Bilaal Rajan, the 13 year-old UNICEF Children's Ambassador, carried the Olympic torch through the streets of downtown Toronto as it made its way across Canada for the start of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. 

'Carrying the torch was an amazing experience and an incredible honour,' said Rajan.  He ran with the torch through sub-zero temperatures to help raise awareness of child poverty in developing countries.  'Too many young people in the world today lack basic necessities such as clean drinking water, health care and education.' 
 
Barely a teenager, the Toronto-based children's and environmental activist is already a force to be reckoned with.  An accomplished writer, Rajan's book, Making Change: Tips from an Underage Overachiever, shows people how they can take charge and make a difference in their communities, no matter what their age.
 
'The Olympics have such an important message of international cooperation, peace and friendship, and just to participate in this event was overwhelming,' said Rajan. 
 
When aged four, Rajan stepped up to take on the problems of the world by selling clementine oranges door-to-door raising money for victims of the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, India.  Since then, he has raised millions of dollars for children's causes and founded 'Making Change Now', an organisation dedicated to heightening awareness of youth and environmental issues and fundraising for those in need. 
 
'From an early age,' says Rajan, 'I could see that millions of other young people around the world didn't have it so good.  I realised two specific things: that I had to get involved and make a difference, and that I would need a lot of help in order to make that change.'
 
Rajan recently created a new website, SudokuHub.com, where users can play the numeric-based puzzle that is sweeping the world in popularity.  But unlike other gaming sites, SudokuHub.com will allow users to play and raise funds to provide food for malnourished children in developing countries.