Rhoi Wangila founded the Ark Foundation of Africa (AFA), Washington, DC in 1986. She is the Executive Director of AFA and manages field staff and volunteers in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. For nearly 15 years, the AFA tracked the lives of hundreds of orphans under the care of their grandmothers and grandfathers. During this long term interaction and engagement with AIDS orphans and their grandparents, Rhoi Wangila and her Ark Foundation team witnessed the highs and lows in the lives of these households.