Mamata was established in 1983 by a group of dedicated social workers in the city of Chattogram to advocate for health care, family welfare services, poverty alleviation, socioeconomic development, and gender and human rights. Mamata received the Population Award from the Bangladesh government 13 times and received an award from CITI foundation for Best Microfinance Institution in 2017.

Change Associates Ltd. is a women-led nonprofit committed to actively educating and empowering ready-made garment workers. Established in 2010, Change collaboratively works with manufacturing companies and apparel brands to design and implement workplace-based programs aimed at building respectful work environments.

Established in 1985, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is a nonprofit that envisions a society without poverty where everyone’s basic needs and rights are ensured. YPSA offers a variety of programs in Bangladesh devoted to health, economic empowerment, human rights and governance, environment and climate change, disaster risk reduction, humanitarian response, and education.

Established in 2018, Kshitij is dedicated to enhancing worker well-being and quality of life by strategically involving communities, strengthening systems, advocating for change, offering innovative solutions, and fostering partnerships. Kshitij’s primary interventions encompass formal workers, informal workers, children and youth—especially women and girls—with a particular emphasis on gender equality, prevention of sexual harassment, health care access, financial inclusivity, social protection, life skills, human rights, and child and youth rights. Kshitij works with its partners and stakeholders to foster sustainable change and nurture communities to thrive in a world where everyone can lead a life of dignity and opportunities.

Upfront, a division of Catalyst Group, is committed to enriching the lives of low-wage workers by advocating for their rights, health care, physical safety, and financial security. Upfront aims to achieve these goals by unlocking human potential, making “systems” work, and promoting investment in workforce well-being. It works toward achieving the sustainable development goals, with a focus on SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 13 (Climate Action) and 17 (Partnerships), to ensure sustainability, scale, and impact by positively influencing and transforming policies, programs, and practices.

CWPD is a local NGO that provides women and children with information, skills, and other services designed to promote peace, equality, transparency, development, and happiness. CWPD works at the community level, regardless of race, religion, economic background, or political tendencies. In cooperation with the government, other NGOs, and the private sector, CWPD works to build a peaceful nation, improve the quality of life of Cambodian women and their families, alleviate poverty, and enhance the social integration of the disadvantaged and the marginalized.

Empowerment thru Creative Integration (ECI) is an ISO 9001:2015-certified consultancy with a mission to develop the capacities of individuals, institutes, and communities to bring about socioeconomic transformation in their respective areas by turning them into responsible, empowered, and active citizens of the world. ECI prides itself on being a national market leader in development-sector training programs. The organization has more than 33 years of national and international experience in a wide range of services, including strategic planning, institutional development, project design and implementation, and research and evaluation.

The Center for the Development Services (CDS) was established to pursue innovative strategies for development work in Egypt and globally. Since it was founded in 1990, CDS has developed a large network of donors, international agencies, UN-related organizations, local governmental and nongovernmental agencies, and individuals to mobilize technical and financial resources for planning and undertaking development endeavors in diverse settings. Through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration, CDS leverages its expertise in natural resources and the environment, health management and research, and human capital development to guide communities and organizations toward sustainable development.

Centre for Promotion of Quality of Life (LIFE Centre) a civil-socio organization in non-profit sector and was established in 2007. LIFE Centre aims to promote the quality of life of the vulnerable populations via HIV prevention, Reproductive Health Protection Programs, and capacity building in personal/organizational development for vulnerable individuals and communities.

LIFE Centre has been a partner of BSR HERproject- a founding partner of RISE for over the last 13 years to implement HERproject programs including HERhealth and HERfinance.

At present, LIFE Centre is the local implementing partner of RISE in Vietnam, supporting implementation of Transform Financial Health (Former HERfinance), Digital (former HEREssentials) and Foundations programs.

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth is an anchor partner for RISE with a focus on Financial Health. Since 2018, the Center has partnered with BSR HERproject, a founding partner of RISE, to scale up wage digitization for Ready-made Garment (RMG) factories and workers. The partnership pairs digital wages with financial capability training in multiple markets, providing much needed financial planning resources for managers and workers, especially women.

GIZ, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has supported RISE and founding partner HERproject since 2020. This has included working with GIZ’s FABRIC Asia project to support the development of Digital Training for workers and managers in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia and the scale up of wage digitization in Cambodia.

Since 2021, the Walt Disney Company has funded RISE to 1) strengthen and scale RISE Respect in Bangladesh, 2) create greater industry awareness on the importance of all actors taking action to promote gender equal, safe, and respectful working environments in Bangladesh and 3) understand the social norms which influence gender-based violence and harassment prevalence and effectiveness of prevention and remediation in the garment sector in Bangladesh.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. is partnering with RISE to provide a comprehensive approach to preventing and remediating gender-based violence and harassment in the garment sector, to Vietnam.

Since 2023, the VF Foundation is partnering with RISE to bring RISE Respect comprehensive approach to preventing and remediating gender-based violence and harassment in the garment sector, to Guatemala.

VF Corporation is supporting RISE Respect development of an industry approach to tackling gender-based violence and harassment.

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth is an anchor partner for RISE with a focus on Financial Health. Since 2018, the Center has partnered with BSR HERproject, a founding partner of RISE, to scale up wage digitization for Ready-made Garment (RMG) factories and workers. The partnership pairs digital wages with financial capability training in multiple markets, providing much needed financial planning resources for managers and workers, especially women.

In 2023, RISE received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support RISE's initial setup, contributing to a robust governance model, a comprehensive monitoring, evaluation, and learning strategy, and the expansion of a strong partner network in India and Bangladesh. Likewise, the foundation supports the design of RISE Women's advancement approach and offering. From 2015 - 2022, RISE partnered with the foundation to pilot gender-responsive wage digitization in garment supply chains.