Overview of ENAC’s Policy Development Process

ENAC’s approach to policy development, as is illustrated below, is unique in its inclusiveness, in that allows for social and
political collaboration at the national level between ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), ethnic political parties (EPPs), civil
society organizations (CSOs), and community-based organizations (CBOs).

The resulting policy recommendations are intended to contribute to the peace process’s political negotiations.

Policy Development Process: Policy Development Process:

Crucial Actors Informing Political Dialogue and Negotiations

Education
and
CSOs Advocacy
on Policy
(Civil Society
CBOs Organizations) EPPs
(Community (Ethnic
Based Political Final Policy
ENAC
Organizations) Parties) Holds
Review
Workshop
Political Exploratory
Negotiations Workshops
for
Constitutional
Inclusive and EAOs and Legal
Grassroots Comprehensive Reform
stakeholders Policy (Ethnic Armed
Development Organizations)

Field
ENAC Holds
Consultations
Thematic
in
Workshops
communities
 Policy Development Themes

ENAC Agriculture
Policy Education
Themes IDPs and Refugees
Health
Humanitarian Aid
Land Rights
Natural Resource Management
Taxation
Trade and Investment

Policy Development Process: Stages and Descriptions

Exploratory Thematic Field Final Review Education and
Workshops Workshops Consultations Workshop Advocacy

•Consult with •Consult with •Consult with •Consult with •Publish and
EAOs, EPPs, international and EAO members EAO, EPP, CSO, disseminate
CSOs, CBOs, domestic experts and leaders on and CBO leaders policy report
ethnic and state- on policy themes draft policy and thematic reflecting
based to create working recommendations working groups common
stakeholders, and groups •Review all policy for final review of understanding
community •Draft a common recommendations policy report •Educate and
leaders understanding of •Collate feedback •Aim to develop a provide training
•Policy brainstorm recommendations on the evolving common to state and local
•Federalism and principles for policy report understanding of ethnic leaders
training policy themes policy throughout
•Consult with top recommendations Burma to enable
EAO leaders for and principles them to advocate
review for policy
recommendations

Ongoing Policy Review

From Policy Development to Constitutional and Legal Reform: ENAC’s Vision

Constitutional and
Legal Reform
Negotiated policy
Political Negotiations recommendations serve as
Policy recommendations guidelines for the creation of
inform political negotiations a federal constitution and
Publication, as bargaining tools. legal system.
Education and
Training
ENAC's policy report is
published, distributed, and
used for public education
and engagement.