Africa 2012 Gallery

President Clinton holding a baby named after him, in a village in Africa on his first trip to Africa in 1998. Photo Credit: Barbara Kinney / Official White House Photo

President Clinton meets 14-year-old Bill Clinton in Uganda. President Clinton met Bill in 1998 when he traveled to Uganda. Bill was named after President Clinton because he was born on the day the President arrived in Uganda. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits the Clinton Health Access Initiative distribution center in Uganda. While at the center, President Clinton speaks with government representatives to announce CHAI's new program to scale-up treatment for diarrhea through oral rehydration salts and zinc. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

While in Uganda on his 2012 trip to Africa, President Clinton visits the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a 2010 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) commitment. Through CGI, the Starkey Foundation has committed to donate one million hearing aids to children in the developing world by 2020. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a 2010 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) commitment. Through CGI, the Starkey Foundation has committed to donate one million hearing aids to children in the developing world by 2020, and have already fitted 110,000 hearing aids. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Chelsea Clinton observes a hearing aid fitting while visiting the Starkey Hearing Foundation in Uganda. Through a 2010 Clinton Global Initiative commitment, the Starkey Hearing Foundation has committed to fit one million children in the developing world with hearing aids by 2020. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton meets students at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Bubeezi in Uganda during his 2012 trip to Africa. The Building Tomorrow Academy was expanded through a 2011 Clinton Global Initiative commitment to enroll 15,000 primary school students in 60 Building Tomorrow Academies by 2016. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton plants a tree during his visit to the Building Tomorrow Academy of Bubeezi in Uganda, a 2011 Clinton Global Initiative commitment. The Building Tomorrow Academy of Bubeezi is the eighth academy in Uganda. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton with Building Tomorrow Academy's founder George Srour (left) and country director Joseph Kaliisa (right). Building Tomorrow Academy works to expand education in Uganda by increasing access to schools and building more schools. Building Tomorrow has completed construction of 13 academies and will complete 3 more by the of 2012. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits the Building Tomorrow Academy of Bubeezi classroom. Building Tomorrow works to increase education opportunities in East Africa. Through a 2011 Clinton Global Initiative commitment, Building Tomorrow has completed 13 schools in East Africa. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits with Building Tomorrow Academy students in Uganda. Building Tomorrow works to increase education opportunities in East Africa. Through a 2011 Clinton Global Initiative commitment, Building Tomorrow has completed 13 schools in East Africa. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and President Paul Kagame speak with Arvind Mittal about soy products at the Mount Meru SoyCo construction site. The SoyCo plan will produce cooking oil and create a domestic demand for the product and provide an opportunity for export, to help strengthen Rwanda's economy. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton tour the Mount Meru SoyCo construction site. Once construction is complete, the SoyCo facility will produce and sell cooking oil, which will create domestic demand for the product and provide an opportunity for export. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton tour the Mount Meru SoyCo construction site and meet the farmers who work at the site. Once the SoyCo facility is complete, it will provide jobs for 30,000 farmers – 55% women – to grow soybeans for the factory. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton is greeted at the SoyCo construction site in Rwanda, on a visit to Africa in July 2012. SoyCo is contracting with an estimated 30,000 local farmers to grow soya for its processing plant and is providing inputs to support those farmers. SoyCo will further employ up to 1,400 farmers on its own commercial soya farm and employ 120 staff in its factory. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Chelsea Clinton listens to her father speak about the Clinton Health Access Initiative's new Human Resources for Health program at Rwanda's School for Public Health. The program will strengthen Rwanda's health care education and infrastructure over the next seven years. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and President Paul Kagame speak with a health care professional about her work and the Clinton Health Access Initiative's new health care program. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Chelsea Clinton listens to her father speak at Rwanda's School for Public Health in Kigali. Chelsea accompanied her father during his 2012 trip to Africa where they visited Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative projects. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton speaks at Rwanda's School of Public Health in Kigali, Rwanda, to discuss the new Human Resources for Health program the Clinton Health Access Initiative is working with the government of Rwanda to implement. The program will strengthen Rwanda's health care education and infrastructure over seven years. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton discuss their experiences from their visit to Rwanda. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

