# About us

About for

## Center for Arakan Studies

The Center is an independent, non-partisan and research institution established in December 2021 by a group of young professionals including journalists, political analysts, researchers, social workers. The Center aims to advocate the understanding of the situation of human rights, politics, economic, and social dynamics in Arakan/Rakhine, and issues related to Arakan affairs in Myanmar and beyond, through rigorous research and reports. The Center also intends to perform the task of fulfilling the policy gaps through analysis and recommendations in favor of democratic policy change and common solutions.

The Center seeks to fill the policy gaps of the dynamics of Arakan’s politics, conflict and humanitarian crisis through conducting research.

### Value

- Credibility, Liberty, and Humanity

### Objectives

- To deliver reports for the policy changes

- To understand the dynamics of politics and economics

- To analyze the trending and critical issues happening in Arakan
Mission & Vision

### Mission

The Center seeks to fill the policy gaps of the dynamics of Arakan’s politics, conflict and humanitarian crisis through conducting research.

### Vision

- To fill the policy gaps of the dynamics of politics, conflict, and humanitarian crisis in Arakan and beyond through analysis and recommendations in favor of democratic policy change and common solutions.

- To demonstrate and raise awareness on the currently changing socio-political issues through report writing and contextual policy analysis.

- To advocate the understanding of foreign investments and the crisis of the Arakan through rigorous research and reports.

- To promote peace and unity while building a harmonious society among diverse ethnic and religious groups.

- To encourage development while taking inclusiveness for all horizontal and vertical groups.