Dignity Champions Presentation

My Story……………………………

Shu Pao Lim MBE Aged 86Shu Pao Lim MBE Aged 86 Founder & Chair of The Great Wall Founder & Chair of The Great Wall

Society & The Camden Chinese Society & The Camden Chinese Community CentreCommunity Centre

Presented by Shu Pao LimMBE designed & produced by Katrina Young- Event Coordinator May 2008Presented by Shu Pao LimMBE designed & produced by Katrina Young- Event Coordinator May 2008

Background History

Shu Pao was born in Burma and fled to China 1942 during the war

She and her family trekked along the Burma Road to China

She has four sons

She was awardeded a schlorship in USA but due to the culture came to settle in London in 1959

Shu Pao was the first Chinese community worker in the UK in 1975

 

Continued….

At the age of 50, she went to Oxford University to study Social Adminstration

Mrs Lim is the founder of Camden Chinese Community Centre (CCCC) & Great Wall Society, & the main force behind the opening of the first Abbeyfield house for older Chinese people in Camden in 1993

Working background

She helped set up the UK's first Chinese community centre in London over 25yrs ago

Continued…………..

She set up sheltered

housing for homeless

Chinese people ten years ago

called The Great Wall Society Ltd

More …………….. It is the only

Chinese Sheltered Home in London

It offers homes for Chinese people over 60 who can live independently and homeless

Current

Shu Pao Lim MBE - is the founder of Great Wall Society Limited

Working to support Dignity in Care

Helping others in retirement, helping out with their shopping

Shu Pao Lim believes that community centres are important, they are places where people of all ages can meet

Shu Pao Lim - News

Shu Pao appears on the Help The Aged website as a case study

Nominated in 2006 for the UK Chinese Senior Citizen Award

Is a member of many organisations

Is a member of NFSH

Was awarded a MBE on 31st December 1999

Received the Exemplary Volunteer from CIBF Model mother award

Chinese elderly Award As well as others not

mentioned

Statement

‘My top priority now is to set up an extra care

home for the frail and elderly & all that need

help in London’

References, Websites & Literature www.gwsociety.org.uk

schools.helptheaged.org.uk/_schools/Community/CaseStudy/_default.htm

/www.dragonpage.net

http://www.camdenccc.co.uk/

This presentation was produced on behalf of Shu Pao Lim MBE by Katrina Young Project Support - Event Coordinator

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