Joi (Winicha Matuang) Joi's parents died of AIDS, and her grandmother was too old and sick to care for her. Villagers noticed the girl's plight and took her to Sarnelli House. Joi has AIDS, and had a terrible rash of lesions and sores on her body, that are getting better quickly. She is a shy little girl, however loves playing and learning with her little friends at Sarnelli.