Sharon Scudamore grew up in South Africa and was educated in Pretoria. After marrying an Englishman Geoff, she spent thirty years in the UK as a Mum of two children, small scale farmer and also a business owner. Once her children had left home to further their studies Sharon returned home to South Africa to ‘make a difference’ and to be present for her elderly parents. Since her return to South Africa in 1996 Sharon has spent 20 years in NGO’s in Khayelitsha and Hout Bay. She is a co-founder of Bright Start and has volunteered her time developing the organisation and actively participating as a Board member since its inception in 2008. Recently Sharon was pivotal in the formation of a UK charity whose focus is education sponsorship in South Africa.