Maggie, Tope, & the Kopila Kids

Maggie Doyne has dedicated her life to educating children and empowering women in Nepal. She believes that everyone has the power to change the world, in the blink of an eye! She is Co-founder and CEO of the BlinkNow Foundation and author of Between the Mountain and the Sky, as well as a subject of the new documentary of the same name. She and her husband and two biological children live in the Kopila Valley community.

Maggie's work has been recognized by CNN Heroes, the Dalai Lama, Elizabeth Gilbert, Katie Couric, Forbes, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex, and The New York Times.

Tope (Top) Bahadur Malla is the co-founder and Managing Director of Kopila Valley programs. After serving at Ramana’s Garden for over 15 years, a project for Nepali refugees in India, Tope made the decision to return to his birth country and found Kopila. Tope grew up in a small Himalayan village where he was orphaned at a young age. Kopila is his way of giving the children of his country the childhood he always dreamed of. Tope is responsible for the development, oversight, and management of Kopila Valley on the ground. He oversees a staff of over 150 people and is the key to making ideas become reality at Kopila.

Learn more about Maggie: www.maggie-doyne.com

Learn more about the new film: www.betweenthemountain.com