This is an excerpt from an article written by Angelica Marie Sanchez for Waterloo News.
Darren Harry Baine is a University of Waterloo 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 Uganda’s top 40 under 40 list. 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 Waterloo.
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 Waterloo News.
Keep up with Darren's work!
- Learn more about the Young Eye Foundation and how you can get involved
- Subscribe to Darren's blog, and follow him on Instagram or LinkedIn
Check out Darren's most recent work, Adopting a School in Uganda, where he and other Waterloo co-op students donated resources, had a community engagement day, and helped complete infrastructural development of the school.