{"id":3491,"date":"2020-02-07T02:16:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.casethemes.net\/consultio-immigration\/?page_id=3491"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:49:06","slug":"about-v-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amzealcreatives.com\/Lifeskills\/about-v-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3491\" class=\"elementor elementor-3491\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40fd8216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"40fd8216\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a114ffb\" data-id=\"2a114ffb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df84557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df84557\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062d98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"062d98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 30px; background-color: #f9f9f9; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\">\r\n    <p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 16px;\">\r\n        <strong style=\"color: #020053;\">Lifeskills Promoters (LISP)<\/strong> is a not-for-profit National Development Organization that has been <strong>empowering and building the capacity of young people<\/strong> through life skills <strong>since 1999<\/strong>. Our mission is to holistically empower youth using <strong>life skills-based interventions<\/strong>.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    \r\n    <div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between; margin: 25px 0; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\r\n        <div style=\"background: #020053; color: #FFFF00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 6px; width: 48%; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;\">\r\n            <h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 18px;\">Pioneers in Life Skills<\/h3>\r\n            <p style=\"margin: 5px 0 0; font-size: 14px;\">First to introduce life skills in Kenya's education curriculum<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div style=\"background: #FFFF00; color: #020053; padding: 15px; border-radius: 6px; width: 48%; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;\">\r\n            <h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 18px;\">24+ Years of Impact<\/h3>\r\n            <p style=\"margin: 5px 0 0; font-size: 14px;\">Transforming youth since 1999<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 16px;\">\r\n        Through our <strong>collaboration with the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and the Ministry of Education<\/strong>, we have shaped national education policies. Our <strong>strength-based approach<\/strong> integrates life skills and social asset-building strategies to improve outcomes for individuals and families across Kenya.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    \r\n    <div style=\"background: #f1f1f1; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #020053; margin: 20px 0; font-style: italic;\">\r\n        <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px;\">\"Our interventions have reached <strong>over 500,000 young people<\/strong>, equipping them with essential skills for life and work.\"<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-431858c4\" data-id=\"431858c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3fdf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" 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