ASAP is a nonprofit organisation working to promote freedom, development and growth in southern Africa with the current focus in Zimbabwe. The aim is to restore basic freedoms in Zimbabwe and to build partnerships and networked coalitions both in the international community and regionally in southern Africa - as well as links between them. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]
CEAC is a network of NGOs and human rights institutions formed in May 2003. The objectives of the Coalition are to have full ratification of the protocol establishing the African Court by all 53 member states of the African Union (AU); to enhance transparency in the nomination and election of judges; provide a platform for sustainable civil society participation in the creation of the African Court; and provide technical support to the AU and the African Court. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]
Zimbabwe Watch is an independent coalition of organisations in the Netherlands that contributes to the creation of a democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe for all Zimbabweans. A Zimbabwe that respects human rights and treaties and its commitments to good governance, socio-economic development and the rule of law.
Zimbabwe Watch collaborates closely with its partners in Zimbabwe and the region in order to define the most pressing issues and actions as well as develop possible alternatives. ... [according to site editor's information]
The SANGONeT NGO Portal provides a gateway to the South African NGO sector. Its four main objectives are to develop the institutional capacity of the NGO sector through the provision of information that is intended to support stronger management practises; map NGOs and their activities through PRODDER, the most comprehensive database of its kind in Africa; create a community space for civil society exchange; and promote the benefits of ICTs in support of the work of civil society. The portal provides NGOs with a mechanism to air their views, while also creating the opportunity for other stakeholders to critique and evaluate the sector. ... [according to site editor's information]
SERI is is a non-governmental human rights and humanitarian organization, which provides relief and humanitarian material assistance to victims of internal displacements arising from forced evictions and other natural and man-made disasters.SERI’s goal is to contribute towards global poverty eradication and entrenchment of good governance through improved access to economic, social and cultural Rights. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]
Formerly known as the Niger Delta Project for Environment, Human Rights, and Development (NDPEHRD), the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) is a rural-based NGO founded by conservationists, environmentalists, activists, and health workers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. CEHRD was formed to respond to the environmental, human rights, rural health, and underdevelopment problems plaguing the Niger Delta.
The goal is to serve as a bridge between the rural communities of Nigeria and their rights by empowering them through education andassistance. CEHRD has four programme areas:
* Rural health and population
* Conservation
* Human rights
* Community development ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]
CRE-CO is a network of like-minded Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Democracy, Governance and Human Rights sector. It is committed to a coordinated facilitation of communities to effectively and meaningfully participate in processes that safeguard constitutionalism and the rule of law. [according to site editor's information]
Kituo Cha Sheria (The centre for Legal Empowerment ) is a NGO dedicated to the fight for the rights of the marginalised specifically in areas of housing, Land, Labour and governance. Its mission is to empower poor and marginalised people in Kenya to effectively access justice and enjoy their human and people's rights through advocacy, networking, lobbying and legal aid (education). ... [according to site editor's information]
CIRDDOC Nigeria is an independent NGO established for the protection and promotion of human rights and women's human rights and the strengthening of civil society. Its strategies include Awareness Raising and Capacity Building, Advocacy (Social and Legislative), Research Documentation & Publication, Legal Aid, Resources and Library Service, Monitoring and Evaluation. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]
ZCEA is a human rights NGO that aims to promote and advocate for children's rights through civic education. It runs different projects: a child budget project, a child participation in school governance project, a civic education in high schools support project, a child-friendly citizens advice desk project, a child rights clubs project and a 'ending corporal punishment project'. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]