the process of coming to an agreement and the agreement itself form the foundation for a strong relationship with our partners. 1. stakeholder: any actor (individual, group or organisation) participating in a project and/or with an interest in, influence on, or impacted by a project and its outcomes. 2. target group: stakeholders that we ‘target’ during the project through activities (e.g. 3. wash users (sometimes referred to as ultimate or final beneficiaries): stakeholders whom the project seeks to have a positive impact on (e.g. we do not normally sign formal partnership agreements with them but we should discuss and agree our roles, responsibilities and accountabilities to each other. a project partner is typically named within a restricted funding proposal and should pass relevant due diligence and ethical checks before an agreement is signed.