Leading Organizations

Working to become the leading institution on providing quality information and influencing policy decisions of public value to citizens.

Investigates the prison system and produces reports on living conditions of prisoners, torture and abuse statements and proposes reviews of government policy and practices.

Works to defend the rights of LGBTQI people in Indonesia, promote their place in society and againt violence and persecution.

It is a coalition of NGOs committed to the defense of democratic principles of good governance and constitutional rights.

Work to educate youths against corruption practices (starting in primary education) to build a society free of corruption and malpractice.

Works to raise funds for civil society development and program implementation around human rights in all of Brazil's 5 regions.

One of the main organizations with regards to research and action in matters of human rights, Fundar produces research and coordinates civil society action in matters of controlling the government's budget, respect of human rights and access to justice.

Established in April 2009 by a group of lawyers, its mission is to protect fundamental rights and freedoms in fast-changing technologies and growing surveillance. They address the challenges posed by growing surveillance through monitoring, undertaking research, advocating for legal reform, and providing education.

It supports economic and social activity, and efforts to improve living conditions in Poland's rural regions. It provides representatives of local authorities with up-to-date legal knowledge and insight into the latest technological advancements and social changes.

The Polish Legal Clinics Foundation has been operating since 2002. It supports and coordinates a network of 25 legal clinics and promotes pro bono engagement of lawyers. Since 2004, the Foundation, in conjunction with Rzeczpospolita, organizes the annual "Pro Bono Lawyer" Competition.

Founded in 1989, FSLD supports the development of civil self-governance in Poland. It conducts activities aimed at building local ties and developing the social capital of local communities. It also supports the development of public institutions through training and consultancy, and it examines the quality of public services and conducts projects aimed at increasing their efficiency.

Created in 2007 to promote the rights of migrants in Poland, PFM supports and develops initiatives that lead to dialogue between people representing various cultures. They also work with Polish migrants abroad and support families affected by migration.

Established in 1997 to promote understanding between individuals, societies, and cultures, it propagates a culture of peaceful conflict resolution, including the expansion of mediation in Poland, while assisting democratic decision-making procedures and activities for the development of a knowledge-based civic society. It also works in Kenya and Georgia managing developmental cooperation projects.

Established in Poland in 2009, its mission is to protect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in post-Soviet countries. The Foundation pursues its goals through observation missions, including observation and monitoring of elections as well as of the human rights situation in the post-Soviet area.

OKO.press is a non-profit, investigative journalism and fact-checking project created to preserve the freedom of speech and to secure availability of information in Poland. It investigates and evaluates statements made by politicians, monitors public spending, fights for access to public information, and publishes analyses.

Founded in 2007, it promotes civic engagement, an open society, liberal economic ideas, and European integration. Their projects include Liberté, a quarterly print magazine, liberte.pl, and Freedom Games, to name a few. Additionally, it is the coordinator of the 4liberty.eu network, a group of 15 think tanks from Central European countries.

La Strada Poland was one of the founding members of La Strada network established in 1995. It offers legal support and has a crisis intervention center and a shelter for victims, as well as a helpline. It raises social awareness by informing the public concerning social problems such as human trafficking and forced labor.

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.

Established in 1995, IPA is a leading Polish think tank and an independent center for policy research and analysis. It contributes to informed public debate on key Polish, European, and global policy issues. Their main areas of study include European policy, social policy, civil society, migration, and development policy, as well as law and democratic institutions.

FOR's mission is to increase active support in society for a wide range of individual freedoms, especially economic freedom, and to strengthen the rule of law in the country. Their activities include analytical research and social communications and educational programs.

ePanstwo Foundation aims to develop open government and civic engagement using the power of the Internet and new technologies to disseminate public data to citizens. It provides people with the knowledge and tools to serve as beings of change.

It supports positive changes in the Polish judicial system and increases public accountability through citizen court monitoring. Their Restorative Justice Centers are non-governmental institutions that assist local judicial systems deal with low-level offenders by employing community-oriented sentencing and restorative justice.

ClientEarth Poland is the local chapter of the international environmental law organization that works to transform society's relationship with the natural world using the law as an appropriate and effective tool. Their work combines scientific research, policy making analysis, legislative advocacy, implementation of the law, and citizen enforcement.

The Foundation builds an open and democratic society where people are aware of their rights and responsibilities through initiatives aimed at increasing civic participation. It also serves as a forum for activities, hosts public debates and conferences, organizes seminars and workshops, disseminates publications, runs social campaigns, and engages in the monitoring of public institutions and advocacy efforts.

Founded in 2007 to create a society capable of stopping discrimination and violence based on gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, age, disability or any other factor, it provides educational programs on antidiscrimination, human rights, and gender-based violence prevention.