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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
The Jamaica Project Jamaica
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to develop digital products and projects to develop various areas of Jamaican society. They are currently working with prisoners and staff to train and develop educational tools within prisons.

Tilleke & Gibbin Cambodia, Thailand
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Tilleke & Gibbins is a leading Southeast Asian regional law firm representing investors and companies in the key areas of commercial transactions, dispute resolution and litigation, and intellectual property. Additionally they advise clients on anti-corruption matters and is the exclusive TRACE Partner Law Firm in both Thailand and Cambodia.

Timap for Justice Sierra Leone
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It advances justice through education, mediation, and advocacy. It provides legal services through their community-based paralegal program.

International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov) Philippines
Factor 3: Open Government

Aims to develop cross sectional approaches to governance and civil society development to foster a society capable of managing democracy and transitional processes.

Young Women's Christian Association Tanzania Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Founded in 1959, it is dedicated to empowering women and girls in Tanzania and promoting a fully inclusive world where justice, peace and security, freedom, human dignity, good governance, health for all, and care for the environment are promoted and sustained through women's leadership.

Rule of Law Institute Australia
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

Nonprofit body which discusses the importance of the rule of law by engaging with the community and government, distributing reports, and hosting events.

Islamic Women Initiative for Justice, Law and Peace (IWILAP) Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Promotes women's rights, access to justice, and a transparent and accountable democratic government

United Against Crime Malaysia
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is a campaign that raises awareness of police initiatives to prevent and reduce crime. It addresses issues such as tourist safety, child safety, and community safety, among others.

Jagaran Nepal Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Jagaran Nepal is committed for women rights, peace and governance and believes in empowering women and marginalized communities for their increased participation in decision making process, sustainable peace and governance.

Equal Access Afghanistan Program Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

Equal Access Afghanistan uses a range of tools to achieve social change, such as community mobilization training, radio dramas, mobile live theater, round table discussions, media training, TV documentaries, TV dramas and remote learning through radio.

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.

Echoes of Women in Africa - ECOWA Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2010, it works to promote peace and security for African women and girls through the engagement of stakeholders in the monitoring of regional and national policies for the protection of their rights. They work principally in the context of conflict and peace building processes .

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.

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.

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.

US Human Rights Network United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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

The Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD) Myanmar
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

It fosters democracy and provides training and educational services to institutions and organizations involved in the reform process. Their work in governance focuses on improving the government's policies, management, service provision, and accountability.

The Ark Foundation Ghana
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works for the defense of women's rights and the elimination of discriminatory practices, abuse, and violence against women and children. Their initiatives include advocacy, training, human rights education, and the provision of legal assistance, counseling, and protection of GBV victims through their Anti-violence program.

The Coalition on the Right to Information - RTI Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a civil society initiative that raises awareness about the importance of passing the Right to Information Law by the Ghanaian government. The coalition, established in 2007, is comprised of eighty organizations located throughout the country.

Ethio Trial Tracker Ethiopia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It documents and provides information to the public concerning court cases of people accused of terrorism. It denounces arbitrary detention of dissenters by the government and monitors the appropriate use of the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation of 2009.

Civil Society Constitution Agenda Zambia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

A network of civil society organisations and individuals seeking to promote democracy and government accountability through public education on constitutional matters

The Law & Technology Centre Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Centre's mission is to provide public services and advance research in the interdisciplinary area of information technology and law. Their initiatives include the Community Legal Information Centres (Youth CLIC, Senior CLIC, Family CLIC), the eQuality Project, and the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute - HKLII, among others.

Pakistan Workers Federation Pakistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

The Pakistan Workers Federation is the largest Workers Federation in Pakistan working to promote and protect workers' rights and to campaign for legislative changes.

Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI) Malawi
Factor 7: Civil Justice

PASI has deployed trained paralegals to provide legal education, advice and assistance throughout the criminal justice processes, from arrest to appeal, along with developing community justice mechanisms for access to justice for the poorer and more vulnerable persons in Malawi.

Shambani Solutions Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security

It provides high quality training and consultancy on agricultural businesses. It addresses challenges like market information to local farmers (i.e. connecting local farmers directly to the market with the use of Information Communication Technology - ICT), and the use of innovative farming methods (i.e. treated seeds, tractors, establishment of irrigation farming, etc.).