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Ivy Singh-Lim

January 01, 1970

Ivy Singh-Lim (born 1949) is a Singaporean farmer and former president of Netball Singapore and the Asian Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA). She is also an advocate for animals and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Singh-Lim was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014. Singh-Lim is also known as "The Gentle Warrior."[1]

Biography edit

Singh-Lim was born in Singapore in 1949 into a wealthy family where her father traced his lineage to the Rajput clan.[2][3] She was one of four children and the only girl in the family.[4] Singh-Lim eventually became involved in working in her family's property business.[5] Singh-Lim married Lim Ho Seng, a successful businessman, in 1982.[4][6] Together they raised Lim's daughter from a previous marriage.[4]

Between 1992 and 2005, she worked as president of Netball Singapore.[7] During her tenure, she was "widely credited with bringing new life to the sport."[3] In 1999, Singh-Lim became the president of the Asian Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA).[8] In 2000, she opened the Netball Singapore LifeHub.[8] She left netball in 2006 to focus full time on her farm.[3]

Singh-Lim and her husband founded an organic farm, Bollywood Veggies, in 2001 after they both retired from their former careers.[2][3] Singh-Lim has served as president of the Kranji Countryside Association, which is a union of farms in Singapore and was started in 2005.[9][6] Singh-Lim emphasizes that it is important for people to have access to nature and feels that providing public access to farms helps accomplish this goal.[9] She is also active in taking care of animals, supporting the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and in 2015 owned 19 dogs.[7] Singh-Lim and her husband live with their dogs next to the farm.[3]

Singh-Lim was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hello from the #countryside as InstaScram takes a long ride". The Straits Times. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  2. ^ a b "The Gentle Warrior Farmer - Ivy Singh Lim". AsiaOne. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Ivy Singh-Lim". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  4. ^ a b c Theng, Koh Hui (2014-08-04). "Ivy Singh-Lim wants to form all-women political party". The New Paper. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  5. ^ Tisa, Ng (2005). Her Story: Scwo's 25th Anniversary - Celebrating Womanhood. Singapore: DL Publishing. ISBN 978-981-4480-51-2.
  6. ^ a b Humphreys, Neil (2007). Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-981-261-452-0.
  7. ^ a b Tay, Tiffany Fumiko (2015-09-20). "SPCA gets new home and champion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  8. ^ a b . Netball Singapore. Archived from the original on 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  9. ^ a b "Farmers Lure the Big Dollars". Post-Courier. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via EBSCOhost.

External links edit

  • Bollywood Veggies
  • Interview with Bollywood Veggies founder Ivy Singh-Lim

January 01, 1970
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