Eddie Amaitum strongly believes that Africa’s youth are key to finding solutions to some of the continent’s pressing challenges and must actively be engaged in its transformation. Seeking to empower other youth, he co-published a book titled Glow Within, and founded Achieve Uganda, a community program focused on supporting underprivileged young people through entrepreneurship. Under Eddie’s leadership, Achieve Uganda has expanded to the entire community, with program alumni setting up businesses and taking on community leadership roles. He is also deeply passionate about entrepreneurship, education and the environment. While attending St. Maria Goretti Secondary School in Mpigi, Uganda, Eddie volunteered extensively, spearheading the “Go Green Project” which focused on tree planting as a conservation strategy, and taking on a peer counselling role that included HIV/AIDS prevention and substance abuse. He hopes to set up a company to contribute to his country’s economy and support youth through job creation and skills-building. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia.