eradicate violence in communities in Jamaica, along with detect, diffuse and prevent potentially violent situations in communities and build respect between communities and police.

Mhair Educational and Human Rights Organization (MEHRO) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

MEHRO provides public awareness of human rights, women rights, gender, conflict resolution and anti- corruption through engaging local communities in awareness rising sessions mostly targeting youth and women.

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding India
Factor 5: Order and Security

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding empowers people divided by conflict to develop mutual understanding and to create sustainable peace. It innovates approaches for transforming conflict by supporting people in all sectors of society to discover their shared capacity for building peace.

&PROUD Myanmar
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is an initiative of Colors Rainbow, YG, and Abadi Art. Their goal is to create a greater understanding and awareness concerning LGBT rights, as well as strengthening bonds within the community. They organize art and cultural events, such as film festivals and photography exhibitions.

Network Movement for Youth and Children's Welfare - NMYCW-SL Sierra Leone
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It aspires to guarantee the needs and welfare of women and children through coordination with likeminded organizations, for the promotion and monitoring of human rights issues and poverty eradication.

Citizens United for Peace and Stability - CUPS Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

It seeks to address and expose human rights violations in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria. It advocates for unity, peace, and security through the media and their website.

Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) UAE
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Promotes accountability and transparency in the public sector, specifically
government departments, local councils and all companies or projects in which the government owns more than a 50 per cent share.

LAWASIA: law Association for Asisa and the Pacific Australia
Factor 7: Civil Justice

LAWASIA promotes the sharing of legal knowledge to ensure a mutual understanding of the standards of rule of law. It's central goal is to strengthen professional relations.

Human Rights Focus Uganda
Factor 5: Order and Security

A nework of organizations working for human rights, good governance, democracy, and transitional justice

Singapore Green Building Council Singapore
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Sets the standards for sustainability and environmentally conscious planning, and enjoys significant overreach on public private partnerships.

Prison Justice League United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to end mass incarceration in Texas through legal assistance, litigation and providing resources to communities most affected by incarceration.

Hong Kong Free Press - HKFP Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Hong Kong Free Press is an English-language news media outlet seeking to unite critical voices on local and national affairs. Their platform aims to monitor and protect Hong Kong's core values and freedoms by reporting without fear or interference, free of charge, and independently.

Online RTI India
Factor 3: Open Government

Online RTI allows one to file RTI in any government or public department, by filling up the details online..

National Centre for Dispute Resolution (NCDR) Pakistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice

NCDR follows international standards rules and code of ethics governing mediation proceedings and is Pakistan's first and only mediation centre. It undertakes disputes of various nature including family disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, contractual disputes, labour disputes etc.