2022 Smart Bets
November 4, 2021
The 2022 Smart Bets cohort features ten organizations from six continents, each demonstrating the kind of bold, innovative approach that defines a "smart bet" in the freedom movement.
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Meet the 2022 Cohort
Advocata Institute
Sri Lanka"AdvocataX: Easy Startups" — streamlining business registration through digitized processes and policy reform to boost entrepreneurship.
Association Multi
Bosnia & Herzegovina"Digital Transformation" — advancing digitization of public administration and society to improve governance and transparency.
Better Cities Project
United States"Freedom Should Be at Home Downtown" — local government reform through model ordinances promoting housing and economic freedom.
Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo
UruguayEconomic reform focused on trade liberalization, labor market flexibility, and increased competition.
Fundación Eléutera
HondurasEnvironmental waste management addressing garbage flooding affecting 50,000 residents through market-based solutions.
Human Rights Foundation
United States"Online Activist Academy" — training activists in 95 authoritarian-ruled nations to defend human rights and civil liberties.
Lebanese Institute for Market Studies
Lebanon"Lebanon NOW" — digital media platform providing economic data and analysis to promote market-based reform.
Nkafu Policy Institute
CameroonFellows program developing senior policy expertise across governance and economics in Central Africa.
Pelican Institute for Public Policy
United StatesBuilding audience engagement for education policy reform messaging to expand school choice in Louisiana.
SecondStreet.org
Canada"Health Care Choice" — researching health system reform and patient outcomes to advocate for patient-centered healthcare.
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