1 Organising a participatory process

2 Objectives  To understand how to organise an inclusive and consultative law or policy- making process  To learn about good practice for such processes  To map the stakeholders who will be involved in the process and determine their role

3 The seven stages Consultation and participation

4 Initiating the process How should the process start? 1.Make an official decision to develop and adopt an instrument -Government: sovereign act -CSOs, international organisations, special rapporteur: advocacy 2.Communicate the decision to stakeholders, including IDPs and others affected by displacement

5 Good process = good document Consultation Participation Transparency Information National ownership Broad buy-in Depoliticised

6 Keys to a successful process Maintain access to political stakeholders Keep the process technical

7 Consultation table National policy on IDPs National, provincial and district authorities Parliament IDPs and other groups affected by displacement National civil society National Red Cross Society National human rights commission National research institutions UN, ICRC, international civil society AU and UN special rapporteur on IDPs’ human rights DonorsAfrican Union

8 Participation of IDPs and others affected by displacement  Different IDPs in terms of age, gender and diversity  NGOs, religious and traditional instutitions can represent IDPs  Host communities and other affected people are included Participatory tools:  Information, communication and empowerment  IDPs’ representatives and organisations  Promotion of gender equality and participation  Focus group discussions  Participatory assesment  Complaint mechanisms  Surveys

9 Stakeholder mapping Government agency International organisations People affected by displacement Local government Other government bodies CSOsIDPs National human rights institutions Regional institutions Donors Regional organisations Stakeholders

10 Get the process right Lead agency D F Z E C A X Y B

11 Who’s who? Steering/drafting committee Lead agency Consultation partners

12 Getting to work AU dialogue for action Action plan for the domestication and implementation of the Kampala Convention in Uganda Yemen Regional consultative workshops for stakeholders on the development of a national policy to adress and resolve displacement