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<H1 class=itemtitle_inner><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT color=#654505>British woman to be honored for social work </FONT></SPAN></H1>
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<P style="COLOR: #a7243d">Published Date: September 1, 2010 </P>
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<P>A Catholic British missioner, who spent 50 years providing social services in South Korea, will be honored by a secular welfare foundation in October.</P>
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<P>The Paradise Welfare Foundation announced Aug. 30 that it will confer its Social Welfare Award on Susannah Mary Younger, 74, on Oct. 19.</P>
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<P>“Although she is a foreigner, her lifetime of sacrifice … in South Korea has become a model for our society,” the foundation said.</P>
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<P>“Also, in her book, <EM>Never Ending Flower</EM>, in 1967, she contributed much toward cultural exchange between Great Britain and Korea,” the foundation added.</P>
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<P>Younger came to Korea in 1959 at the age of 23 and worked for human rights and the welfare of people suffering from poverty and disease.</P>
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<P>She established a school for women in Daegu, some 230 kilometers southeast of Seoul, now called the Catholic Green Glade, as well as a shelter for teenage girls. She also provided vocational skills such as hairdressing and embroidery.</P>
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<P>She went to France in 1973 and worked as a formator at a center near the Marian shrine in Lourdes. While staying in France, she frequently visited Korea and returned in 2004 after her retirement.</P>
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<P>Younger is now an adviser to Catholic Green Glade. She also teaches English and gives lectures on culture and philosophy.</P>
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<P>“Younger frequently said that ‘charity is a must for a Christian,’” said Veronica Lee Myong-sik, director of Catholic Green Glade.</P>
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<P>Younger is presently on a business trip to Lourdes.</P>
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<P>The award she will receive includes 50 million won (US$42,000) cash and a certificate.</P>
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