Robyn Scott
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Robyn Scott, is a British
-born journalist, writer and businesswoman.
She studied at Auckland University and Cambridge University. She was a Gates Scholar
. Her first book, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
, a memoir about growing up in Botswana
, was published in March 2008. She is currently working on a second book about a group of maximum security prisoners in South Africa who have adopted AIDS orphans. Scott is also a co-founder and currently Managing Director of Social enterprise
start-up oneleap
, Scott moved with her parents to New Zealand briefly and then Botswana, where she spent most of her childhood. She attended high school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
and subsequently studied Bioinformatics
at the University of Auckland
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-born journalist, writer and businesswoman.
She studied at Auckland University and Cambridge University. She was a Gates Scholar
Gates Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarships were established by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 with a $210 million endowment to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. The awardees are given funding for postgraduate study at...
. Her first book, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle is a 2008 memoir by British author Robyn Scott.- External links :**...
, a memoir about growing up in Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
, was published in March 2008. She is currently working on a second book about a group of maximum security prisoners in South Africa who have adopted AIDS orphans. Scott is also a co-founder and currently Managing Director of Social enterprise
Social enterprise
A social enterprise is an organization that applies business strategies to achieving philanthropic goals. Social enterprises can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit....
start-up oneleap
Biography
Born in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Scott moved with her parents to New Zealand briefly and then Botswana, where she spent most of her childhood. She attended high school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
and subsequently studied Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...
at the University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
.