She travelled extensively around PNG in her childhood as her father was posted for work to Wewak, Vanimo, Madang and Lae.
[1][2] In 1989 Soi spent six months on attachment to Townsville General Hospital in Queensland, Australia, where she became aware of the impact of HIV/AIDS.
On return to PNG, she tasked herself with overcoming the ignorance about AIDS in her country and started to be involved with HIV/AIDS care.
In 2002 and 2003 Soi earned a Master's degree under the AIDS program at James Cook University in Townsville.
[1][2][3] Returning to Port Moresby, she decided to refocus the Friends Foundation on mothers and, increasingly, grandparents who cared for children when both parents had died from AIDS.