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In today’s conversation, we explore Maggie’s decision to take a gap year that turned into a life she never imagined living, what drew her to Nepal and the moment that awakened her to a deeper calling. We also explore the challenges along the way, the importance of working in close collaboration with the community. We also talk about a moment of profound loss that incapacitated her for months, how that experience changed her and shifted the direction of her life.

It’s also important to note that, while this conversation is largely about Maggie’s personal story, and the life and contributions she’s made in Nepal, Maggie is also very clear that, from the beginning, everything has always been a collaborative effort, working hand-in-hand with her Nepali co-founder and their local team on the ground playing a huge role in every aspect of what’s been built.

This episode is conversation with a Co-Founder of a non-profit organization in Nepal called BlinkNow Foundation, Maggie Doyne. BlinkNow Foundation encompasses a children's home, a school, a health clinic, women's center and much more. Although born and raised in United States, Maggie found her second home in Nepal and she has been referred as a big sister or even a mother for so many Nepali children. She was also the winner of CNN Hero of the Year 2015. In short, she is loved and adored by so many Nepalese all over the world and possibly could be looked upon as a role model for this and future generations to come. The episode mainly reflects on how various turn of events brought her to Nepal from US and how she started this non profit organization and how we can all get involved and help her.

Maggie Doyne takes us from New Jersey to the majestic mountains of Nepal where she saw a problem and couldn’t look away. With a meager savings, a big heart, and the support of her community, she built a home for Nepalese children, and along the way, redefined her understanding of love.

Maggie Doyne, a New Jersey woman who used her babysitting savings to change the lives of hundreds of Nepalese women and children, was named CNN's 2015 Hero of the Year.