The Working Group The WD-SA is led by a Working Group (WG) comprised of members from organisations representative of sectors. These include national and local government, the private sector, civil society, trade unions, water boards, and academic/ research organisations. Recognising the potential for conflict amongst stakeholders, all members of the WD-SA Working Group worked together to formulate a Code of Conduct, and they have all signed they will abide by it.

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Working Group Minutes

1. Deciding how to work together and what to examine
During this period, the Working Group drafted reframing questions, agreed on a problem statement, and formulated a Code of Conduct to which members subscribed.

• 10 March 2005
• 9 June 2005
• 4 August 2005
• 5 October 2005

2. Obtaining project funding and hiring a Coordinator
During this period, the Working Group specified its objectives, planned its activities, and prepared a funding proposal. Once it obtained funding from IrishAid, it worked together to identify and hire a Coordinator accepted by all members.

• 18 January 2006
• 15 March 2006
• 12 April 2006
• 9 June 2006
• 26 July 2006

3. Formulating a research design and consulting with the wider Forum
During this period, the new Coordinator worked with the Working Group on a design for WD-SA research. The Working Group then consulted on the proposed research design with a wider group of stakeholders through the first WD-SA Forum.

• 29 September 2006
• 24 November 2006
• 23 February 2007
• 3 April 2007
• 16 May 2007

4. Engaging in dialogue on pilot case studies and on the overall
context of water and sanitation
During this period, the WG held its first dialogue on preliminary research findings from pilot case studies.

• 27-29 August 2007
• 16 November 2007
• 9-11 March 2008

5. Engaging in dialogue on phase two cases and cross-cutting issues

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• 17-18 June 2008
• 15-17 September 2008
• 10-12 March 2009
• w/c 6 April 2009