{"id":96,"date":"2018-06-18T06:57:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T06:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids2kidz.org\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-10-15T18:22:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T18:22:59","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kids2kidz.org\/index.php\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"96\" class=\"elementor elementor-96\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1ed5ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1ed5ff\" 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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ccd135\" data-id=\"1ccd135\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e3df5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0e3df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" 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\">Who we are<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eec29a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4eec29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da72309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da72309\" 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<p>It was my first trip to Thailand when my eyes were opened to the reality of living conditions in<br \/>third world communities. I saw children not far from my age living in drastically different<br \/>circumstances, all because my family had taken a risk to leave everything in Thailand and go to<br \/>America in hopes of a better life. I could easily have been those children living in poverty<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2b9765 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2b9765\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3ec0bf\" data-id=\"a3ec0bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfe96b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dfe96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&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<p>Wanting to serve communities like this, I<br \/>volunteered over summers to distribute medicine<br \/>for those affected by HIV and AIDS and went<br \/>to orphanages in Thailand to provide them with<br \/>basic necessities and care for children. After<br \/>summers helping overseas, though, I would<br \/>come home to peers who did not share the same<br \/>sense of urgency to help or change these<br \/>situations. While they seemed to express<br \/>sympathy, the gravity of the situation did not<br \/>reach them nor inspire them to act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-395a7c7\" data-id=\"395a7c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e48a230 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e48a230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&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<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/kids2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3947-768x813.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4727\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kids2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3947-768x813.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kids2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3947-283x300.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/kids2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3947.jpeg 756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1451d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1451d16\" 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<p>So I fostered a new goal to bridge the gap between our overseas and local community,\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-31240a1f );\">I founded\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-31240a1f );\">this non-profit organization, Kids2Kidz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd161c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd161c9\" 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<p>Elizabeth Vassantachart<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-c35dbdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c35dbdf\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94cf37f\" data-id=\"94cf37f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed347f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ed347f\" 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\">LEARN MORE ABOUT ME<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a1c8a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46a1c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/WWW.VASSANTACHART.COM\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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<\/div>\n\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-d9d6d5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9d6d5f\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4682483\" data-id=\"4682483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0258f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e0258f\" 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<p>THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO MY PERSONAL WEBSITE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are It was my first trip to Thailand when my eyes were opened to the reality of living conditions inthird world communities. 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