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==Honours==
==Honours==
In the [[2017 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Frost was appointed a [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) "for services to the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries", and thereby granted the [[title]] ''[[dame]]''.<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette |issue= 61962 |date= 16 June 2017 |page= B23 |supp= y }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 62018 |date= 8 August 2017 |page= 15086 }}</ref>
In the [[2017 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Frost was appointed a [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) "for services to the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries", and thereby granted the [[title]] ''[[dame]]''.<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette |issue= 61962 |date= 16 June 2017 |page= B23 |supp= y }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 62018 |date= 8 August 2017 |page= 15086 }}</ref> In 2021 she was awarded a Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Bath.


==References==
==References==

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Dame Barbara Mary Frost, DBE (born 1952) is a British retired charity executive. From 2005 to 2017, she was the chief executive officer (CEO) of WaterAid. She had previously been CEO of Action on Disability and Development, and had worked for ActionAid, Save the Children and Oxfam.[1][2][3]

Honours

In the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours, Frost was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) "for services to the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries", and thereby granted the title dame.[4][5] In 2021 she was awarded a Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Bath.

References

  1. ^ "Barbara Frost" (PDF). United Nations. January 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Barbara Frost on the rise and rise of WaterAid". Third Sector. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ Corfe, Emily (15 July 2016). "WaterAid chief executive Barbara Frost to retire after 11 years in post". Civil Society. Civil Society Media. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2017. p. B23.
  5. ^ "No. 62018". The London Gazette. 8 August 2017. p. 15086.