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Byline: Alexandra Polier
Atop a small stage set against the backdrop of Kenya's biggest slum, a group of young actors is telling the story of one family's struggle with AIDS. Two daughters contract HIV, one through consensual unprotected sex and one through being raped by a friend who believes that sleeping with a virgin will cure him of the disease. At first, both girls are ostracized. But the rape victim courageously goes to the hospital for treatment; a year later she gets a clean bill of health and marries the boyfriend who stood by her. The other daughter goes on antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), stays symptom-free and gets a job working at a television station. ...