{"id":457,"date":"2015-07-10T11:40:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T11:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:90\/zakat\/?page_id=457"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:50:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:50:57","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourchildrenkdec.com\/index.php\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1458216357111{margin-top: 90px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;margin-left: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;1581,1580,1578&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;WHO WE ARE&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2300577b&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540478546405{margin-top: 90px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A Child Sponsorship Ministry of KDEC&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|text_align:left|color:%2300577b&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540478571148{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lead uppercase&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-788\" src=\"https:\/\/ourchildrenkdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WhoWeAre-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourchildrenkdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WhoWeAre-banner.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ourchildrenkdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WhoWeAre-banner-300x47.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourchildrenkdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WhoWeAre-banner-768x120.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourchildrenkdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WhoWeAre-banner-1024x160.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourchildrenkdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WhoWeAre-banner-360x56.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our Children (&#8220;Awladna&#8220;)&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%2300577b&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541062475733{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544102610654{padding-right: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<em>Our Children<\/em> (\u201cAwladna\u201d) exists to address and assist with the challenging needs of children and families in poor communities across Egypt and to help in putting an end to generational poverty within these chosen villages. Our desire is to inspire and empower families and villages\u00a0to improve their life situation through providing help to the individual children\u00a0living below the poverty line\u2014those[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]who are in desperate need of physical, mental and spiritual assistance and growth.<\/p>\n<p>As a ministry of Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church, the largest evangelical church in the Middle East, we seek to expand the Kingdom of God through Christ- and Gospel-centered efforts, while partnering with local churches to[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]promote unity and independence within the communities we serve. We want to see Egyptian children\u2019s lives changed from the inside out, mind, body and spirit, to know and serve Christ, living happy and healthy lives. We long for children to be a light in their families &amp; villages and, with God\u2019s help, be the catalyst for long-term positive change in entire communities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our Values&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%2300577b&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630679834952{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]  <section id=\"\" class=\"\"> <div class=\"container\">  <div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-lg-12\">  <h2 class=\"uppercase\"><\/h2><p class=\"lead uppercase\"><\/p>  <\/div>  <div id=\"services\" class=\"col-lg-12\"><style>\r\n\t.service-box- { background-color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- i.fa { color: #ffffff; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- h3 { color: #00577b; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- p { color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- .button { background-color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- .button { color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box-:hover  { background-color: ; }<\/style><div class=\"service service-box-\"><h3 class=\"uppercase\">Christ-Centered &amp; Gospel-Driven<\/h3><p>Everything we do is for and with Christ and we keep Him in the center of all our service. 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Our efforts are based on the commitment to see individuals, families, and villages become independent, both in their thinking and action\u2014to eventually \u201clet go\u201d and see them flourish without our help.<\/p><\/div><style>\r\n\t.service-box- { background-color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- i.fa { color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- h3 { color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- p { color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- .button { background-color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box- .button { color: ; }\r\n\t.service.service-box-:hover  { background-color: ; }<\/style><div class=\"service service-box-\"><h3 class=\"uppercase\">Sustainability &amp; Perseverance<\/h3><p>Our plans are long-term, putting more value on what will last and not on short-term solutions. 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