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Atlas Network actively partners with over 500 wholly independent, nonprofit organizations spanning almost 100 countries around the globe because they share our commitment to the principles of a free society and welcome association with peer organizations. Each year, Atlas Network makes hundreds of grant and training investments to promote, support, and strengthen the work of these local think tanks and civil society organizations.

Featured partners

Below are just a few of Atlas Network’s impactful partners from around the world. These specific organizations either won Regional Liberty Awards or co-hosted our Regional Liberty Forums in 2021.

Prashant Narang of India’s Centre for Civil Society (CCS) has won the 2020 Asia Think Tank Shark Tank competition—held online—with his plan for “Lawyers for Liberty,” a legal aid campaign designed to empower street vendors to fight the system when their livelihoods are threatened by official harassment. CCS will receive $10,000 in seed funding for the project.

Center for Development and Enterprises Great Lakes (CDE) wins 2020 Africa Liberty Award

The Burundian think tank Centre for Development and Enterprises Great Lakes (CDE) has won the 2020 Africa Liberty Award for their ProLibertyWriters Project.

Pandemic populism and authoritarianism discussed at #EuropeLF21

COVID-19-induced international travel restrictions compelled Atlas Network to host each of its four Regional Liberty Forums on an online platform in 2021—all back-to-back during the same week in June. The week’s Europe event (#EuropeLF21) commenced with an insightful conversation on the pandemic-related restrictions devastating many European economies. Despite the challenges of meeting virtually rather than in person, 161 individuals from think tanks and civil society groups representing 34 countries contributed to an engaging and constructive event. Forum participants joined in the excitement with winners when the recipients of the Regional Liberty Award and Think Tank Shark Tank award were announced.

https://osis.bg/?p=3750&lang=en

https://www.atlasnetwork.org/events/liberty-forum-freedom-dinner
Liberty sparks hosts learning week in Tanzania

During the week of June 25-29, a group of young African scholars gathered in Tanzania to gain a deeper understanding of liberty with Tanzania-based Atlas Network partner Liberty Sparks. Learning Week featured five events which focused on rule of law, individual rights, limited government, and the free market.

https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory/liberty-sparks

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Bikalpa wins 2019 Asia Liberty Award

In Nepal, the number of organizations advocating for free-market solutions are few and far between. The country is plagued with issues of poverty, populism, and government coercion that limit the opportunity for everyday Nepali citizens to thrive. There is a massive need for an effective tool to educate Nepalis about the values of liberty; that’s where Bikalpa, an Alternative (Bikalpa) comes in.

https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory/bikalpa-an-alternative

https://www.templeton.org/

CEDICE's openness-based approach to oil privatization in Venezuela

In the wake of a devastating economic collapse, is Venezuela moving towards a free and open economy? Facing few other options, President Nicolás Maduro has presented a plan to begin the privatization of the state-owned oil industry by giving up majority control to several international corporations. Venezuelan think tank Centro de Divulgacion del Conocimiento Economico para la Libertad (CEDICE) believes opening oil to private investment is a step in the right direction.

https://www.atlasnetwork.org/news/article/cedice-report-pressures-venezuelan-oil-privatization

https://www.atlasnetwork.org/news/article/venezuelas-continuing-nightmare

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-27/venezuela-weighs-privatizing-oil-as-it-faces-economic-freefall

IME fights for judiciary accountability in Bulgaria

The Institute for Market Economics (IME), an Atlas Network partner in Sofia, has been fighting for judiciary reform and transparency in Bulgaria for the past three years. The newly formed IME Legal Project is helping to create judicial accountability through research and media, and their efforts are drawing attention to the need for change

https://ime.bg/en/

https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/progress-report-bulgaria-2019-com-2019-498_en.pdf

https://ime.bg/en/articles/suspension-of-the-bulgarian-prosecutor-general-possibilities-and-solutions/

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Today, Atlas Network partners with almost 500 think tanks worldwide to drive change in ideas, culture, and policy; remove barriers to opportunities; and empower individuals to live a life of choice.

Over 500 partners in almost 100 countries around the globe.

Atlas Network actively partners with over 500 wholly independent, nonprofit organizations spanning almost 100 countries around the globe because they share our commitment to the principles of a free society and welcome association with peer organizations. Each year, Atlas Network makes hundreds of grant and training investments to promote, support, and strengthen the work of these local think tanks and civil society organization

Economic Freedom Audit Grant

Global Voices for Open Trade Grant

Human Dignity Grant

Illiberalism Grant

Lights, Camera, Liberty

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