{"id":8923,"date":"2021-05-10T01:13:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T22:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/?page_id=8923"},"modified":"2024-04-08T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:58:16","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8923\" class=\"elementor elementor-8923\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-500c5e9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"500c5e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e4d85\" data-id=\"40e4d85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4da608e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A LIBRARY IN EVERY SCHOOL<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c88cde elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c88cde\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"background\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4b42e7\" data-id=\"a4b42e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cdfdfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cdfdfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/who-we-are.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/who-we-are.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/who-we-are-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/who-we-are-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/who-we-are-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/who-we-are-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e3cf56\" data-id=\"7e3cf56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53dbc6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53dbc6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfd6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdfd6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start a Library Trust (SAL) was established as an employee passion initiative for Storymoja Publishers in 2012. It is now a registered non-profit organization with a <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>vision<\/strong> <\/span>that, one day, every learner will have the literacy and life skills to transform Africa. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">SAL is on a <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: bolder;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">mission<\/span><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">to<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">champion literacy in Africa<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">by creating thriving communities of learners, teachers and parents<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">through v<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ibrant<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">libraries, training for sustainable development, and advocacy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAL\u2019s programmes are anchored on Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to e<\/span>nsure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20e3aa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20e3aa1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9097e83\" data-id=\"9097e83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abd8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4abd8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our transformation journey so far<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df62afa elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"df62afa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9abd9a5\" data-id=\"9abd9a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90412cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-counter\" data-id=\"90412cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__number-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter__number\" data-counter=\"{&quot;easing&quot;:&quot;linear&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:2000,&quot;toValue&quot;:2337,&quot;rounding&quot;:0,&quot;delimiter&quot;:&quot;,&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-counter__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReading ambassadors engaged\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4063a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-counter\" data-id=\"d4063a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__number-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter__number\" data-counter=\"{&quot;easing&quot;:&quot;linear&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:2000,&quot;toValue&quot;:3366,&quot;rounding&quot;:0,&quot;delimiter&quot;:&quot;,&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-counter__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTeacher-librarians Trained\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bde2d2\" data-id=\"1bde2d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5755644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-counter\" data-id=\"5755644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__number-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter__number\" data-counter=\"{&quot;easing&quot;:&quot;linear&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:2000,&quot;toValue&quot;:272929,&quot;rounding&quot;:0,&quot;delimiter&quot;:&quot;,&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-counter__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBooks Distributed\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481f061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-counter\" data-id=\"481f061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__number-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter__number\" data-counter=\"{&quot;easing&quot;:&quot;linear&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:2000,&quot;toValue&quot;:295,&quot;rounding&quot;:0,&quot;delimiter&quot;:&quot;,&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-counter__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLibraries Established\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c1d50b\" data-id=\"8c1d50b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598d8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-counter\" data-id=\"598d8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__number-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter__number\" data-counter=\"{&quot;easing&quot;:&quot;linear&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:2000,&quot;toValue&quot;:244222,&quot;rounding&quot;:0,&quot;delimiter&quot;:&quot;,&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-counter__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearners Reached\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56848ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-counter\" data-id=\"56848ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter__number-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter__number\" data-counter=\"{&quot;easing&quot;:&quot;linear&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:2000,&quot;toValue&quot;:22,&quot;rounding&quot;:0,&quot;delimiter&quot;:&quot;,&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-counter__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCounties across Kenya\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8365e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce8365e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-879e5b4\" data-id=\"879e5b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa4068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fa4068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 2024, we will;-<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7be75b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7be75b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb81dba\" data-id=\"eb81dba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5754fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5754fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-20-at-10.59.16-AM-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-20-at-10.59.16-AM-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-20-at-10.59.16-AM-1-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-20-at-10.59.16-AM-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-20-at-10.59.16-AM-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-20-at-10.59.16-AM-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed72fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed72fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Establish 20 Libraries, with a focus across marginalized communities.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-639c507\" data-id=\"639c507\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13901d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d13901d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21641\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NZ9_5866-1-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7be1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e7be1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Capacity develop 100 teachers.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7228d2\" data-id=\"e7228d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd46d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dd46d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ILD-700x525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21783\" alt=\"\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Conduct 1 annual national advocacy campaign<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-652a6bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"652a6bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"partners\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52b445c\" data-id=\"52b445c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399e93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399e93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Donate and Partner with us <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a4a040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a4a040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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