How We’re governed

We are a UK registered charity (SC041072) with the charitable objectives of reducing poverty, protecting the environment, and supporting sustainable development through effective and equitable management of water. 

We are committed to transparency, accountability, diversity, equity, inclusion, and safeguarding.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Our Board of Trustees is formed of specialists from the legal, IT, civil service, NGO, water management and community activism, with international and UK expertise.

  • John Brett

    John Brett chairs the Water Witness Board. He is Chief Executive of Anderson Strathern Asset Management and has over 20 years of financial investment experience. He contributes expertise in the business, legal and finance sectors, senior leadership and board governance.

  • Suma Kaare

    Suma Kaare is a passionate advocate, practitioner and strategist for inclusive development in Africa. She has designed and implemented policy, programmes and strategy for governments, civil society and businesses across Africa and is a special advisor to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania. She is an advocate for gender equality, and specialises in women’s empowerment through social accountability, evidence-based advocacy and mainstreaming.

  • Dr. Yingru Li

    Dr. Yingru Li is a lecturer in Financial Accounting, Tax and Audit of Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. She is also co-convening the Glasgow Human Rights Network. Yingru has a strong interest in exploring how reporting initiatives and accountability practice could be improved to enable business to comprehend global challenges, such as sustainable development goals, business and human rights issues.

  • Laurence Rankin

    Laurence Rankin is a former Environment Manager with the Environment Agency, and also was for two year the Head of Environment at the Government Office for the North West. He has experience in finance, including funding, project management, risk management and human relations.

  • Morgan Rogers

    Morgan Rogers is an IT entrepreneur, and brings expertise in business development, strategy and IT to the Board.

  • Léna Salamé

    Léna Salamé is a lawyer in international public law, specialized in transboundary water issues and water diplomacy. She is also a professional mediator, negotiator and dialogue facilitator.is a lawyer in international public law, specialized in transboundary water issues and water diplomacy. She is also a professional mediator, negotiator and dialogue facilitator.

  • Dilraj Sokhi

    Dilraj Sokhi is a sustainability practitioner with a strategic interest in environmental sustainability, food and water security, equality and sustainable development goals. Dilraj brings expertise in gender and equity issues.

Safeguarding

It is our duty to protect and safeguard staff, partners, vulnerable communities and all those that come into contact with our work. Safeguarding incidents are abuses of power and entrenched gender inequality. We promote an organisational culture where abuse is unacceptable, and everyone is safe and able to flourish, is integral to our values and our local partnerships.

Download our Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct here.

Complaints and Whistleblowing

Water Witness strives to be excellent in all that it does but recognises that this cannot always be the case. When we make a mistake we want and need to be informed. We will use all feedback to endeavour to put things right and to help us to become more effective. Ensuring that our stakeholders can hold us to account will improve the quality of our work

If you wish to make a complaint about a programme, activity or member of staff in any country, you are encouraged to contact our Deputy Director - dorcaspratt@waterwitness.org or Director - nickhepworth@waterwitness.org

3/2 Boroughloch Square, Edinburgh. EH8 9NJ.

0131 662 8546

Alternatively you can contact our Whistleblowing Officer- Dorcas Pratt directly – at whistleblowing@waterwitness.org

All complaints will be received, recorded and acknowledged by Water Witness, with information about what actions will be taken in response to the complaint. We aim to resolve all complaints within 14 days of receipt.

We seek and accept funding from organisations that share our objectives and that do not seek to compromise our core values.