This is a social enterprise that doubles as an architectural firm and a plastic brick factory. It has participated in a couple of enterprise development training that’s to say: Tony Elumelu Foundation, and Youth Ideation by NASE Africa where it successfully won a grant.
DKSS Is A Youth-Led And Youth-Serving Non-Profit Organization And Social Enterprise Founded By Ruth And Named After Her Late Mother Daria Kayitesi That Came Into Existence After Ruth Suffered HIV/AIDS Stigma. This Will Be A Self-Facilitated Gated Community With A Certified Hospital, Licensed Technical Institute, And Accommodation With Agriculture As Its Backbone. It Shall Be Located In Buikwe District Targeting Young People Aged 30yrs And Below Living With HIV/AIDS.
Ruth Discovered Her Passion And Capability In Public Speaking Through What Begun As A Burning Desire To Simply Share Her HIV Story With Young People And Students. In 2019, That Desire Led Her Into A School That Offered Her An Opportunity To Speak To Students And Never Looked Back.
What Started As A Try And Error Situation Paved Way For Her To Be Hosted At Dialogues As A Panelist, Media Stations (Radio And Television), Rotary And Rotaract Club Fellowships, Church And School, Community Engagements And Featured In Multiple Newspapers And Was Awarded By Reach A Hand Uganda For Using Her Story To Impact Lives. Today She Emcees Cooperate Functions As Part Of Public Speakin
Ruth as a young person through meaningful participation and exposure to the Peer Educators’ Academy Program of Reach a Hand Uganda, was able to acquire knowledge, skills and information about Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights, Livelihood skills, development and behavior change communication. These and many other disciplines incorporated in the academy have enabled her impact and champion change among the young men and women within the different communities and schools.
Ruth Joined The Mentorship Class In 2020 As A Mentee. For Six Months, She Was Taught A Couple Of Life Aspects That’s To Say Self-Awareness, Personal Growth And Development, Leadership, Career Growth And Development, Entrepreneurship, Life Skills And Thereafter Awarded A Certificate Of Participation.
In 2021, Ruth Returned As The Head Coach Of The Class And A Member Of The Management Committee. This Meant That She Was Leading All The Coaches In The 2021 Cohort. She Was Awarded A Certificate Of Appreciation.