This is an excerpt from an article written by Angelica Marie Sanchez for À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ News.
Darren Harry Baine is a University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ undergrad and entrepreneur passionate about inspiring youth to think beyond themselves and create initiatives that advance society. Baine founded The Young Eye, a foundation that supports social growth and development of youth-based institutions in Uganda. Along with a group of friends, Baine also co-founded and hosts a youth motivational talk show also called The Young Eye.
In 2022, Baine was recognized for his outreach and was named to . He says he is humbled by the honour that confirms he is on the right track. We asked Baine what inspires him and why he chose to study at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
What inspired you to start the Young Eye Foundation?
The foundation started off as a school project for my International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme but seeing how a small initiative at the time positively impacted the lives of others could have fueled the passion to want to do more. This curated the idea of a foundation to house the projects created to developing and supporting the lives of other people.
What are some of your future goals and aspirations?
I will continue refining and developing sustainable systems for the foundation and the web-series, The Young Eye. Along these lines, I want to find ways of using my knowledge of developing impactful initiatives to create ideas around philanthropy in Canada. In the science space, I hope to get into biotechnology as one of my future career aspirations.
Read the full story from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ News.
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Check out Darren's most recent work, , where he and other À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ co-op students donated resources, had a community engagement day, and helped complete infrastructural development of the school.