Stacey Monk and Sanjay Patel met Mama Lucy in 2007 when they went on a volunteer vacation to Tanzania. It changed their lives. Mama Lucy Kamptoni sold chickens and turned her income into a school that now educates over 350 children in the Moivaro and Kimandolu villages of Arusha, Tanzania. Her hen houses are now classrooms at Shepherds Junior School, where last year her students were ranked #1 out of 117 area schools on national exams.
Stacey Monk is the founder of Epic Change, an organization that shares the stories of remarkable grassroots changemakers like Mama Lucy to amplify their voices and impact. Investments by Epic Change funding by microdonations from across the globe have helped to fund Mama Lucy’s expansion. Her organization has been widely recognized for their innovative use of social media with projects like TweetsGiving & the #TwitterKids of Tanzania.
