Leading Organizations

Founded in 1965, it coordinates the social and development ministries of the Universal Church in Ethiopia. It provides humanitarian assistance, social rehabilitation, WASH services, and health and HIV/AIDS education.

Founded in 1991, EEA specializes in the analysis of the Ethiopian economy, through training, public dialogue, and research. In 2000, the Association established the Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute (EEPRI) as a subsidiary, which is organized in four areas: macro economy, trade and industry, poverty, and human resources.

Established in 2000, it protects the human rights and freedoms enshrined in the constitution through advocacy, counseling, monitoring, and research.

It is an independent media outlet that promotes freedom of the press, democracy, the respect for human rights, and the rule of law in Ethiopia. It was founded in 2010 by a group of exiled journalists, living in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

EITI is a coalition composed of government agencies, extractive companies, and civil society organizations that promotes transparency and accountability in the extractive sector. It fosters open information and accountable management of oil, gas, and mineral resources.

It promotes transparency and accountability in public offices, enterprises, and organizations by offering ethics and anti-corruption education and by mobilizing the public against corruption and impropriety.

It is comprised of more than 500 Islamic women’s groups in Nigeria and aims to improve the status of Muslim women and children. It is engaged in programs to eradicate poverty and promote education and literacy .

It works to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights through programs and services such as sex and sexuality counseling, abortion services, HIV testing, and protection services for cases of GBV.

The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.

Think tank working on formulating proposals for public policy on security, diplomacy and governance.

Convenes intellectuals and leading thinkers from around the world to address critical issues facing Muslim communities, including violent extremism, and to launch initiatives aimed at ameliorating those challenges.

Defends and promotes respect for the economic, political, social, civic and cultural rights of groups and individuals, without any racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or sexual distinction.

Works to provide citizens with information and data on topics such as education, migration, social inclusion, good governance, civic culture and integrated community intervention.

It works to enable citizens to become a strong driving force for change, and to improve the democratic governance of Tanzania. The foundation has supported over 4,000 Civil Society Organizations with grants worth more than 60 million dollars.

The Foundation works to promote freedom of expression and to enhance democracy, human rights, and social justice by providing a platform for alternative media, building media literacy capacity, as well as providing access to information on social, cultural, and political issues. Their initiatives include Prachatai, thisAble.me, and Dek Lang Hong, to name a few.

Founded in 1990, it offers social services and preventive care to all individuals in four of the five regions in The Gambia. Their areas of work include sexual and reproductive health, culture and tradition, gender equality, social development and consultative processes, and participation and decision making processes.

It is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to introduce good and responsible communication as the prerequisite for consent, cooperation, and understanding necessary for the development of civil society. Their programs include financial and consumer education, parenting seminars, and the program against corruption, to name a few.

Thai TGA supports transgender people in Thailand and contributes to a better quality of life by strengthening the capacity and skills of the community and particularly of transgender-based groups and organizations. It advocates and works with other networks to build a society without sexual prejudice and stigma.

FDC Philippines is a nationwide multi-sectoral, non-sectarian and pluralist coalition conducting policy advocacy work and campaigns to realize a common framework and agenda for economic development.

It is a Swedish based charity that was established in The Gambia in the early 1980's, focused on promoting education and increasing the capacity of people in rural communities to combat grinding poverty.

It is an initiative launched in 2017 by a group of victims, survivors, and activists, that advocate for truth, justice, and reconciliation for those whose rights were violated by the former regime of Yahya Jammeh.

Founded in 2017, it seeks to assist The Gambia with standard healthcare across all communities by providing medical supplies, education, training, advocacy, and support.

It works to promote equal opportunities, rights and full participation of persons with disabilities in the development process. It comprises eight disabled persons organizations in The Gambia and it works closely with the Department of Social Welfare.

It promotes fundamental principles and humanitarian values to ensure a better understanding, respect, and application of the ideas and principles of the Geneva Convention and International Humanitarian law.

Its mission is guaranteeing the security of convicted persons in Ghana. It also provides reformation and rehabilitation programs for inmates, as well as agricultural and infrastructure initiatives aimed to improve the physical conditions of penitentiaries.