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Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush pick vegetables during their visit to the Fann Hospital garden Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. They toured the hospital garden with Steve Bolinger, former Peace Corps volunteer and co-founder of Development in the Garden. The garden provides fresh vegetables and an opportunity for patients to garden. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush pick vegetables during their visit to the Fann Hospital garden Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. They toured the hospital garden with Steve Bolinger, former Peace Corps volunteer and co-founder of Development in the Garden. The garden provides fresh vegetables and an opportunity for patients to garden. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush meets with President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal, during her first stop on a five-day trip to Africa. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and Ms. Jenna Bush pick vegetables during their visit to the Fann Hospital garden Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. They toured the hospital garden with Steve Bolinger, former Peace Corps volunteer and co-founder of Development in the Garden. The garden provides fresh vegetables and an opportunity for patients to garden. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush listens Tuesday, June 26, 2007, to Fann Hospital staff members discuss their program that brings outpatients together for frequent communal meals and teaches nutritional cooking techniques. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush sits in on a roundtable discussion about malaria at 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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush meets Ambassador Girls' scholarship winners during a visit to Grand Medine Primary School Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Dakar, Senegal. President Bush's Africa Education Initiative is working to provide 550,000 scholarships to girls throughout Africa by 2010. Pictured are, from left: Khady Diome, 15, of Diohine, Senegal; Fatou Djiby, 15, of Diakhao, Senegal; Christine Ndiaye, 14, of Diakhao, Senegal; Yamama Diop, 15, of Maroneme, Senegal; and Nango Dang, 16, of Thicky Serere, Senegal. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Ms. Jenna Bush hugs a little girl who danced during a performance Tuesday, June 26, 2007, by musician Youssou N'Dour for the children at Grand Medine Primary School in Dakar, Senegal. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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