Maggie Doyne

Maggie Doyne (Nepali: म्यागी डोएन) (born c. 1986) is an American humanitarian who co-founded an organization that built a children's home, women's center and school together with the community in Surkhet, Nepal.

[1] She is the author of Between the Mountain and the Sky: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, Healing, and Hope (2022) and subject of the documentary film of the same name (yet to be released).

[3] After she was born, her father quit his job as the manager of a natural food store to be a stay-at-home dad, while her mother worked in real estate.

While there, Doyne became friends with a refugee from Nepal and during a cease-fire in the Nepalese Civil War, went with her to visit her home village.

[5] In Nepal, Doyne met six-year-old Hima, who was barely surviving on the few rupees she earned by breaking stones in a dry riverbed and selling them.

[8] Her project in Nepal now runs a school, children's home, women's center, and girls' safe house.

Kopila Valley, Doyne's project funded by The BlinkNow Foundation, encompasses a school, a children's home, a women's center, a girls' safe house, and a health clinic with a focus in sustainability.

It is home to 10 girls and offers counseling, love, and support as they prepare to reintegrate with their biological families or guardians.

A team of engineers, architects, developers and environmental experts incorporated sustainable and green techniques to build the school.