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Mrs. Bush's Visit to Africa
First Lady Laura Bush poses for pictures upon her departure Monday, July 11, 2005 at Gaborone International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana.
First Lady Laura Bush poses for pictures upon her departure Monday, July 11, 2005 at Gaborone International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana.
Laura Bush meets with Mrs. Zanele Mbeki, wife of South African President Thabo Mbeki Monday, July 11, 2005, at the Etali Lodge in the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa. Schoolboys await the departure Monday, July 11, 2005 of Laura Bush from Gaborone International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana.
First Lady Laura Bush poses for pictures upon her departure Monday, July 11, 2005 at Gaborone International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana. Laura Bush meets with women from Mothers to Mothers-to-Be in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The program provides support to HIV-positive women during their pregnancy.
Laura Bush visits with a mother and her newborn baby while meeting with the group, "Mothers to Mothers-to-Be," in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The program provides support to HIV-positive women during their pregnancy. Laura Bush is greeted by a chorus of singers while visiting Mothers to Mothers-to-Be in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 12. The program provides counseling, education and support to HIV/AIDS infected women during pregnancy.
Laura Bush visits with women involved with the program, "Mothers to Mothers-to-Be," in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 12. The program provides counseling, education and support to HIV/AIDS infected women during pregnancy. Laura Bush pauses in a doorway during an interview with Ann Curry of The Today Show at Philani, Tuesday July 12, 2005, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Laura Bush meets with civic leaders at Centre for the Book, an institution established to create a culture of literacy in South Africa, Tuesday, July 12, 2005 in Cape Town. Laura Bush stands with U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Jendayi Frazer, left, during her visit to Centre for the Book, an institution established to create a culture of literacy in South Africa, Tuesday, July 12, 2005, in Cape Town.
Laura Bush participates in an interview with Ann Curry of The Today Show in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Laura Bush meets with President Benjamin Mkapa at the Presidential Residence in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Mrs. Bush is visiting Africa to highlight U.S. aid and partnerships promoting programs for girls' education, HIV/AIDS awareness and women's empowerment.
Laura Bush participates in an arrival ceremony at Dar es Salaam International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Led by Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Laura Bush tours PASADA with Madame Anna Mkapa in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Wednesday, July 13, 2005. “For 13 years, the people of PASADA have provided services to men, women and children, whether they are infected with HIV or not. PASADA provides health education in communities, teaching teens and adults about the risks of HIV transmission,” said Mrs. Bush in her remarks.
Jenna Bush listens to children with HIV/AIDS at PASADA in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Wednesday, July 13, 2005. “PASADA trains caregivers to provide home-based care for people living with AIDS. PASADA also provides support to orphans and other vulnerable children - boys and girls who have lost one or both of their parents to AIDS. These children need help with all the challenges that come with growing up - and with the responsibilities that an adult would usually handle,” said Mrs. Bush in her comments. Laura Bush visits Al Rahma Madrasa Pre-School with First Lady Mrs. Shadya Karume in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005.
Jenna Bush talks with children during a visit Al Rahma Madrasa Pre-School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday July 14, 2005. Jenna Bush sits with students at the Kiembesamaki Teacher Training School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Wednesday, July 14, 2005.
Laura Bush delivers remarks at the Kiembesamaki Teacher Training School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005. Laura Bush visits with President Amani Abeid Karume, pictured at left, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005.
Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush are greeted at an arrival ceremony Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Kigali International Airport in Kigali, Rwanda. Laura Bush and daughter Jenna lay a wreath Thursday, July 14, 2005 at the Kigali Memorial Center-Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda.
Laura Bush embraces a 12-year-old orphan girl, Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Kagarama Church in Kigali, Rwanda, who lost her father in the Rwandan genocide. Since her mother died of AIDS, she is now responsible for the care of her three brothers ages 3, 6, and 8, seen meeting Jenna Bush. Laura Bush and daughter Jenna sit with children as they visit the Kagarama Church, Thursday, July 14, 2005, in Kigali, Rwanda.
Dancers perform at Kagarama Church in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday, July 14, 2005, during a visit by Laura Bush.

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