Jeyven Chhina
COUNSELLOR:
Karyn Walmark
SCHOOL:
Mentor College
CITY:
Mississauga, ON
Jeyven has demonstrated a level of initiative and ingenuity that is rare in a high-school student. After realizing and reflecting on the socio-economic difficulty that many students have in accessing post-secondary education, despite their goals and abilities, he resolved to remove this barrier. His organization “Thrive” uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to match high school students to tech startups in need of help. These can be paid or volunteer positions, depending on the company's resources, as well as an opportunity to develop useful skills and earn valuable experience.
Jeyven worked in collaboration with faculty at UBC to kickstart this venture, and has since met with a wide variety of prestigious companies, including Cargojet and Mastercard. He has also reached out to the PDSB and the TDSB in an effort to expand the scope of the project.
Ultimately, Jeyven is providing students with pathway to a career in STEM or programming that they may not have discovered otherwise. He is genuinely making a difference!
