{"id":2583,"date":"2020-06-17T01:14:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T01:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/new\/?page_id=2583"},"modified":"2024-10-09T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:31:09","slug":"about-friendlies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/index.php\/about-friendlies\/","title":{"rendered":"About Friendlies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2583\" class=\"elementor elementor-2583\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11316e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b11316e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ae9bc elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6ae9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">aBout<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5facf5d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5facf5d\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/about-1.png\" title=\"about-1\" alt=\"about-1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a9a67 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97a9a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">aBout<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0925b3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0925b3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4ded4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de4ded4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e8872 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3e8872\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d0644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58d0644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">who we are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a6a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a6a8d\" 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\t<p><strong>Our Background<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0529d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0529d6\" 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\t<p>The Friendly Society Trust (The Friendlies) is a humanitarian organization based in Harare. We are not-for-profit and apolitical. Our organisation focuses on the wellbeing of underprivileged, homeless, orphaned, and at-risk children in Zimbabwe.<\/p><p>We help them live their lives with the decency and dignity every child deserves. We source and provide them with food, clothes, shelter, education, healthcare, skills training, mentoring, and other basic necessities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff0f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fff0f98\" 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\t<p><strong>Target Group<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e56ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e56ef\" 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\t<p>Children aged between 4 and 18 years who are living in poverty with no access to healthy food, shelter, medical care, education, clean water, and skills training among other basics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4420b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4420b8\" 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\t<p><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98a577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c98a577\" 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\t<p>Hand-ups not Hand-outs. Empowering kids to step boldly and brightly into their future.<\/p><ul><li>What this looks like:<br \/>Continue to support the kids we care for<\/li><li>Get more kids into school<\/li><li>Grow our donor base<\/li><li>Make more impacts<\/li><li>At the same time, not losing our hands-on tailored solutions<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9c37a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd9c37a\" 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\t<p><strong>Our Vision<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42d15b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c42d15b\" 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\t<p>Supporting Zimbabweans to thrive and support one another in creating a brighter future<\/p><p>This looks like:<\/p><ul><li>Doing right by wronged children<\/li><li>Supporting children post school with job opportunities or further study<\/li><li>End-to-end interventions<\/li><li>Ensuring integration into society<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c1406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90c1406\" 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\t<p><strong>Our Brand Heart<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b3574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b3574\" 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\t<p>Hand-in-Hand and Heart-to-Heart<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed49ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ed49ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406baf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"406baf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f54f4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f54f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d0361 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0d0361\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcecce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcecce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">what we do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f40531 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f40531\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c3269 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63c3269\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fa9ec elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"15fa9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Smile-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Smile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Smile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Smile-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Smile-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Smile-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Community Integration<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We integrate homeless children back into the community.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7694cad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7694cad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441f45a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"441f45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Curb-Abuse-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8050\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Curb-Abuse-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Curb-Abuse-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Curb-Abuse-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Curb-Abuse-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Curb-Abuse-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Curb-Abuse-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Curbing Abuse<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We prevent and fight drug and sexual abuse among homeless and other underprivileged children.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7400c3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7400c3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dab047 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1dab047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Skills-Training-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Skills-Training-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Skills-Training-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Skills-Training-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Skills-Training-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Skills-Training-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Skills-Training-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Skills Training<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We provide skills training and mentoring for underprivileged children.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b82c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10b82c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7872d5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b7872d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Outreach-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Outreach-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Outreach-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Outreach-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Outreach-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Outreach-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/thefriendlies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iconography_Light-Blue_Outreach-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Outreach<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We help underprivileged children access basic needs namely, food, shelter, education, healthcare, clean water, and sanitation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b400852 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b400852\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4fe66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e4fe66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">contact us today to find out more about how you can make a difference<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ae6a9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e2ae6a9\" 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