Kathryn Lorna Boesch-Lucking, M.S.M.
Port Mouton, Nova Scotia
Elementary school teacher Kathy Boesch-Lucking founded the Madagascar School Project (MSP) in 2008 to help break the cycle of poverty and hunger in the central highlands of that country. Now two schools provide primary education and vocational training to 700 students and employ 40 Malagasy teachers. The impact of the MSP extends beyond the classroom through projects that provide micro-loans to villagers, improve medical services and support sustainable farming.