Economic Reform and the Business Sector

The organizations currently presented in this section were chosen for their mission of fostering positive, democratic change around the world.

Organizations, Institutions and Networks

Africa Action
http://www.africaaction.org/index.php
Africa Action is the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs. Their mission is to change U.S. Africa relations to promote political, economic and social justice in Africa.

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
http://www.ashoka.org
Ashoka is a global organization that provides grants to leading social entrepreneurs - practical visionaries with the same creativity and determination as leading business entrepreneurs - who apply these qualities to solving social problems on a large scale.

The Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) at the University of Maryland
http://www.iris.umd.edu/
The Center helps government, business and civil society create and implement reforms that increase market oriented economic growth and strengthen democratic procedures.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
http://www.cipe.org
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, works to build democracy and market economies throughout the world.

Changemakers.net
www.changemakers.net
Changemakers is an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public that focuses on social entrepreneurship. Its mission is to provide inspiration, resources, and opportunities for those interested in social change throughout the world.

Heinrich Boell Foundation North America
Heinrich Böll Foundation
http://www.boell.org
A political party foundation based in Germany the Stiftung provides assistance
to democratic groups around the world.

The Institute of Economic Affairs
http://www.iea.org.uk
The IEA is the UK's original free-market think-tank, founded in 1955. The IEA's goal is to explain free-market ideas to the public, including politicians, students, journalists, businessmen, academics and anyone interested in public policy.

International Chamber of Commerce
http://www.iccwbo.org
The ICC promotes an international free market and open trade in the belief that these bolster prosperity and peace.