Lesley Lysaght was born and grew up in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia), studied English Literature (BA Hons) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and Education (PGCE) at Oxford University. Lesley is passionate about child protection and access to education and was a teacher for many years. In response to the degrading injustices that result from extreme poverty, she has funded projects for the rural poor in Zimbabwe, including the construction of a large primary school in the Eastern Highlands, basic supplies for St Alberts Mission Hospital, and a school feeding program in the north. She now lives in Australia with her family.