{"id":41,"date":"2025-10-22T03:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaihsanaid.org\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:27:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africaihsanaid.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41\" class=\"elementor elementor-41\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce21528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce21528\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9fcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a9fcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\r\n    <title>About Us - Africa Ihsan Aid Foundation<\/title>\r\n    <style>\r\n        \/* Reset and Base Styles *\/\r\n        * {\r\n            margin: 0;\r\n            padding: 0;\r\n            box-sizing: border-box;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        body {\r\n            font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;\r\n            line-height: 1.6;\r\n            color: #333;\r\n            background: #f8f9fa;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        \/* Full Width Sections *\/\r\n        .aiaf-section {\r\n            width: 100vw;\r\n            margin-left: calc(-50vw + 50%);\r\n            padding: 80px 0;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .aiaf-container {\r\n            max-width: 1200px;\r\n            margin: 0 auto;\r\n            padding: 0 20px;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        \/* Section 1: About Story *\/\r\n        .about-story-section {\r\n            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff 0%, #f8f9fa 100%);\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .section-header {\r\n            text-align: center;\r\n            margin-bottom: 50px;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .section-subtitle {\r\n            color: #0087f0;\r\n            font-size: 18px;\r\n            font-weight: 600;\r\n            text-transform: uppercase;\r\n            letter-spacing: 1px;\r\n            margin-bottom: 15px;\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .section-title {\r\n            font-size: 42px;\r\n            font-weight: 700;\r\n            color: #222;\r\n            margin-bottom: 25px;\r\n            line-height: 1.2;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .section-title span {\r\n            color: #00a550;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .story-content {\r\n            max-width: 900px;\r\n            margin: 0 auto;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .story-text {\r\n            font-size: 18px;\r\n            color: #555;\r\n            margin-bottom: 25px;\r\n            line-height: 1.8;\r\n            text-align: justify;\r\n            text-justify: inter-word;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        \/* Section 2: Two Column Layout - No Gap, Fitted Image *\/\r\n        .chairman-section {\r\n            background: white;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .two-columns {\r\n            display: flex;\r\n            align-items: stretch;\r\n            gap: 0; 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Growing out of the Adeeg Bulsho Foundation established in 2019, AIAF addresses humanitarian needs such as poverty, displacement, health crises, and education.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n                \r\n                <p class=\"story-text\">\r\n                    The Foundation operates across Somalia, Kenya, and Turkey, delivering programs in emergency relief, health, education, livelihood, orphan and widow support, and youth empowerment. Through partnerships and community engagement, AIAF strives to improve living standards and empower communities to thrive with dignity.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    \r\n    <!-- Section 2: Chairman Statement -->\r\n    <section class=\"aiaf-section chairman-section\">\r\n        <div class=\"aiaf-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"two-columns\">\r\n                <!-- Image Column - No gap, perfectly fitted -->\r\n                <div class=\"image-column\">\r\n                    <div class=\"image-container\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africaihsanaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mohamed-Abdullahi-Shoble-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Abdullahi Shoble - Chairman\" class=\"about-image\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <!-- Content Column - Directly adjacent to image -->\r\n                <div class=\"content-column\">\r\n                    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\r\n                        <h2 class=\"content-title\">Chairman <span>Statement<\/span><\/h2>\r\n                        \r\n                        <p class=\"content-text\">\r\n                            Africa Ihsan Aid Foundation (AIAF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded by Somali professionals, volunteers, and scholars to uplift vulnerable communities through the Islamic values of mercy, justice, and solidarity. Originating from Adeeg Bulsho Foundation in 2019, AIAF was created in response to urgent humanitarian needs such as displacement, poverty, drought, food insecurity, health crises, and lack of education.\r\n                        <\/p>\r\n                        \r\n                        <p class=\"content-text\">\r\n                            With operations now in Somalia, Kenya, and Turkey, AIAF delivers a wide range of programs including emergency relief, healthcare, education, livelihoods, orphan and widow sponsorship, peacebuilding, heritage preservation, and youth empowerment. 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