Our Comms Director Tom Gavin just sent back this final video from the ONE Rwanda trip.

“Our visit wrapped up with a long meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. He talked about his development plan, called Vision 2020, that would result in strong steps forward in education, health, and business growth. At the end, many of our delegation members talked with Rwandan journalists about their meeting and the trip overall. – Tom Gavin”

In the clip:

Democratic strategist John Podesta calls Rwanda’s progress “very, very impressive,” citing the number of people now on ARVs (AIDS treatments), their success in bringing Rwandan citizens into the healthcare system, and the country’s remarkable reduction in child mortality rates.

And Republican strategist Jack Oliver tells the journalist: “We’ve been extraordinarily impressed by the people of Rwanda…[We're] just encouraged, excited and ready to be advocates on behalf of Rwanda.

Former Bush/Cheney Financial Strategist, Jack Oliver III, made his presence felt here in South Carolina. On Thursday evening, at the first annual Palmetto Family Council Straw Poll, Mr. Oliver addressed a crowd of over 500 participants on the issues of the ONE Campaign. His words obviously moved the crowd as they later began to approach our booth at the venue. Most people had never even heard of us before, however, before they left we made sure they would remember ONE’s name and know what it stands for.

Today, Friday, Jack Oliver made his way around the City of Columbia participating in interviews to ensure that our message will continue to spread. Mr. Oliver also teamed up with the former Press Secretary of both the State Department and most notably of President Clinton’s White House Mike McCurry while addressing members of the University of South Carolina’s School of Mass Communication and Broadcast Journalism.

There, Mr. Oliver stated that the ONE Issues are “key to our national security” and that our Campaign is equally important because “it gives people the opportunity to reach out and say they are trying to help save people’s lives.”

We very much appreciate the fact that Mr. Oliver took the time to help extend our message throughout our state. His work will
leave a major imprint in our Campaign here in South Carolina.

-Wes Mishoe