The Steering Committee is SWA’s ultimate decision-making body and is led by a Chair and Vice-Chair. Each of the 6 constituencies elects their representatives to serve three-year terms.
All approved minutes from Steering Committee meetings are available here.
Chair of the Steering Commitee
Mr. Patrick Moriarty
IRC
SWA Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque
SWA Chief Executive Officer
Government
Mr. Abiy Girma Woledeselassie
Ethiopia
Mr. Makhosini Khoza
Eswatini
Ms. Alexandra Carvalho
Portugal
Mr. Djoouro Bocoum
Mali
Dr. Carlos Cueto
Dominican Republic
Mr. Dhoba Lovemore
Zimbabwe
Mr. Emmanuel Awe
Nigeria
Ms. Hélène Epse Yocolly Bragori
Côte d'Ivoire
Ms. Pramila Devi Shakya Bajracharya
Nepal
Ms. Majeda Alawneh
Palestine
Mr. Oscar Izquierdo Sandí
Costa Rica
H.E. Mr. Ouk Rabun
Cambodia
External Support Agencies
Ms. Joke Baak
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
Mr. Dominic O’Neill
Sanitation & Hygiene Fund (SHF)
Mr. Paul Deverill
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Civil Society
Ms. Barbara Schreiner
Water Integrity Network (WIN)
Ms. Nathalie Seguin Tovar
Freshwater Action Network Mexico (FANMex)
Ms. Sareen Malik (Steering Committee Vice-Chair)
African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW)
Dr. Seetharam M.R.
VILD foundation
Research and Learning
Dr. Sarah Dickin
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Private Sector
Ms. Alexandra Knezovich
Toilet Board Coalition
Dr. Nicholas Igwe
Zenith Water Projects
Utilities and Regulators
Eng. Oscar Pintos
Asociación de Entes Reguladores de Agua Potable y Saneamiento de las Américas (ADERASA)
Secretariat Host (Ex Officio)
Mr. Aidan Cronin
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)