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Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e232648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e232648\" 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 width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aboutus1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aboutus1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aboutus1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aboutus1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aboutus1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aboutus1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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-2f33b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f33b5b\" 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 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Maarifa Foundation is an Australian-registered Charity<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are a committee of dedicated, qualified volunteers based in Australia and Kenya. We connect and support a small number of schools located near wildlife conservancies in Maasai community Kenya, with schools and classrooms in Australia. We provide support such as paying school fees and providing uniforms, shoes and solar lights, provide books and stationary and deliver fun and engaging Education for Conservation activities. We are currently fundraising to deliver the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/projects\/mazingiralibrary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Mazingira Libraries Project<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and to provide our schools with a sustainable kitchen garden and energy efficient stoves. Our plan is to deliver our unique <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/projects\/\">Education for Conservation Program<\/a><\/em><\/strong> throughout these two countries and to expand the level of support and services we provide.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Our grass roots conservation program is focused on three primary principles:\u00a0Share; Experience; Action!\u00a0We aim to inspire a future generation of conservation-minded citizens and sustainable communities.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We develop tailored learning and experience opportunities for schools and classrooms in Australia to meet their own local environmental objectives as well as ways of supporting their global classmates in Kenya to receive a proper education and participate in their own environmental enhancement activities. Our twinning program also allows students from different cultures to share stories about their local wildlife, habitats, environmental challenges, and their way of life.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">We would love to have you join us, so if you think you can help we would love to hear from you!<\/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-5cb2d97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cb2d97\" 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-37a9076\" data-id=\"37a9076\" 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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-default\">Project Co-ordination Team<\/h2>\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-787463c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"787463c\" 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-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7a66a4\" data-id=\"e7a66a4\" 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-ac9452a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac9452a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&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<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/kristy.jpg\" title=\"kristy\" alt=\"kristy\" \/>\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-43d6f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43d6f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kristy Thomson, Australia (QLD)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ca438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ca438\" 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>Ecologist with 23+ years experience. Kristy runs the Australian office of Gamewatchers Safaris and the Community Based Conservation Kenya Study Tour for students from Griffith University and The University Of Queensland.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32dd1d5\" data-id=\"32dd1d5\" 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-1f63fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f63fde\" 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 width=\"400\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/darryl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/darryl.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/darryl-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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-0f1914c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f1914c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Darryl Jones, Malaysia (KL)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013b145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"013b145\" 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>Renowned behavioural ecologist and lecturer, now author, Darryl recently retired from Griffith University with more than 37 years experience leading the way in the industry.\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c506f7\" data-id=\"0c506f7\" 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-75fa9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75fa9c5\" 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 width=\"1024\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/289759689_577245207141885_3998162042533356403_n-1024x1003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Alex Brady\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/289759689_577245207141885_3998162042533356403_n-1024x1003.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/289759689_577245207141885_3998162042533356403_n-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/289759689_577245207141885_3998162042533356403_n-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/289759689_577245207141885_3998162042533356403_n-600x588.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/289759689_577245207141885_3998162042533356403_n.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-6820f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6820f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alex Brady, Australia (QLD)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46af82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d46af82\" 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>Alex is an early career environmental consultant and ecologist. With an immense passion for wildlife conservation, animal behaviour and environmental education, Alex went on the 2020 Kenya Study Tour with Griffith University and has been involved with Maarifa Foundation ever since<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5435e59\" data-id=\"5435e59\" 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-3b75521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b75521\" 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 width=\"1961\" height=\"1961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1.jpg 1961w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20200212_144622-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1961px) 100vw, 1961px\" \/>\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-db70476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db70476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elyssa McLeod, Australia (QLD)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096449d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"096449d\" 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>Elyssa is an early career environmental scientist and ecologist. She has a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Wildlife Biology and Environmental Science. Whilst studying at Griffith University Elyssa participated in the 2020 Community-based Conservation Kenya study tour.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6e16c\" data-id=\"7f6e16c\" 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-e17b852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e17b852\" 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 width=\"400\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/danial.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/danial.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/danial-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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-9530ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9530ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daniel Mamai, Kenya (Kajiado)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedba31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fedba31\" 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>Daniel has worked for Gamewatchers Safaris for more than 10 years. He is the Selenkay Conservancy Manager, Silver-level guide, and previously a teacher at Illoirero Primary School. He is a well respected elder in the Eselenkei Group Ranch community.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c4053f\" data-id=\"9c4053f\" 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-046767d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"046767d\" 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 width=\"400\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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-aa81ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa81ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ben Tongoyo, Kenya (Narok)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df1bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df1bf8\" 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>Ben is from the Kishermoruak Village, part of the Ol Kinyei Group Ranch in the Masai Mara and is well respected by his community. After college, he worked as a primary school teacher and is currently a Silver-level guide and Camp Manager at Porini Mara Camp.<\/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\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-09cb689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09cb689\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-b21ab4f\" data-id=\"b21ab4f\" 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-2952b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2952b12\" 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 Maasai Advisory Committee<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8c2a7 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3e8c2a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"1040\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/199cea77-2198-45b5-8d8e-e6567cfdc29f.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kenya<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Inclusion is a cornerstone of our philosophy and is integral to our success. Our work is always driven from within the community we are working with. We currently have two Community Advisory Committees:<br>\nThe Loirero Committee, Chaired by Daniel Mamai for Illoirero Primary School<br> The Kishermoruak Committee, Chaired by Ben Munke Tongoyo for Kishermoruak Primary School<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-7532200 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7532200\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\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-27e79e5\" data-id=\"27e79e5\" 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-714e5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"714e5aa\" 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<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-bd91dc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd91dc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-949a3d4\" data-id=\"949a3d4\" 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-4f039b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f039b5\" 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\">About our delivery partner<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1600c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1600c54\" 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 width=\"970\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/porini.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/porini.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/porini-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/porini-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/porini-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba21e52\" data-id=\"ba21e52\" 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-15d0c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15d0c57\" 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<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-82e33a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e33a6\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porini.com\/\"><b>Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps<\/b><\/a> has been working closely with the Maasai communities in Kenya for around 25 years, helping them to derive the benefits of conserving wildlife and habitat. The mission of the company is to use small scale tourism to protect wildlife habitat in partnership with local communities. The Maarifa Foundation and Gamewatchers Safaris will be working together on the ground in Kenya to deliver fun and engaging environmental education activities for students and to ensure children from vulnerable families can continue to access a proper education. The Porini Camps will also host the study, corporate and volunteering safari tours &#8211; <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/index.php\/safaris-and-tours\/\">check out some of our unique itinerary options<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/index.php\/safaris-and-tours\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/i><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40e407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40e407\" 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>Read more about their approach to responsible eco-tourism.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e828cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e828cfd\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.porini.com\/about-us\/responsible-tourism\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-readme\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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-8377a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8377a07\" 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<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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qualified volunteers based in Australia and Kenya. We connect and support a small number of schools located near wildlife conservancies in Maasai community Kenya, with schools and classrooms in Australia. We provide support such as paying school fees and providing &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/aboutus\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aboutus<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3452,"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions\/3452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}