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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Good Governance (GoGo) Foundation Nepal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Foundation seeks to promote good governance, anticorruption, quality public service delivery, right to information, consumer rights, and social accountability by creating an informed citizenship, and by making the state and its governance process accountable, transparent, and participatory.

Global Witness Afghanistan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Global Witness is campaigning to break the link between Afghanistan’s natural resources and the conflict by 1) investigating and exposing the scale and nature of the problem, by 2) researching possible policy solutions, and by 3) working with the Afghan government and donors to put them into practice.

Global Rights Alert Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Ensures that citizens are the ones benefitting from the extraction of natural resources through transparency and institutional development

Global Peace Foundation Tanzania Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is the Tanzanian chapter of Global Peace Foundation International, which promotes an innovative, values-based approach to peace building initiatives. Engaging and organizing a global network of public and private sector partners who develop community, national, and regional peace building models.

Global Observatory for Communication and Democracy Observatorio Global de Comunicación y Democracia - OGCD Venezuela
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

OGCD designs and organizes strategies aimed at strengthening citizen participation as an exercise of electoral monitoring. Their areas of work include research and documentation concerning electoral processes and the promotion of citizen participation, as well as the coordination of the Citizen Electoral Network (REC).

Global Legal Studies Network International
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Network to link researchers, teachers, experts, practitioners -- French and foreign -- who devote themselves to the globalization of law through standards, exchange of best practices and regulation.

Global Justice Center International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Global Justice Center seeks to effectively make use of international human rights treatise in order to guarantee access to human rights for people around the world. Through an expert team of lawyers and human rights advocates they seek to apply the treaties' guarantees to expand access and ensure normative control. 

Global Justice Justiça Global Brazil
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Using the Inter-American System of Human Rights in Defense of People Deprived of Their Liberty
Works to strengthen and develop civil society through training, uses strategic litigation to advance human rights on cases of institutional violence, public security and criminal justice.

Global Integrity International
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Global Integrity champions transparent and accountable government around the world by producing innovative research and technologies that inform, connect, and empower civic, private, and public reformers seeking more open societies

Glastnost Defence Foundation (GDF) Russia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to defend freedom of speech and of the press through legal assistance, information and research and the release and assistance of emprisoned journalists.

Give India India
Factor 3: Open Government

GiveIndia is an easy to use donation platform that allows people to support a cause of their choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinized for transparency & credibility. It's mission is to promote efficient and effective giving that provides greater opportunities to the poor in India.

Girls Empowerment Network Malawi
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to promote the rights of girls and women in Malawi through educational programs on health, sexual and reproductive rights, economic empowerment. It has also been the leading organization for the end of child marriage in Malawi.

Ginddi Centre Centre Ginddi Senegal
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to protect children victim of trafficking and abuse through a free helpline and its attention center.

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.

Ghana Integrity Initiative - GII Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It is the Ghanaian chapter of Transparency International, that addresses corruption and promotes good governance, accountability, and integrity. It also offers legal advice and assistance to victims and witnesses of corruption through the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre.

GetUp! Australia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

A movement to mobilize people to vote on pressing social issues, encourage government accountability, and fight for environmental justice. Current projects include protecting the Great Barrier Reef and securing funding for mental health resources.

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Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

Provides legal assistance to victims of human rights abuse, bring cases to national and European court of Human Rights, works with communities to raise legal awareness and develops anti corruption and transparency programs such as budget monitoring.

Georgian Harm Reduction Network ?????? ?????????? ??????????? ????? Georgia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to promote the rights of drug abuse patients and to develop mechanisms of support for their integration and help.

Georgian Democracy Initiative ??????????? ???????????? ?????????? Georgia
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to develop the justice system in Georgia, and promotes strategic litigation for the protection of peoples' human rights.

Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics ??????????? ???????????? ?????? ?????? Georgia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to monitor and develop norms and standards of journalism, and monitor compliance in coverage or discuss and review cases brought against journalists.

Georgian Center for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims Georgia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to help people victims of torture, and has been involved in reform of the 8. Criminal Justice system through psychosocial and medical aid to prisoners.

Georgian Association for Public Support and National Sustainability (GENESIS) ???????? Georgia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to provide access to not for profit healthcare for youths and marginalised/vulnerable populations through advocacy and lobbying and program development.

General Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Prosecutor's Office works to uncover, litigate and bring into the public eye cases of corruption, independently of state institutions which it may also investigate. It also plays a crucial role in educating the public about corruption and how eliminate it

General Prison Administrator El Salvador
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Government unit working to manage and improve the prison system.

General Inspection Organization ?????? ?????? ?? ???? Iran
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Controls and supervises executive bodies, military and disciplinary forces, state-run institutions and companies, municipalities and their subsidiaries, public notary chambers, foundations of public utility, revolutionary organs, and institutions whose financial resources totally or partially belong to the government.