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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Launch of 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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush pats the back of 7-year-old Zuena Dotto, 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. White House photo by Eric Draper
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
A young girl rests her head on Mrs. Laura Bush’s lap Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, as she visits with orphans and caretakers in the Living Room of the WAMA Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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