(CNN) — It’s been 10 years since Maggie Doyne was named the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year for her work caring for and educating vulnerable children and orphans in rural Nepal.

What started with a plot of land that she purchased with her babysitting money has become a global model for poverty alleviation and development through her nonprofit, BlinkNow Foundation .

“It’s really a community vision for care and what children need to thrive,” Doyne, 38, said.

After high school, Doyne began her work after meeting a young girl in Surkhet, Nepal, whose life was ravaged during the country’s decades-long civil conflict.

Today, Doyne cares for 93 children, addressing their immediate needs and supporting them for long-term growth and self-sufficiency.

Her Kopila Valley School, once a small “bamboo

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