In the aftermath of the crisis, the Commission developed a policy paper to guide its response and other countries' response to future similar crisis. In addition, as a proactive measure, it continues to monitor the implementation of recommendations it made in its report. It forwarded follow up requests to all the government departments for written submissions on the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations. On 6 July 2010 it sent a letter to the Department of Social Development requesting feedback on the recommendation, however by the time of the briefing, it had not received a response. The Commission also participated in the multi-stakeholder NGO forums, such as the South African Council of Churches (SACC) civil society forum.