Joy age 8

Joy's mom died during delivery. She had given birth to twins, Joy and another baby who also died within 2 hours after birth. The birth occured at home and without any medical personal the mom bled to death. Joy was taken in by her only maternal aunt who already had 12 children including grandkids and step kids. Life was incredible hard for this lady and even more so when her husband died. Before he died he told his children that Joy was not his child and therefore would not inherit any of the estate. Due to this statement there was so much love lost. This depressd the aunt so much and she sank into depression. Joy, who was only 4 years old, together with a 9 year old grandchild of her aunts would fend for themselves. They would go fetch water from the river, fetch fire wood and cook for themselves.

Joy joind Toto Love in April 2008 and turns 7 years old in March 2010. She will be in Class 1 (grade 1) in January 2010.

Unfortunately her situation traumatized her and the she completely blocked it from her mind. She does not recall where she came from, nor does she recognize her cousins whom she lived with. Joy is the only child at Toto who is not HIV positive.