The petition received over 100,000 signatures and was delivered to each campaign office in person by ONE members.

Thanks to the relentless dedication of ONE members, all four presidential frontrunners have vowed to visit Africa if elected President.

The Petition

Here is the text for the petition that was signed:

“As a voter in the 2008 Presidential election, I'm asking you to pledge to visit Africa during your first term in office. It is my hope that your trip will increase U.S.-African cooperation, save lives and help build a better, more secure future for millions of the world's poorest people.”

If you don’t know about the problems plaguing Africa, you can check out PBS.org’s webpage on Africa, which illustrates its top five health and economic problems through vivid photographs.

All four front-runner presidential nominees made a solid commitment to visit Africa if they are elected President. Here are snippets of their responses:

Hillary Clinton

“I look forward to working with the ONE campaign and other organizations when I am President to ensure that addressing the needs of the world's poorest countries is an essential component of our nation's foreign policy."

Barack Obama

“I will continue to fight for bipartisan renewal and expansion of the global HIV/AIDS relief program, and look forward to visiting Africa during my first term as President of the United States.”

John McCain

“I will press nations on the critical importance of good governance and economic and legal reform, because no amount of assistance can succeed when governments fail their people.”

Mike Huckabee

“The ONE Campaign members have been a significant presence throughout this election season and have done a tremendous job of raising awareness of the plight of the poorest people on earth.”

You can read their full statements here.

If you’d like to become a member of the ONE team to help transform the lives of people living in the world’s poorest countries, you can sign up by clicking on the ONE.org banner below:

It’s a great way to stay informed about global poverty and AIDS, as well as to voice your opinion and fight for human rights.