During their 2012 trip to Africa, President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton visit Clinton Foundation projects in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Jeff Gordon, and Dr. Paul Farmer speak outside of the Butaro District Hospital in the Burera District, Northern Province of Rwanda. The new Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence is supported by Rwanda's Ministry of Health, Partners in Health, the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, and Harvard's Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Outside of the Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda, from left to right Dr. Larry Shulman; Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Rwandan Minister of Health; Chelsea Clinton; President Clinton; Jeff Gordon; and Dr. Paul Farmer. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton tours the grounds of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence. The Center will be the first in the region to offer a spectrum of oncology diagnostic and treatment services, including chemotherapy, surgery, a pathology laboratory, counseling, and palliative care. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton is greeted by a doctor at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence. The center is the first comprehensive cancer referral facility in rural East Africa. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Jeff Gordon greet patients at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence. The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation (JGCF), in its first international donation, has pledged $1.5 million to the center over three years. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton speaks with doctors on his tour of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence. Prior to the opening of the center, this rural region of Rwanda did not have a single oncologist. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton are given a tour of the new facilities at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence. The Center will benefit from a unique partnership with the Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton is greeted by doctors and other members of the Rwandan government at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton is greeted by Mayor Samuel Sembagare of Rwanda's Burera district. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visited Nelson Mandela on the eve of his 94th birthday at his residence in Qunu, South Africa. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton visited Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel in Qunu, South Africa on July 17, 2012. On July 18 – Mandela's birthday – people around the world celebrate International Mandela Day by taking action to make the world a better place. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton visited Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa on July 17, 2012. On July 18 – Mandela's birthday – people around the world celebrate International Mandela Day by taking action to make the world a better place. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Chelsea Clinton plants a tree with Former First Lady of South Africa Graça Machel's in the community garden at the No-Moscow Primary School in Qunu, South Africa. The tree planting took place in celebration of the annual Mandela Day on July 17, 2012. Mandela Day honors the legacy of Nelson Mandela and his values, through volunteering, community service, and a global call to action. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

In honor of Mandela Day, a global call to action honoring the legacy and values of Nelson Mandela, President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton plant avocado trees at a community garden in Qunu, South Africa – the rural village where Nelson Mandela was born. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

After attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new library at the No-Moscow Primary School in Qunu, South Africa, President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Former Minister of Education in Mozambique Graça Machel spend time listening to children reading. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Former Minister of Education in Mozambique Graça Machel listen to No-Moscow Primary School students read, following the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school's new library, in honor of Nelson Mandela International Day on July 17, 2012. The Clinton Foundation donated 1,000 books to the new library. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new library at the No-Moscow Primary School, President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Former Minister of Education in Mozambique Graça Machel listen to students read in the new library. The Clinton Foundation donated 1,000 new books to the library. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the brand new No-Moscow Primary School Library in Qunu, South Africa. President Clinton visited Qunu in honor of Mandela Day and of Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Former Minister of Education in Mozambique Graça Machel enjoy a cultural dance presented by students from the No-Moscow Primary School in Qunu, South Africa. Following the dance performance, President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new library for the school and planted avocado trees in the school's community garden. The Clinton Foundation donated 1,000 books to the new library. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Students from the No-Moscow Primary School in Qunu, South Africa present a traditional South African cultural dance for President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Former Minister of Education in Mozambique Graça Machel, in honor of Mandela Day and the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new library for the school. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton celeberates Mandela Day with Former Minister of Education in Mozambique Graça Machel, in Nelson Mandela's hometown of Qunu, South Africa. During his visit, President Clinton also participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new library for the No-Moscow Primary School. The Clinton Foundation donated 1,000 books to the new library. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

No-Moscow Primary School Children celebrate Mandela Day with cutural music and dance performances on July 17, 2012, during President Clinton's visit to Africa. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Students at the No-Moscow Primary School in Qunu, South Africa celebrate Mandela Day on July 17, 2012. Students performed cultural songs and dances and then spent time reading with President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Former Minister of Education in Mozambique Graça Machel. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Graça Machel, renowned international advocate for women and children's rights and Former Minister of Education in Mozambique, addresses students, families, and community members at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the No-Moscow Primary School library in Qunu, South Africa on July 17, 2012. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton was greeted by Prime Minister Aires Ali of Mozambique during his trip to Africa in July 2012. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

As a representation of Clinton Health Access Initiative's commitment to continue the efforts in Mozambique, President Clinton signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today with Prime Minister Aires Ali of Mozambique to remain engaged in the fight against AIDS, in particular, expanding efforts into maternal and child health over the next five years. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits the FEIMA Crafts Market in Maputo, Mozambique. The market is operated by CEDARTE (Centre of Studies and Crafts Development) an NGO that exports small quantities of local handicrafts from different artists and aims to be the main reference in knowledge and promotion of national handicrafts development in Mozambique. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton greets a Mozambican artisan at the FEIMA crafts, food, and flowers market in Maputo, Mozambique. Run by CEDARTE, the Centre of Studies and Crafts Development, the FEIMA market is an example of the success of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which President Clinton signed into law in 2000, and allows for deeper trade and investment ties between Africa and the United States. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Community dancers perform at a community event at the Clinton Health Access Initiative's Polano Canhico Health Facility in Maputo. Before the event, President Clinton toured the facility, a groundbreaking health care facility that treats more than 200,000 people per year – a tremendous feat region that is densely populated yet with extremely limited access to healthcare. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

