there are strong csos founded by women and working towards promoting gender equality they participate in the mobilisation of communities especially women during elections using methods such as focus groups for example women in nigeria is a political interest organisation that aims at transforming class and gender relations while women in law and development wildaf is an african network with a strong presence in ghana the index of philanthropic freedom hudson institute scored tanzania highest in the east africa region for affording space to civil society groups kwayu and lipovsek eastern african subregional support initiative for the advancement of women eassi a network of east african wros based in uganda led the campaign for an east african gender equality act and launched the first gender barometer for the region in gender links based in johannesburg with offices in ten southern african countries coordinates the southern african gender protocol alliance which campaigned for a subregional instrument for promoting gender equality that brings together global and african commitments in one binding instrument