Keep hope alive

Our Story of the Month

PURITY MUTHONI

By Lillian Odiero

Purity MuthoniMost of the children in the Fountain of Hope Project in Kenya have been adversely affected by the AIDS pandemic ravaging the Continent of Africa. Purity Muthoni, age 14, is a typical story here. She was born to HIV/AIDS-infected parents. Due to the fear of raising an HIV/AIDS-infected child, Purity's parents dumped their newborn baby on a compost pit and abandoned her. Fortunately, a friend of the family watched what had happened and rescued her.
Under the care of Mrs. Wambui, Purity was spared a harsh death and provided with a home. Years later it was confirmed that Purity was not HIV/AIDS-positive after all. This gave her a new lease on life.

Eventually, Purity's parents died, and Mrs. Wambui referred her to Fountain of Hope Project. At Fountain of Hope, Purity was given a chance to live a long and loving life.

In 2005, the Stay Alive program made a big impact on the children in the project. Purity is one of the children who embraced the principles taught in the program. You can see the program's impact on Purity through her now confident responses and her positive outlook on life. Purity is a girl who has learned the great principle of life sustainability. She has been empowered to avoid the pitfalls of the present day and to set productive goals that will lead to a healthy future.

Purity said, "The Stay Alive program has helped me not to do bad things to people I love and also it has helped me to know how to protect my future family and my happiness."