Valerie Taylor

Valerie Ann Taylor, (born 8 February 1944) is a British-Bangladeshi physiotherapist, social worker and philanthropist. She is the founder of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Savar, Dhaka District. In 1998, she was granted Bangladeshi citizenship by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Career In 1969, Taylor arrived in Bangladesh, under contract for 15 months, with the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) to work as a physiotherapist at Christian Hospital, Chandraghona, in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. At the start of her career, she ran CRP with four patients in an abandoned warehouse of the Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital. Later, CRP grew to include a 100-bed hospital.

Personal life Taylor is a legal guardian to two girls with disabilities. Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award (2009) Lifetime Achievement Award by Hope Foundation for Women & Children of Bangladesh (2009) Nova Southeastern University Award (2009) Rotary International Award (2013) National Environment Award (2020)