What is Valerie Taylor's middle name?
Ann
What is Valerie Taylor's full name?
Valerie Ann Taylor
Valerie Taylor nickname(s):
Valerie Taylor, Valerie Ann Taylor
Valerie Taylor date of birth:
February 8, 1944
How old is Valerie Taylor?
82
Where was Valerie Taylor born?
Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom
What is Valerie Taylor nationality?
British
What is Valerie Taylor's occupation?
Psychologist
Short Biography
Valerie Ann Taylor OBE (born February 8, 1944) is a British-born Bangladeshi physiotherapist and philanthropist. She was awarded Independence Day Award in 2004 for her social work by the Government of Bangladesh. In 1998 she was granted Bangladeshi citizenship by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She is often called the Mother Theresa of Bangladesh.Early lifeTaylor was born in Kent, England to Marie Taylor and William Taylor. She grew up living close to National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England.CareerIn 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. She established the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in 1979. 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.Personal lifeTaylor is a legal guardian to two girls with disabilities, Joyti and Poppy.