DEMAS has 16 participating members (including observer status members):
Agora (Central Europe) are focused on promoting and improving standards and methods involved with political life in the Czech Republic, post-Soviet
satellites, and the
Balkan states. The organization holds town halls, panels, professional training conferences, as well as other activities meant to promote democracy. Agora serves as a bridge of contact between the people and their multiple levels of government, as well as governments of their regional neighbors.
Amnesty International CZ (Czech) are a large International organization with millions of members from all around the world, with many regions and countries having their own sections. They are an organization that campaign for a wide range of issues from
women's rights, public economic and socio-economic rights, and many others. The Czech chapter of Amnesty International is the largest contributor to DEMAS from under the banner of Amnesty International.
Association for International Affairs (AMO) are an organization that conducts research and offers education to other organizations on international affairs. They open themselves up to serve as a platform which allows economic, academic, and governmental organizations and figures to meet, learn, and discuss international affairs.
Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague are a religious organization that serve to help the
homeless, at-risk people, the elderly, and victims of crime, they also provide humanitarian aid to
Sub-Saharan countries and India. They work to make connections with other churches and religious organizations abroad, serving to expand a transnational network of religious organizations.
CASLA Institute Prague are an NGO that focuses on the study of
Latin America and serves as DEMAS' arm into Latin America which serves to spread and strengthen democracy in South America, as well as participate actively in human rights campaigning.
CEELI Institute is a non-profit organization that provides professional
legal education. They work to spread and strengthen understanding and implementation of law, through working with local and foreign judiciary bodies.
Center for Community Organizing (CpKP) are an NGO that work with local governments within the European Union, providing to them assistance and education with
EU policy and policy changes. They have a focus on public programs and initiatives like housing developments, public spaces, and economic planning.
CEVRO is an NGO that works to support politicians and democracy by providing seminars, workshops, and other activities to build up skills that support democracy.
Democracy and Culture Studies Center (CDK) is a non-profit organization that took up the initiatives of publishing and monitoring of democracy prior to 1989.
Forum 2000 Foundation works to continue the legacy of
Václav Havel who was the first democratic president of the Czech Republic, by promoting democracy, human rights, religious and ethnic tolerance and development. They serve as a platform for world leaders to discuss and debate these specific issues.
Institute for European Policy (Europeum) is an independent
think-tank focused on the issue of
European integration, working to research and publish reports to introduce ideas about integration into the European Union governmental body.
International Association Civic Belarus works to support NGOs in
Belarus who do not have legal permission to operate under their current government (that of
Alexander Lukashenka). They create connections for these NGOs with Czech organizations to promote cooperation and transfer of social and political expertise.
PASOS, the Policy Association for an Open Society is a collection of 30 independent think tanks from Europe and
Asia that work to promote an open society, democracy, and human rights. Together they publish reports that serve to outline the challenges that stand in the way of an open society.
People in Need (PIN) are an organization that provides and creates social programs to help those in need in the Czech Republic and post-Soviet states, as well as countries abroad. They also work to support NGOs that support democracy in unfriendly environments, as well as directly supporting dissidents in non-democratic countries. PIN also organize an annual
film festival called the One World Documentary Film Festival, and awards the
Homo Homini to someone who they deem to have shown personal courage and commitment to promoting democracy and human rights.
Transitions Online is an international publishing and media organization operating in the post-Soviet states that work to improve professionalism and cover news outside that of the mainstream media.
Transparency International CZ (TI-CZ) is an organization that fight against governmental
corruption and provide legal education to the public about corruption in an effort to promote transparency and protect public interest. They operate in the Czech Republic,
Egypt,
Ukraine, and the Balkans. ==References==