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Africa Trip 2008
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses guests as she prepares to introduce President George W. Bush Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., prior to an address about their upcoming trip to Africa. Mrs. Bush outlined the many United States initiatives in cooperation with Africa nations that help improve education, reduce poverty and fight pandemic diseases.
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses guests as she prepares to introduce President George W. Bush Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., prior to an address about their upcoming trip to Africa. Mrs. Bush outlined the many United States initiatives in cooperation with Africa nations that help improve education, reduce poverty and fight pandemic diseases.
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses guests as she prepares to introduce President George W. Bush Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., prior to an address about their upcoming trip to Africa. Mrs. Bush outlined the many United States initiatives in cooperation with Africa nations that help improve education, reduce poverty and fight pandemic diseases. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, exchange handshakes after Mrs. Bush presented Mrs. Kikwete with keys to an ambulance Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, during her visit to Dar es Salaam. The ambulance will be donated to Sokoine Regional Hospital and will be used in the Lindi Region, one of the poorest and neediest in the country. The donation was a result of a joint visit to the hospital by Mrs. Kikwete and Pam White, left, USAID Mission Director.
Mrs. Laura Bush joins a discussion with orphans and caretakers at the WAMA Foundation Sunday, Fab. 17, 2008 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during a meeting to launch the National Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. A young Tanzanian child is awed by the camera during a visit by Mrs. Laura Bush Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, to the WAMA Foundation in Dar es Salaam. The foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, with a focus on development by improving women’s social and economic status by redefining gender roles and creating more opportunities for the development of women and children.
Mrs. Laura Bush applauds as Mrs. Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, holds up the National Costed Plan of Action for Most Vulnerable Children, 2007-2010, supported both financially and technically by PEPFAR and UNICEF, during the visit by Mrs. Bush to the WAMA Foundation in Dar es Salaam. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, enjoy Salvation Army Children as they perform on stage Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at the WAMA Foundation in Dar es Salaam. The foundation, founded by Mrs. Kikwete, is a non-profit organization focusing on development by improving women’s social and economic status by redefining gender roles and creating more opportunities for the development of women and children.
Mrs. Laura Bush is welcomed on her arrival to the WAMA Foundation Sunday, Fab. 17, 2008 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a meeting to launch the National Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. Mrs. Laura Bush pats the back of 7-year-old Zuwena Dooto, after she presented Mrs. Bush with a scrapbook during the launch of the National Plan for Action event at the WAMA Foundation Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Dar es Salaam.
Mrs. Laura Bush waves to a child as she tours the stations of the WAMA Foundation in Dar es Salaam Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. The Foundation is a non-profit founded by Mrs. Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, focusing on development by improving women’s social and economic status by redefining gender roles and creating more opportunities for the development of women and children. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Salma Kikwete sit at the head of the table during a roundtable Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Dar es Salaam, with Madrasa graduates who have received HIV prevention education as part of their religious instruction. Madrasa training is comparable to the training students in the U.S. receive in Sunday school or Hebrew school.
A young participant listens during an HIV/AIDS roundtable discussion with Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Dar es Salaam. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Salma Kikwete acknowledge the performance of the Madrasa Salima Choir as they depart Karimjee Hall Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, after participating in a roundtable discussion on HIV/AIDS.
Mrs. Laura Bush joins Rwanda first lady Jeannette Kagame, center, as they listen to students during a forum Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 in Kigali, Rwanda, to promote girl's education. Mrs. Laura Bush thanks hospital staff, patients and invited guests for their welcome Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, to the Maamobi Polyclinic health facility in Accra, Ghana.
Mrs. Laura Bush watches a children's dance performance during welcome ceremonies Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at the Maamobi Polyclinic health facility in Accra, Ghana. Mrs. Laura Bush attends a children's dance performance during welcome ceremonies Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, in honor of Mrs. Bush's visit to the Maamobi Polyclinic health facility in Accra, Ghana.
Mrs. Laura Bush listens to Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Thursday, February 21, 2008, in Monrovia, Liberia, during a gowning and investiture ceremony in honor of President Bush, Mrs. Bush and Secretary Condoleezza Rice. Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a roundtable discussion Thursday, February 21, 2008, in Monrovia, Liberia, with Karyumu Boakai, Spouse of Vice President Joseph Boakai, and local adults who have been faced with and persevered in working with Liberian youth who have been affected by the war.

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