After touring the Polano Canhico Health Facility in Maputo, Mozambique, President Clinton meets with children and their families who are receiving lifesaving antiretroviral treatment made accessible by the facility. The Clinton Health Access Initiative is working with the Ministry of Health to create innovative solutions to improve maternal and child health care at facilities including Polano Canhico Health Facility. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Chelsea Clinton speaks with two women from Sisters of Charity, Mother Teresa's organization which maintains an orphanage that provides care to many HIV-positive infants and children. Through the Polana Canhico Health Facility, Clinton Health Access Initiative and UNITAID provides Sisters of Charity with pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Following a tour of the facility, President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton meet children at the Polana Canhico Health Facility in Maputo, Mozambique, who are receiving pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment made available through the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

Chelsea Clinton listens to children share their stories and artwork at the Polana Canhico Health Facility in Maputo, Mozambique. These children are beneficiaries of the Clinton Health Access Initiative's pediatric health care programs. Together, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Ministry of Health are improving access to maternal and pediatric HIV diagnostic and treatment. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits with HIV-positive children and their families who are receiving diagnostic and treatment through Polana Canhico Health Facility in Maputo, Mozambique. to hear about their experiecnes in dealing with HIV, and how the Facility has helped to increase their access to diagnostic and treatment resources. Through the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Mozambique has vastly improved access to HIV/AIDS treatment. In 2005 only 3,000 people were on treatment, and by the end of 2011 more than 272,000 people, including 23,049 children were receiving treatment. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton meets children who are receiving pediatric HIV diagnostic and treatment at the Polana Canhico Health Facility in Maputo, Mozambique. The Clinton Health Access Initiative is developing innovative solutions to increase access to maternal and child health care in Mozambique. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

On a tour of the Polana Canhico Health Facility, President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton learn about technical innovations in maternal and child health and HIV diagnostics and treatment maintained by the facility. Through the Clinton Health Access Initiative's work, Mozambique is one of the first countries to implement the new point-of-care HIV testing devices at the facility. These devices give patients a DNA PCR/Viral Load Test within one hour, resulting in the earliest initiation possible for pediatric care and improving child survival rates. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton learns about technical innovations in HIV diagnosis and treatment maintained by the Polana Canhico Health Facility in Mabuto, Mozambique. The Clinton Health Access Initiative has helped deploy the new point-of-care HIV testing devices at the facility, which give patients a DNA PCR/Viral Load Test within one hour, resulting in the earliest initiation possible for pediatricts and improving child survival rates. Previous testing system results would take an average of more than six months to get to patients – critical time in a life of an infant that needs treatment. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton visit City Year South Africa in Johannesburg on July 15, 2012. City Year South Africa is a 2006 Clinton Global Initiative commitment and engages young South Africans in community service working as primary school tutors, running after school programs, and engaging others in service. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

City Year South Africa in Johannesburg – expanded through a 2006 Clinton Global Initiative commitment – was established to bring young South Africans together to strengthen their community and engage in service. City Year South Africa was inspired by President Clinton's belief that young people can change the world. Since the program's inception in 2005, more than 1,200 young South Africans have served through the program.

President Clinton's first stop on his trip to Africa in 2012 is at a City Year South Africa service site in Ikusasalethu. City Year South Africa engages youth in community service and prepares them to be the next generation of South African leaders. The program was inspired by President Clinton's model of bringing young people together to change the world, and since its inception, has graduated 1,236 service leaders who have given a total of 950,000 hours of service, and served more than 10,000 children through after-school programs. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

During President Clinton's 2012 trip to Africa, he talks with City Year South Africa Service Leaders at a service site in Ikusasalethu in Freedom Park. The Service Leaders spend one day a week at Freedom Park renovating the entrance the to facility and helping the local primary school with afterschool tutoring and meals programs. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

The Service Leaders of City Year South Africa – expanded through a 2006 Clinton Global Initiative commitment – are renovating Freedom Park by repainting old shipping containers that are used for afterschool tutoring and meals programs. President Clinton visited this site during his 2012 trip to Africa to see Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative projects. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits a City Year South Africa project site during his 2012 trip to Africa. City Year South Africa Service Leaders are renovating Freedom Park by repainting old shipping containers that are used for afterschool tutoring and meals programs and renovating the facility's entrance. City Year South Africa was inspired by President Clinton's model of bringing young people together to change the world and was expanded through a 2006 Clinton Global Initiative commitment. Since its inception, City Year South Africa has graduated 1,236 service leaders who have given a total of 950,000 hours of service, and served more than 10,000 children through after-school programs. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation

President Clinton visits Ikusasalethu Secondary School, a City Year South Africa project site and a 2006 Clinton Global Initiative commitment. At this site, City Year's Service Leaders are helping to renew the entrance to the facility. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation