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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Secretary for Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Decentralization Secretaria de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernacion y Descentralizacion Honduras
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Works to guarantee the implementation of public policy on human rights and 7. Civil Justice, and monitors the governance principles of the government.

Security and Citizenship Research Center (CESEC) Centro de Estudos de Segurança e Cidadania (CESEC) Brazil
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to develop research, monitor and implement projects related to police brutality, security, the criminal system, drug policy and conflict mediation to reduce criminality and support imporved public management of security issues.

Segal Family Foundation Sierra Leone
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It seeks to provide access to quality education and health services in the Sub-Saharan region, working in partnership with community-based organizations.

Sehgal Foundation India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Sehgal Foundation works to advance good rural governance and enables villagers to understand their rights, learn how to access public services, and participate with government officials in addressing and solving local problems.

Semillas - Mexican Society for the Rights of Women Semillas - Sociedad Mexicana Pro Derecho de la Mujer Mexico
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Semillas is an organization which works to promote the rights of women and the building of projects that allow their autonomy and the respect of their human rights. They work closely with indigenous groups developing local and national projects for long term change of the place of women in Mexican society,through funding and training, as well as organizing a network of women groups in the country.

SEND Ghana Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

It works in Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to promote good governance, equality, and peoples' rights. Their programs are aimed to foster citizen participation, the improvement of transparency and accountability, and to ensure sustainability and food security.

SEND Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It fosters good governance and equality, empowering communities through education in political participation, social accountability, and gender issues. Their programs promote the engagement of women in governance and the improvement of livelihoods through infrastructure development.

Senegalese Committee on Traditional Practices Impacting the Mother and the Child (COSEPRAT) Comité Sénégalais sur les Pratiques Traditionnelles Ayant Effet sur la Santé de la Mère et de l'Enfant (COSEPRAT) Senegal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to uphold the rights of women, and especially to develop legislation banning FMG.

Senegalese League for Human Rights Ligue Sénégalaise des Droits Humains Senegal
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to uphold human rights, and provide access to 7. Civil Justice. Petitions and litigates on human rights violations in Senegal.

Sensi Tech Hub Sierra Leone
Factor 3: Open Government

Sensi works to create a space for technology and entrepreneurship to generate employment and innovative solutions. Through incubation programs and training, they seek to contribute to the development of a technologically innovative community in the country.

Serapaz - Services and Counsel for Peace Serapaz– Servicios y Asesoría para la Paz, A.C. Mexico
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to find Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms in conflicts between members of society and security officials, along with training people in processes of peace.

Serengeti Preservation Foundation - SPF Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It aims to build local capacity to monitor and improve conservation knowledge and action in Tanzania. It works towards building a strong coalition of support, advocacy, and funding for the Serengeti ecosystem, the people living around it, and the adjacent reserves and protected areas.

SERVE Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

SERVE Sri Lanka works to empower young communities and the next generation through faith and education.

Sex Workers Outreach Project USA (SWOP - USA) United States
Factor 5: Order and Security

National social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of people involved in the sex trade and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy.

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.

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.).

Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS)  ????? ??????? ??????? ????????? United Arab Emirates
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Advocates for the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities in the UAE through community outreach, education, rehabilitation, and job placement

Sharm El Sheikh International Arbitration Centre ??? ????? ???? ??????? Egypt
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Sharm el Sheikh International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC) is a new international not-for-profit institute for Commercial Dispute Resolution in a region with potential growth rates.

She Codes for Change Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It aims to close the gender gap in the technology sector by educating, inspiring and equipping high school girls with the skills and tools for innovation and social change. It works with partners to inspire, educate, and equip girls with computing skills.

She Should Run United States
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to increase the democratic participation and political leadership of women through local initiatives.

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research ????? ????? ???? ?? ??? ??????? ????? ??????? ?????? United Arab Emirates
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Aids in the social, cultural, and economic development of the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah through research (including providing grants for study), capacity building (primarily of educators), and community engagement and development (primarily through arts and culture).

Sherpa NGO ONG Sherpa France
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to investigate fraud, corruption and enforce CSR in french companies working in France and abroad, and cases of environmental crimes committed by these companies.

Shining Hope for Communities - SHOFCO Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in urban slums by linking tuition free schools for girls to holistic social services. Its model is centered around a school that provides a superior education with free healthcare, food, and psychosocial services.

SHUJAN - Citizens for Good Governance Bangladesh
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to develop political culture and involvement in Bangladesh; developed election monitoring committees, candidate profiles, debate structures and open budget meetings for more transparency and citizen involvement in the political process.

Sierra Club United States
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Undertakes actions to protect wildlife and the environment and to push for legislation on environment related issues and alternative energies.