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Africa Trip 2007
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks at Grand Medine Primary School Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. During her visit, Mrs. Bush announced that 805,000 books were donated to Senegal this summer through President Bush’s Africa Education Initiative.
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks at Grand Medine Primary School Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. During her visit, Mrs. Bush announced that 805,000 books were donated to Senegal this summer through President Bush’s Africa Education Initiative.
Mrs. Laura Bush listens to a briefing about the Millennium Challenge Corporation with First Lady Mrs. Toure Lobbo Traore and her daughter, Mrs. Bah Mabo Toure, Friday, June 29, 2007, in Bamako, Mali. Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush pick vegetables during their visit to the Fann Hospital garden with Senegalese First Lady Viviane Wade and her daughter Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. Supported by USAID, the Fann Hospital gardens provide fresh vegetables to address the nutritional needs of patients with HIV/AIDS, an overlooked, but essential part of their care.
Mrs. Laura Bush listens to Fann Hospital staff members discuss their program that brings outpatients together for frequent communal meals and teaches nutritional cooking techniques Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. Mrs. Laura Bush hands out insecticide-treated malaria nets during a visit to Fann Hospital Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. Malaria is the single leading cause of death in Senegal. This year the United States is providing $16.7 million in assistance to combat the issue. The funding is part of the President’s Malaria Initiative that increases malaria funding by more than 1.2 billion dollars over five years.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Senegal’s First Lady Viviane Wade look through schoolbooks donated by Elizabeth City State University during a visit to Grand Medine Primary School Tuesday June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. The books were donated through the Africa Education Initiative textbook program, which partners together African and American institutions. Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks at Grand Medine Primary School Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. During her visit, Mrs. Bush announced that 805,000 books were donated to Senegal this summer through President Bush’s Africa Education Initiative.
Mrs. Laura Bush visits with young patients at Maputo Central Pediatric Day Hospital Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Maputo, Mozambique. “It is terrific to be here at the Pediatric Day Hospital; I was thrilled to see the beautiful artwork that the children created to express their ideas and feelings, and I enjoyed meeting the mothers of those children in the Positive Tea support group,” said Mrs. Bush to the press during her visit to the hospital. “The positive Tea support group is a great opportunity for mothers to come together and discuss their concerns and questions.” Mrs. Laura Bush addresses the Inter-Religious Campaign against Malaria, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at the Maputo Seminary in Maputo, Mozambique. Mrs. Bush announced a three-year, nearly $2 million dollar grant to IRCMM, which was first established by 10 national faith leaders in Maputo.
Mrs. Laura Bush visits a malaria-spraying site Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Mozal, Mozambique. Each year more than one million people die of malaria. Of these deaths, 85 percent occur in sub-Saharan Africa. For children in Africa, malaria is the leading cause of death. Mrs. Laura Bush and a young boy pose for Ms. Jenna Bush during their visit at a malaria-spraying site Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Mozal, Mozambique.
Musicians perform for Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush upon their arrival at Lusaka International Airport Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia. Mrs. Laura Bush and her daughter, Ms. Jenna Bush, visited Senegal, Mozambique, Zambia, and Mali to promote The President’s Malaria Initiative, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and President Bush’s Africa Education Initiative. In this photo, Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush visit Regiment Basic School with First Lady Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa and her daughter Chipo Mwanawasa Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia.
Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by a chorus of singers as she joins her fellow participants at the Mututa Memorial Center Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia. Pictured, from left are: Mrs. Martha Chilufya, Director of the Mututa Memorial Center; Maureen Mwanawasa, First Lady of Zambia, and Melinda Doolittle, American Idol finalist. Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush meet with the educators and students at Regiment Basic School Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia. Of the 1,200 students at the school, 300 are orphans. After meeting with students and watching skits and song performances, Mrs. Bush addressed the press saying, “I just met with a group of girls who are receiving scholarships, some of them are orphan girls, orphans because their parents died of AIDS, and they’re receiving scholarships from PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief.”
Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush stand with Zambian First Lady Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa, dressed in red, and her daughter Ms. Chip Mwanawasa, standing to Mrs. Jenna Bush’s right, as they watch children demonstrate how the PlayPump works at the Regiment Basic School Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia. Working similar to the merry-go round, the PlayPump pumps clean drinking water into a reservoir tank as the children spin it. Before the pump was installed many of the 1,200 students at the school had to bring water to school or walk long distances to find water. The school also has used the water to expand its garden, providing fresh vegetables to the more vulnerable students. Mrs. Laura Bush talks with Raphael Lungo, 10, during a discussion with caregivers and beneficiaries of the Mututa Memorial Center Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia. The center provides many humanitarian services including home-based care for people living with HIV/AIDS, care for orphans and promotes abstinence and faith for youth.
Mrs. Laura Bush assembles a home care kit at the Mututa Memorial Center Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia. The center provides many humanitarian services including home-based care for people living with HIV/AIDS, care for orphans and promotes abstinence and faith for youth. It serves more than 150 individuals with a core of 36 trained caregivers. U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul uses a SMART card during a presentation for Mrs. Laura Bush and Zambian First Lady Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa at Chreso Ministries, which provides counseling, testing and support for people living with HIV/AIDS, Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia. The card contains the medical history of its holder and facilitates accurate and efficient health care for patients.
At the Flame Community Center in Lusaka, Zambia, Mrs. Laura Bush, Ms. Jenna Bush and Zambian First Lady Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa visit a marketplace Thursday, June 28, 2007, where demonstrations were set up showing small enterprises begun with the help of WORTH, a program that trains women in literacy, group savings, peer lending and small business development. Dancers perform at a social dinner hosted by First Lady Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa of Zambia, attended by Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush Thursday, June 28. 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush visit the Nelson Mandela Primary School Complex with First Lady Toure Lobbo Traore and her daughter, Mrs. Bah Mabo Toure, Friday, June 29, 2007, in Bamako, Mali. Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush visit with students at the Nelson Mandela Primary School Complex Friday, June 29, 2007, in Bamako, Mali. The teachers at this school participate in the Teacher Training via Radio Project, a live radio broadcast to train teachers and benefit with active learning. The President’s Africa Education Initiative is working with the Malian Ministry of Education to fund the program.

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