The Foundation commemorates the life and ministry of the Revd Dr Florence Li Tim-Oi
who was ordained as a ‘Priest in the Church of God’ on 25th January 1944, in Shui Hing Province.
This made her the first woman to be ordained within the Anglican Communion.

In 1994, on the Golden Jubilee of Li Tim-Oi’s priesting, the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Donald Coggan,
launched the Li Tim-Oi Foundation in St Martin-in-the-Fields Church,in Trafalgar Square, London.

Since then, the Foundation has given grants to more than 750 women from 124 dioceses in 14 provinces
of the Anglican Communion, including Africa, Brazil,Fiji, India and Pakistan.

Around 400 women have been ordained as Anglican priests and others have been trained for positions such as
adult literacy advisors, AIDS and trauma counsellors, bible teachers, chaplains in prisons, schools and hospitals, community
workers, counsellors, evangelists, lecturers, microcredit treasurers, Mothers’ Union development workers,
nutritionists, peace and reconciliation officers, social workers, teachers, youth workers and many more.

We have seen firsthand and have heard the testimonies of many bishops about the positive and, at times,
life-saving differences these women are making to the people in their churches and communities.

Without the support of the Foundation, they would not have been
able to fulfil their vocations to take on these and other leadership roles.

Without your support, we cannot continue to fulfil our mission to enable these women to realise their God-given goals.

If you would like to support the work of the Foundation, donate here.