WaterAid America’s new President and CEO has gained extensive experience funding and implementing human rights and social justice programs in Latin America, Southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia in partnership with non-governmental organisations, governments and the private sector.
 

For over a decade, Dr Winder was the regional representative for the Ford Foundation in Mexico, Central America and Southeast Asia focusing attention on developing new programs in human rights and social justice, maternal and child health and community natural resource management.
 

Dr Winder said: “Having seen first hand the transformative effects that safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation have in reducing disease and child mortality in the world's poorest communities, I feel honored to be joining an organisation with a strong record in promoting and securing poor people's access to these basic rights.”