Valerie Ann Taylor

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Valerie Ann Taylor
OBE
Born (1944-02-08) 8 February 1944 (age 80)
Bromley, Kent, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • Bangladesh
Known forFounder of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed
Parents
  • William Taylor (father)
  • Marie Taylor (mother)
Awards full list

Valerie Ann Taylor, OBE (born 8 February 1944) is a British-Bangladeshi physiotherapist, social worker and philanthropist. [1] She is the founder of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Savar, Dhaka District. [2] Dubbed the Mother Theresa of Bangladesh, [3] she was awarded 2004 Independence Day Award by the Government of Bangladesh for her public service. [4] In 1998, she was granted Bangladeshi citizenship by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. [1]

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Early life

Taylor was born in Kent, England to Marie Taylor and William Taylor. [5] She grew up living close to National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England. [6]

Career

In 1969, Taylor came to Bangladesh, under contract for 15 months, with the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) to work as a physiotherapist in the Christian Hospital, Chandraghona in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. [1] She established the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in 1979. [5] At the start of her career, she was running CRP with four patients in an abandoned warehouse of the Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital. Later CRP has grown to include a 100-bed hospital. [7]

Personal life

Taylor is a legal guardian to two girls with disabilities. [5]

Awards and honors

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References

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  2. 1 2 Ahmed, Bulbul (2021-02-11). "Three individuals, 3 organisations get National Environment Award-2020". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. 1 2 "Valerie Taylor wins Rotary International award". The Daily Star. June 8, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. "Independence Award 2004 handed over". The Daily Star. 2004-03-26. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. 1 2 3 "Valerie Ann Taylor: Founder and Coordinator of CRP". The Daily Star. November 28, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  6. "Valerie Taylor's anniversary of birth today". The Daily Star. February 8, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  7. "Valerie Ann Taylor". CRP-Bangladesh. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  8. Amitava Kar (March 8, 2015). "IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

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