International Democracy Organizations

Amnesty International - works to protect human rights worldwide.

Academy for Educational Development - "Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment."

Asia Pacific Civic Education Network - working to promote effective communication linkages between groups seeking to promote civic education in their countries, and in the Asia-Pacific region.

Canadian Democracy and Corporate Accountability Commission - exploring a growing issue in Canadian democracy: while corporations grow in size and influence, the means of ensuring accountability for the impact of their decisions remains far behind.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States.

The Carter Center - The Democracy Program was started in 1997 and is the newest of the Center's peace programs. The program works worldwide for the development of democratic societies as the best way to promote human rights, achieve sustainable economic development, and resolve conflicts peacefully.

Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy is a non-profit organization, based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to promoting democracy in the Muslim world.

CIVICUS - an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world.

CIVNET - the web site of Civitas International, a world-wide non-governmental organization for civic education, aims to strengthen effective education for informed and responsible citizenship in new and established democracies around the world.

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Conciencia - Nonpartisan civic education organization with chapters in Latin America.


Council on Foreign Relations - "dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy." Publishes Foreign Affairs, the leading journal on global issues.


Coverdell World Wise Schools - "Since its inception, Coverdell World Wise Schools, which adopted its founder's name by an act of Congress in 2000, has facilitated communication between more than two million U.S. students and Peace Corps Volunteers all over the world."


Democracy Coalition Project - "seeks to build open democratic societies by supporting civil society coalitions around the world that promote democratic reforms at home and abroad."

Freedom House - a non-profit, nonpartisan organization, working to advance the remarkable worldwide expansion of political and economic freedom.

Friendship Force International - The mission is "to create an environment where individual friendship can be established across the international barriers that separate people. "


German Marshall Fund of the United States - Created in 1972 by a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan aid, GMF is an American organization that "stimulates the exchange of ideas and promotes cooperation between the United States and Europe in the spirit of the postwar Marshall Plan." GMF was created in 1972 by a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan aid.

International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University - focuses on "the ethical dilemmas and obligations inherent in global and professional leadership, with particular focus on the challenges of racial, ethnic, and religious pluralism."


Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia (ISAR) - a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to strengthen the ability of citizens and social change organizations in Eurasia and the US to influence decision-making, advance social justice, and promote environmentally sound stewardship of the earth's resources.


Institute of International Education - global higher education and professional exchange agency which administers Fulbright Program for U.S. Government


International Women's Democracy Center - strengthens women's global leadership in all facets of democracy by increasing the participation of women in policy, politics and decision-making within their own governments.


Meridian International Center - a nonprofit organization that "promotes international understanding through the exchange of people, ideas and the arts."


National Endowment for Democracy - a private, nonprofit organization created by Congress in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts. The Endowment is governed by an independent, nonpartisan board of directors.

National Council for International Visitors - a national network of 95 community-based organizations that design professional and cultural programs for foreign leaders and international scholars.


Partners of the Americas - a nonprofit association of 45 U.S. states or regions paired with 31 Latin American and Caribbean countries or regions in bilateral partnerships promoting opportunity, development and volunteerism.


Sister Cities International - "A nonprofit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between U.S. and international communities in an effort to increase global cooperation at the municipal level, to promote cultural understanding and to stimulate economic development."


Soros Foundation: Open Society Institute - a private operating and grantmaking foundation that seeks to promote the development and maintenance of open societies around the world established in 1993 and based in New York City.

The Stanley Foundation - dedicated to securing peace with freedom and justice by creating opportunities to improve international understanding through media and educational programs.


U.S. Department of State, Educational and Cultural Programs - manages professional, youth, and cultural programs through non-profit American institutions, including community organizations, professional associations, and universities to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries. Writers on America - Essays by 15 American poets, novelists, critics, and historians on what it means to be an American writer.

United Nations


United Nations Development Program: Democratization and Governance - Since 1988 three international conferences of new or restored democracies have been held which have given a strong momentum to the process of democratization. The next international conference will be hosted by the African continent, in Benin.

U.S. Agency for International Development - Democracy and Governance - Dedicated to establishing sustainable democracies through democratic institutions, free and open markets, an informed and educated populace, a vibrant civil society, and a relationship between state and society that encourages pluralism, participation, and peaceful conflict resolution.


World Learning - Founded in 1932 as The Experiment in International Living, World Learning is one of the first private, nonprofit, international educational services organizations in the world.

World Movement for Democracy - a global network activists, practitioners, academics, policy makers, and funders, who have come together to cooperate in the promotion of democracy.

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