WJC Winners 2024

World Justice Project announces winners of the World Justice Challenge 2024

CHICAGO (Aug. 1, 2024) – The World Justice Project announced the five winners of the World Justice Challenge 2024 during the “Meeting the Challenge: World Justice Project Convening on Democracy and the Rule of Law.” The winning projects all support this year’s theme of “The Rule of Law: Foundation of Democracy.”   

These exemplary projects were chosen for their potential for replication and their demonstrated impact in advancing the rule of law in four categories: electoral processes and transitions of government power; justice institutions; free media and trustworthy information; and youth engagement.  A special U.S. Building Trust prize was awarded to the strongest U.S. project making an impact in one of more the categories.    

Each of the five winning projects receives a $20,000 cash prize and opportunities to network and build their global profile throughout the year. 

Challenge Winners and Judges
2024 World Justice Challenge winners & judges at the award ceremony in Chicago

The World Justice Challenge 2024 winners are:  

Electoral Processes Prize: Pacto Pela Democracia (Brazil) 

Justice Institutions Prize: Judicial Reform Foundation (Taiwan)  

Media and Information Prize: Media Foundation for West Africa (Ghana)  

U.S. Building Trust Prize: Common Cause (United States) 

Youth Engagement and Alumni Vote Prize: Politize! – Civic Education Institute (Brazil)  

The winners were selected from a pool of 30 finalists from 23 countries, narrowed down from 424 submissions from 109 countries. 

Explore the amazing work of the 2024 finalists in the category menu above.