{"id":68,"date":"2024-03-17T16:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:55:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"68\" class=\"elementor elementor-68\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d2a60 e-con-full panel e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53d2a60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"purple\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd3f13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdd3f13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce89d74 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce89d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE ARE ENOUGH. IN FACT, <\/span><b>WE ARE EVERYTHING WE NEED.<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\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-dcc2f18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcc2f18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e329990 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e329990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\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-8b43ed4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b43ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08eead8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"08eead8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/villageofwisdom.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/About-Hero-Scribble.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1393,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;bind_to_scroll&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:61,&quot;end&quot;:77}},&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effects_relative_to&quot;:&quot;viewport&quot;,&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:100,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/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-89685b0 panel e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89685b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:22,&quot;end&quot;:25}},&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-color=\"tan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64db35d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64db35d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa04a02 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa04a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" 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<h2><strong>Black Genius<\/strong> is intrinsic to every Black person. It\u2019s limitless, luminous, full of possibility. <strong>Our mission<\/strong> is to build a world that honors and activates individual Black Genius by <strong>affirming, protecting, and caring<\/strong> for Black and Brown children through the<strong> love and wisdom<\/strong> of their families.<\/h2>\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-9a6aaa6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a6aaa6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a7f6c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"10a7f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/villageofwisdom.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/About-Our-Mission-Scribble.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1411,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;bind_to_scroll&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:67,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effects_relative_to&quot;:&quot;viewport&quot;,&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:100,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/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-05d86ea e-con-full panel e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05d86ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"tan\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d8373 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84d8373\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555a1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"555a1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<h3>What We&#8217;re All About<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\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-fabd7ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fabd7ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fddbb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fddbb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bab2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bab2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<h4>Rooted in Blackness<\/h4>\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-663ef63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"663ef63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>We are unapologetically Black. Village of Wisdom exists to affirm and protect the inherent genius of Black children and communities. Our communities hold the wisdom for our individual and collective liberation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-2ea42f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea42f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abe3a7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9abe3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" 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\" width=\"26\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Layer_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-808\" alt=\"\" \/>\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-bc3e541 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc3e541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rectangle-18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rectangle-18.jpg 774w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rectangle-18-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rectangle-18-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rectangle-18-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rectangle-18-600x865.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa012a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa012a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8f584 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f8f584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c7687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07c7687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<h4>A Culture of Radical Care<\/h4>\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-a20cb73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20cb73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Our communities deserve care. We listen to the needs of communities and create space for Black parents to build joy and wellness. By helping parents rest from stress, they can build learning environments that affirm our children\u2019s genius.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-26cd5f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26cd5f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ef7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0ef7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\" width=\"236\" height=\"27\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Layer_1-2-e1719247920561.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-809\" alt=\"\" \/>\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-6a98d65 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a98d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TONL-14395-copy.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TONL-14395-copy.webp 998w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TONL-14395-copy-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TONL-14395-copy-682x1024.webp 682w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TONL-14395-copy-768x1153.webp 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TONL-14395-copy-600x901.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4389cf9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4389cf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8190ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8190ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd221c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd221c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<h4>Dreaming as an Act of Liberation<\/h4>\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-7725cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7725cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Our dreams have the power to build a better world for our children. We bring our community together to inspire their radical imagination. These dreams become the research and tools that shape learning environments where children thrive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-c1a389e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1a389e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b71a9a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b71a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/halo-Breathe-Boy-copy-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/halo-Breathe-Boy-copy-2.webp 1430w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/halo-Breathe-Boy-copy-2-300x143.webp 300w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/halo-Breathe-Boy-copy-2-1024x489.webp 1024w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/halo-Breathe-Boy-copy-2-768x367.webp 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/halo-Breathe-Boy-copy-2-600x287.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" \/>\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-197139e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"197139e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" 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\" width=\"26\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Layer_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-808\" alt=\"\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a41080 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a41080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf7974 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbf7974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f85bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f85bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<h4>Where Soul Meets Science<\/h4>\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-36dce54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36dce54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>We believe in the power of knowledge that honors our humanity. Village of Wisdom\u2019s programs combine the community&#8217;s radical imagination with rigorous research to create resources rooted in love and wisdom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-0897e8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0897e8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481786e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"481786e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rectangle-41.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rectangle-41.png 496w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rectangle-41-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/>\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-828a976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"828a976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\" width=\"236\" height=\"27\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Layer_1-2-e1719247920561.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-809\" alt=\"\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546550c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"546550c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9694c28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9694c28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55354f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55354f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<h4>Multigenerational &amp; Multidirectional Learning<\/h4>\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-881c5a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881c5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Our communities are rich with wisdom. It flows from our children, elders, aunties, uncles, fathers, and mothers. 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