Executive Summary
Overview and Strategic Context
The year 2025 marked a decisive transition for the Institute for Peace and Social Justice (IPSJ). Moving beyond emergency adaptation necessitated by Myanmar’s post-coup crisis, IPSJ entered a phase of structured institutional reform, strategic consolidation, and programmatic deepening. Operating amid protracted conflict, political fragmentation, and governance collapse, IPSJ positioned itself as a locally led, adaptive civic institution supporting democratic resilience, federal transformation, and rights-based governance in conflict-affected and liberated areas of Myanmar. IPSJ’s core mission—to promote democracy, human rights, and peace through civic education, policy research, and inclusive dialogue—remained constant. However, in 2025 the organization strengthened its ability to deliver on this mission through institutional development, decentralized implementation models, and evidence-based policy engagement. The year was characterized by three mutually reinforcing shifts: (1) internal governance and organizational reform, (2) the maturation of locally led hybrid civic education models, and (3) expanded policy-relevant research on rule of law, federalism, education governance, and resource rights.
