He describes himself as a avid sport lover and recently received his second red belt in karate. He has his eyes set on receiving his brown belt in 2019.
For Gouveia, it’s all about school, sport and shoes.
His favourite subject is science, because it is "full of fun experiments".
"Our history teacher made us bury an item at the beginning of the year and now, at the end of the year, we get to excavate it and see what it looks like.
"That was cool. It is interesting to see what soil, weather and water does to something," he said.
Gouveia’s dream is to become a geologist, who finds "cool fossils and rocks".
"I love crystals and I have a cool collection of different types."
In his spare time he finds shoes for various initiatives and visits schools and organisations to inform people about his project.
"We try our best to spread the love and not go to the same places. The places that really touch my heart are the ones that don’t get much help from people and from the government. Those are the places we try to help the most," he said.
Gouveia said he received tremendous support from his sister, parents and other family members.
It makes him happy to see a smile on the faces of the people he helps. For him, giving is about making a difference, whether it is one pair or a thousand pairs of shoes.
"It makes me feel like I have made a difference. It makes me feel like I matter and, in turn, I help people to realise that they, too, matter.
"It makes me feel warm knowing that someone will get some wear out of something that was gathering dust in a cupboard."
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