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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
Mrs. Laura Bush is welcomed to the podium by former President Bill Clinton Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at President Clinton's Annual Global Initiative Conference in New York. During her remarks, Mrs. Bush announced a $60 million public-private partnership between the U.S. Government and the Case Foundation to provide clean water for up to 10 million people in sub-Sahara Africa by 2010. The partnership will support the provision and installation of PlayPump water systems in approximately 650 schools, health centers and HIV affected communities. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is welcomed to the podium by former President Bill Clinton Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at President Clinton's Annual Global Initiative Conference in New York. During her remarks, Mrs. Bush announced a $60 million public-private partnership between the U.S. Government and the Case Foundation to provide clean water for up to 10 million people in sub-Sahara Africa by 2010. The partnership will support the provision and installation of PlayPump water systems in approximately 650 schools, health centers and HIV affected communities. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Full Story
Mrs. Bush announces a $60 million public-private partnership between the U.S. Government and the Case Foundation at President Bill Clinton's Annual Global Initiative Conference in New York, NY, Wednesday, September 20, 2006. The partnership will work to provide clean water to up to 10 million people in sub-Sahara Africa by 2010, and support the provision and installation of PlayPump water systems in approximately 650 schools, health centers and HIV affected communities. PlayPump water system is powered by children's play consisting of a merry-go-round attached to a water pump with a storage tank. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is welcomed to the podium by former President Bill Clinton Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at President Clinton's Annual Global Initiative Conference in New York. During her remarks, Mrs. Bush announced a $60 million public-private partnership between the U.S. Government and the Case Foundation to provide clean water for up to 10 million people in sub-Sahara Africa by 2010. The partnership will support the provision and installation of PlayPump water systems in approximately 650 schools, health centers and HIV affected communities. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush announces a $60 million public-private partnership between the U.S. Government and the Case Foundation at President Bill Clinton's Annual Global Initiative Conference in New York Wednesday, September 20, 2006. With her, from left, are: Raymond Chambers, Chairman, MCJ and Amelier Foundations; former President Bill Clinton, and Jean Case and Steve Case, founders of the Case Foundation. The partnership will work to provide clean water by 2010 to up to 10 million people in sub-Sahara Africa, where a child dies every 15 seconds due to illnesses related to unsanitary drinking water. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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