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President and Vice PresidentsPresident
HRH The Prince of Wales  The Prince of Wales has been President of WaterAid since 1991 and has done a great deal over the years to support the charity's cause. In 2008, he extended his Presidency for a further five-year period.
Last year, His Royal Highness took time out from the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Uganda to visit the work of WaterAid and partners in the Kawempe slums. He is passionate about finding sustainable solutions to to the water crisis, particularly in light of the current threats to our climate which are already negatively impacting freshwater supplies in the countries where we work. Read his latest WaterAid letter on page 5 of our latest annual report ( Vice PresidentsBaroness Chalker of Wallasey  Baroness Chalker of Wallasey has been Vice President of WaterAid since 1997. She holds numerous postings with development-related organisations. As well as chairing a small advisory company on development partnerships called Africa Matters Limited, she is also Chairman of the board of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is President of the Southern Africa Business Association of British Executive Services Overseas, of Transparency International UK, Honorary Vice President of British Red Cross, Trustee of the African Medical and Research Foundation and President of Practical Action.
She was Minister for Africa from 1986-1997 and also appointed Minister for Overseas Development from July 1989 until 1997. During these eight years her responsibilities included overseas development world wide, African and Commonwealth affairs. She has been an independent advisor on Africa and development to a number of business concerns in Britain and Africa and to the World Bank since 1997.
 Maurice Lowther BSc, FICE, FCIWEM, CBIM was a founding member of WaterAid in 1981. Following four years' service in the Royal Engineers, he attended Queen's University, Belfast studying civil engineering. After six years in consultancy work, designing and constructing dams and dockyards, he joined the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company and eventually became Managing Director for 15 years.
He was President of the Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists between 1980 and 1981 and chairman of the Water Companies Association 1984 and 1987. Locally, he was Chairman of the British Institute of Management North East Region and a non-executive director of a civil engineering company. He has been a governor of Lancaster Royal Grammar School since 1982. Lord Sandford The Reverend, Commander, DSC  Lord Sandford The Reverend, Commander, DSC was a founding member of WaterAid in 1981.
Sadly, Lord Sandford died in January 2009, aged 88. An account of his life and his hugely important contribution to WaterAid can be read here.
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