Maggie Doyne, Co-Founder and CEO of The BlinkNow Foundation

About This Project

Summary

Maggie Doyne has dedicated her life to educating children and empowering women in Nepal. She and Nepal native Tope Malla founded programs rooted in a holistic community-led development model for others to follow. Maggie’s relational leadership style has involved donors worldwide as an “extended family” of support and she lives onsite in the Kopila Valley community. She is Co-Founder and CEO of the BlinkNow Foundation and acclaimed author of the touching memoir Between the Mountain and the Sky.

Goals & Objectives

Maggie’s vision is for every child to be safe, educated, and loved. To attain this, BlinkNow provides education and care for at-risk children, with broader community goals of poverty reduction, women’s empowerment, health improvement, environmental care, and social justice.

Results & Impact

With her team, Maggie has helped to raise more than 80 children and educate more than 600 students. Her belief in people and care for children is inspiring others around the world to take positive social action and to replicate BlinkNow’s whole-person approach and Kopila Valley green school campus.