[3] The prize was presented by the prime minister and vice president of the UAE, and the ruler of Emirate of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
[4][5] Maggie was born and raised in Nova Scotia of eastern Canada,[6] and has completed master's degree from a Canadian university.
In an isolated area of Arctic Canada, Maggie teaches student "especially girls" at higher secondary level and boys aged between 13 and 18.
She according to the News media restored the "act of kindness" to some extent which brought improvements in Canadian students where she teaches.
She conducted several social awareness programs aimed to educate young people who were the victims of depression, alcoholism and drug addiction.