After a few rocky months tied up in a custody battle with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie, Madonna and her 15-year-old son Rocco are on better terms. Having spent some quality time together in NYC and London, the duo jetted to Malawi with her other children Lourdes, 19, David, ten, and Mercy, ten.
The singer and her children travelled to the heart of Africa for an inspiring trip to support the new initiative Shining Hope for Communities. The family visited students, orphanages, and even David's place of birth. Here is a look at all of the photos from Madonna's inspiring family trip to Malawi. Photo: Instagram/@madonna
Madonna posed for a portrait with President Peter Mutharika after discussing "food security, education for girls and staffing for our new Pediatric hospital in Blantyre with Nurses And Clinical Officers."
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Madonna captioned this image with her son David, "Love is All we Need."
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Madonna checked in on students Mavuto, Sinode and Joyce, who she first met eight years while working on her film I Am Because We Are.
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Rocco took a tour of the new pediatric facility in Malawi.
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Madonna took the time to speak with one of her heroes, Dr. Eric Borgstein, in the new pediatric hospital in Blantyre, which she hopes will be open in 2017. The hospital will specialise in surgery and intensive care.
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Madonna's ten-year-old son David received his Ngoni tribal name in his ancestral village.
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Madonna captioned this moment with Rocco and David, "Discussing Responsibility. One must live up to their name!"
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Mercy took the time to make some new friends at the Home of Hope orphanage in Michinji.
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Alongside this striking image, Madonna wrote: "We have forgotten our humanity.. that we are on this road together. Each of us sparks of the same soul.. And if this ship goes down we all go down together. pray for peace in the World."
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Rocco spent some time with children at the Home of Hope orphanage in Michinji.
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The heart of Africa! Madonna received a "warm welcome" upon her arrival to an orphanage in Michingi, Malawi.
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The pop star captioned this image: "I'll take the Road Less Travelled by! Oh Africa!"
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Madonna captured a photo of the women of the Samburu tribe in Kenya.
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Madonna wrote alongside this photo of her son Rocco, "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man in Kibera. Painting a wall at an all girls Primary school."
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Lourdes spent some time painting the wall at an all-girls primary school in Kibera with a young student named Beyonce.
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Girl power! Madonna met with the first lady of Kenya, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta. The two discussed the Beyond Zero Campaign and ways to eliminate child and maternal mortality in Kenya.
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Madonna walked around a playground for students in Kibera with the founder of Shining Hope for Communities. The organisation provides goods and services to school girls in the country. Photo: Instagram/@madonna
Madonna honored the Samburu tribe in the Rift Valley with a photo saying, "Such an honour to stand next to these beautiful people."
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Madonna paid a visit to a lady named Sofie, who is raising her 14 children in Kibera after her husband was killed in war.
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Madonna captured a humbling moment with her children and Mama Sofie.
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Madonna shared a picture of amazing artwork done in Kibera.
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