While multi-stakeholder participation is a core feature of the CAADP process, it was determined at the 6^th CAADP Partnership Platform (PP) in April 2010 that the quality of non-state actor participation (NSA) had been inconsistent.  Following the PP, a working group was formed to address this issue and an action planning workshop took place in October 2010.  The outcomes of the working group and the workshop include an options paper and drafted guidelines for the participation of NSAs in the CAADP process.  Currently, these draft guidelines to enhance NSA participation are being circulated and revised; their endorsement will be sought at the 7^th CAADP PP.

For more information and/or to access the options paper and draft guidelines, visit the CAADP blog.

For a recent update on the status of this work, see Ian Randall's comments on the CAADP blog.