TRO HOSTS AWARD CEREMONY FOR WINNERS OF THE ‘FERVENT GLOBAL LOVE OF LIVES AWARD’
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On 26 January, the Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO), and Taiwan’s charity organisation Chou, Ta Kuan Foundation co-hosted a ceremony for the 'Fervent Global Love of Lives Award'.
At the ceremony, Representative David Y.L. Lin presented Mr Martin Pistorious, Mr Felix Finkbeiner, and Ms Sacha Dench with the award, which is given to individuals recommended for one of four virtues: braveness, love, endeavour, or achievement.
The Representative paid tribute to the moving and inspiring stories of each award winner, while also congratulating the Chou, Ta-kuan Foundation on their outstanding work.
Martin Pistorius (bottom, centre), won the award after making an extraordinary recovery from ‘locked-in syndrome’, having spent over a decade unable to move or communicate. While Felix Finkbeiner (centre, right) and Sacha Dench (right) were both nominated for their endeavours in environmental conservation, with Mr Finkbeiner having founded the Plant-for-the-Planet Campaign in 2008, and Ms Dench working tirelessly to conserve swans and their wetlands through the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
To date, 380 people from 53 countries among all continents have received the Chou, Ta-kuan Foundation’s award. The Foundation was established in 1997 by Chou Chin-Hua (far left) and Guo Ying-Lan, whose son, Chou Ta-Kuan, died aged nine after a long and brave fight with cancer.
