Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar Guiding principles and ethics approval The scoping study incorporated the following elements:  Participatory: The scoping study maximised participation and was grounded in an empowerment perspective. Research methods such as focus group discussions and key informant interviews were structured in a way that allowed participants to move beyond being research subjects and become actual participants in the research process at all stages. A learning component for participants is an essential to the research process, as is the use of innovative methodologies.  Child-sensitive: All members of the research team underwent training in child-safeguarding and child participation prior to engaging with children/young people. The scoping study adhered to child-safeguarding principles including do no harm. The well-being of children was prioritized and the research methodology ensured that they were not put in harmful or distressing situations.  Gender-sensitive: The scoping study respected existing gender norms and practices, and accommodated the differing needs of women, men, boys and girls. When possible, research was be conducted with single-sex groups in order to ensure female participation and to enable sex-disaggregated findings.  Conflict-sensitive: The methodology is grounded in principles of conflict sensitivity and included stakeholders and participants representing a variety ethnic, religious, class, and non/citizen backgrounds.  Collaborative: Thorough out the design and analysis of the scoping study SCI maintained regular communication with other organisations planning and/or conducting related research. In particular, SCI met regularly with Phandeeyar, with whom research questions and initial findings were shared to prevent unnecessary overlap. Ethics approval for the survey, FGDs and KIIs were gained from the Ethics Review Committee of Save the Children US. All participants were provided with a Participant Information Statement which explained the purpose and format of the research and provided contact details should participants have any concerns about their involvement in the research. FGD and KIIs participants 18 years and over were required to sign a consent form in order to participate. Consent and signatures from caregivers of any participants 17 years and younger were sought in the first instance, and where not available, the underage participant was asked to sign an assent form themselves. In addition, oral consent was obtained prior to the recording of FGD and KII sessions. Team structure and roles The team structure reflected the need to take language and access issues into consideration when working in an ethnically and linguistically diverse, conflict-affected environment. This also meant that a compromise was drawn between the convenience of a larger team, (including support roles such as dedicated notetakers) and the considerable benefit of keeping a low profile. Moreover, given the qualitative nature of the research, the larger the team becomes the more difficult it would become to ensure that data collection was standardised. As such, the team structure prioritised a smaller, but more deeply engaged research group with applicable language skill and experience in qualitative research methods. Research Advisor: Melyn McKay, Research Anthropologist, PhD(c) Melyn McKay is an anthropologist and technical specialist with experience in research design and social media use in Myanmar. She contributed to the literature review and design of the methodology, including tools. This ensured that the team benefited from relevant existing research and best practice as pertains to conducting research of this kind in the Myanmar context. Melyn was on hand to provide support during data collection and processing. This meant the research team had a dedicated specialist on call to troubleshoot any issues that arose during the course of the scoping study and provide an external perspective on the eventual data set. 27