I was raised by by a single Mother and I lived in village of Munjeru,
Kyenjojo District of Western Uganda ,since I was 14 and every time I
got holidays I could spend them in village, during my stay in village, I
witnessed with my eyes how youths and children were neglected , were
mistreated in polygamous families by step parents and many ran away from
their homes, prostitution was high , many children starved of hunger,
had no clothes , dying of HIV , youths took sex as a game and a
competition and HIV was so high, girls were having babies at an age of
14, no one cared for them. Boys were competing to see who sleeps with
many girls and he would be respected in the village, those with parents
never had time for their children.
Parents were Drunkards ,
orphans were homeless and no one cared, I realized that many orphans
were neither receiving a proper education nor the love and guidance of a
parent, leader, neighbor or a teacher. I was moved to, act, sacrifice
and do more and more to save the young generation which was decaying.
This
is when I formed RASYN to empower vulnerable children, orphans and
youths, “Speaking without action is a bad. Telling a youth to abstain
from SEX and evil things without solving the problem that forces Him
/her into having prostitution and stealing is like writing on water”.
Says Sheila. We are using both words and actions to see a better and
happy orphan and underprivileged children gain a basic education and
become productive members of society and the country.
At 27
Sheila Amanya has foregone all the nice things for the sake of
orphans. I kept my love, care and support of the orphans since I was a
young girl. As a youth I turned down all the good life to support the
children ,I have sacrificed my time, money, home and love to serve
orphans. I have not despised any work for the sake of raising money
to support the orphans and on my own i sponsor over 30 children. I am
hard working, I believe in herself and I keep my word, I have made so
many sacrifices because God is with me and i will not give up until the
vision is accomplished in Jesus name.