Victoria
Beckham's recent trip to Cape Town, South Africa, was documented by
famed American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz.
During her whirlwind yet 'educating and inspiring' two-day trip, which was spent supporting the charity Born Free
- which aims to end the transmission of HIV from mothers to their
children - the doting mother-of-four was captured on film bonding with a
group of gorgeous children as they posed in the street for the snapper.
But it was one particular little girl that really caught the 39-year-old's eye.
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An eye-opening experience: Victoria Beckham
bonded with a group of children - including one precious little girl
held in her arms - during her brief visit to Cape Town, South Africa
over the weekend
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A life-changing mission: The mother-of-four
looked touched by the children she met and spent time with during her
two-day visit, which was documented by renowned American portrait
photographer Annie Leibovitz
The
singer-turned-fashion designer appeared enamoured by a sweet infant who
looked to be no more than a year old, clad in a simple pale peach
gingham cotton frock.
The child sat comfortably on Victoria's hip, holding onto her arm as the star tenderly touched her cheek.
It
was a sweet embrace that the British beauty will likely never forget,
however, it wasn't the only experience she had bonding with children
whose futures look bleak during her eye-opening trip.
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Capturing a moment in time: Annie Leibovitz was
on hand during Victoria's aid trip to the Born Free foundation, whose
goal is to end the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children
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Spreading awareness: The 64-year-old snapped
away as the British star posed lovingly with the local children whose
lives have been directly affected by the devastating disease
On Monday, Victoria paid an educational visit to the Children's Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit.
She later took to Twitter on thank the
'inspiring' people she met at the facility, writing: 'Thank you
@bornfreeafrica and the inspiring doctors, mothers and children that I
met today. #JoinBornFree x vb'
She
also wrote: 'thanks @UNAIDS @m2mtweets @florencengobeni for sharing
your incredible work to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV x
vb'
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Hush now: The experienced mother did her best to quieten down the excitable youngsters as the camera crew finished setting up
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Caring: The 39-year-old spent time with a
patient called Esmonic during a site visit to Tygerberg Hospital in Cape
Town on Monday
The
brunette star also took to the social networking site on Sunday after
seeing the work done by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.
She wrote: 'Inspiring day in Cape Town, at The Tutu Tester, where I spent time with children of @lalelaproject. x vb (sic).'
The
British fashion designer and businesswoman spent some time with a
patient called Esmonic, during a site visit to Tygerberg hospital.
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Touching:
The star also posed with staff - including a mother-to-be - from the
Mother2Mother programme at the Delft Community Health Centre
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Doing her bit: Victoria took a tour with some of the staff during a site visit to Tygerberg Hospital
She also talked to staff and mentor mothers from the Mother2Mother programme at the Delft Community Health Centre.
Earlier, Victoria had explained the
reasons for her trip, writing on her Twitter page:
'Looking forward to meeting @bornfreeafrica in Cape Town to support the
initiative to end mother to child HIV transmission x vb #JoinBornFree.'
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Getting to the heart of the matter: Beckham
talked to Mothers2mothers mentor Nozi at her home with her daughter and
UNAIDS project workers
Dr Mitch Besser, founder of Mothers2mothers and the husband of HIV and Aids activist Annie Lennox, said:
'We
are at the cusp of seeing the dream of an HIV-free generation become a
reality and need dedicated and compassionate people like Victoria
Beckham to spread the word.
'[We
need] to make sure the resources and political will continues to be
strong, to speak out on behalf of the women and children whose voices
often go unheard and to make sure every baby has a chance for a healthy
future.'
A representative for Victoria told the
MailOnline: 'It was a whirlwind trip, however, Victoria was inspired and
motivated by the wonderful people she met and will continue her support
to help raise awareness of the objective to end mother to child
transmission of HIV.'
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Special cause: While her visit to Cape Town
was only fleeting, Victoria described it as 'educating and inspiring',
while her rep told the MailOnline she 'will continue her support to help
raise awareness of the objective to end mother to child transmission of
HIV'
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Educational: The brunette star also took to the
social networking site on Sunday after seeing the work done by the
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
