In the spirit of co-creation and inclusivity, in its development phase OBF is governed by a non-hierarchal, multi-stakeholder Preliminary Steering Team. Each partner allocates a member to the Steering Team. They will provide inspiration, guidance, and mechanisms for collective leadership, supporting a diversity of initiatives to grow in scale and impact in a strategic direction. It is not a mechanism for coordination and control, as each member organisation, partnership and project have their own governance and accountability mechanisms, and the mandate for regional coordination will always be across multiple organisations. Once OBF transitions to its interim developmental phase, a Steering Committee will be elected, with equal representation from the public sector, private sector and civil society