{"id":1145,"date":"2020-12-06T18:36:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ninetheme.com\/themes\/agrikon\/?page_id=1145"},"modified":"2024-10-30T08:34:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:34:24","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/?page_id=1145","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1145\" class=\"elementor elementor-1145\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26ee7b4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default nt-section-ripped-top ripped-top-no nt-section-ripped-bottom ripped-bottom-no\" data-id=\"26ee7b4\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a9c756\" data-id=\"6a9c756\" 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-4d216a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-agrikon-page-hero\" data-id=\"4d216a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"agrikon-page-hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-header\"><div class=\"page-header__bg\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb-trail breadcrumbs\"><ul class=\"breadcrumbs thm-breadcrumb list-unstyled\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"trail-item breadcrumb_item trail-end breadcrumb_active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\" rel=\"home\" itemprop=\"item\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><h2 class=\"page-title\">About Us<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\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-04572d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default nt-section-ripped-top ripped-top-no nt-section-ripped-bottom ripped-bottom-no\" data-id=\"04572d1\" 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-471b890\" data-id=\"471b890\" 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-557f842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"557f842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>T<a href=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zero-Hunger-Brief-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he Zero hunger initiative<\/a>, an initiative of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aphrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African Population and Health Research Center\u00a0<\/a>(APHRC). is anchored on the belief that we all have a right to food, and that, \u201cthe right to food is not a right to be fed, but primarily the right to feed oneself in dignity.\u201d &#8211; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).\u00a0<\/p><p>The Zero Hunger Initiative seeks to contribute to ending hunger and promoting safe, healthy diets, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger. The initiative focuses on Kenya and other African countries, with a special emphasis on urban poor communities and dryland areas. It is a combination of public engagement, creative capacity building of communities, community driven interventions, applied research and advocacy programs.<\/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-fb3595d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default nt-section-ripped-top ripped-top-no nt-section-ripped-bottom ripped-bottom-no\" data-id=\"fb3595d\" 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-884bfd4\" data-id=\"884bfd4\" 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-9990dd5 agrikon-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9990dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Are Passionate About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a699a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a699a27\" 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\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-63ed27c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default nt-section-ripped-top ripped-top-no nt-section-ripped-bottom ripped-bottom-no\" data-id=\"63ed27c\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a24c638\" data-id=\"a24c638\" 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-b1760b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-agrikon-services-item\" data-id=\"b1760b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"agrikon-services-item.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__card\"><div class=\"service-two__card-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9830-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"s-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9830-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9830-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9830-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9830-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9830-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9830.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"service-two__card-content\"><div class=\"service-two__card-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"flaticon agrikon-icon agrikon-icon-farmer\"><\/i><\/div><p class=\"title\">Regenerative Urban <br>farming<\/p><p>using innovative urban farming techniques to increase food access<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d24ff82\" data-id=\"d24ff82\" 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-b8baeba elementor-widget elementor-widget-agrikon-services-item\" data-id=\"b8baeba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"agrikon-services-item.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__card\"><div class=\"service-two__card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7979-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"s-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7979-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7979-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7979-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7979-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7979-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7979.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"service-two__card-content\"><div class=\"service-two__card-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-team\"><\/i><\/div><p class=\"title\">Community Engagement<\/p><p>working with communities to co-create solutions for the food system<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c5fe8\" data-id=\"36c5fe8\" 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-9e89593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-agrikon-services-item\" data-id=\"9e89593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"agrikon-services-item.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__card\"><div class=\"service-two__card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0912-300x200.jpg\" class=\"s-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0912-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0912-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0912-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0912.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"service-two__card-content\"><div class=\"service-two__card-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-consult\"><\/i><\/div><p class=\"title\">Capacity <br> Building<\/p><p>ensuring the people we work with are empowered enough to be the change makers in society<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e278b20\" data-id=\"e278b20\" 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-b478993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-agrikon-services-item\" data-id=\"b478993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"agrikon-services-item.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__card\"><div class=\"service-two__card-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0787-300x200.jpg\" class=\"s-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0787-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0787-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0787-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0787.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"service-two__card-content\"><div class=\"service-two__card-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-social-care\"><\/i><\/div><p class=\"title\">Human <br>centered<br> systems<\/p><p>people first is at the very heart of what we do<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e938c98 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e938c98\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a488285\" data-id=\"a488285\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b03138 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b03138\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f433b86\" data-id=\"f433b86\" 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-4972ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-agrikon-testimonials\" data-id=\"4972ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"agrikon-testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonials-one\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1860\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/testimonials-bg.png\" class=\"testimonials-one__bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/testimonials-bg.png 1860w, https:\/\/thezerohungerinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/testimonials-bg-980x442.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1860px) 100vw, 1860px\" \/><div class=\"container\"><h2 class=\"testimonials-one__title\">Community voices<\/h2><div class=\"testimonials-one__quote testimonials-one__carousel swiper-container\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><p class=\"text\">The slums present a poor state of living, it is often impossible to find vendors who are open at night due to safety and so if you do not buy your food early there are chances you will not have anything to eat.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><p class=\"text\">There are always innovative ways that young people can be able to have a source of income, teaching them different ways of practicing urban farming is a big solution. Kitchen gardens can take many forms.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><p class=\"text\">Most vendors do not have enough space to prepare and sell their food and in times like these, hygiene is very hard to observe.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><p class=\"text\">Poor waste management is the main cause of water contamination in the slum and this often causes diseases. When the pipes burse, the water we get in the houses is often contaminated and without knowing we drinking is and diseases are inevitable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-container testimonials-one__thumb\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"testimonials-one__image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"testimonials-one__image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"testimonials-one__image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"testimonials-one__image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"testimonials-one__image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"testimonials-one__image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonials-one__metas testimonials-one__carousel swiper-container\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"testimonials-one__meta\"><span>Youth, Kibera<\/span><\/div><\/div><div 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