{"id":494,"date":"2021-02-15T06:48:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gnona.org\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2024-01-20T16:58:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T16:58:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gnona.org\/?page_id=494","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"494\" class=\"elementor elementor-494\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6943fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6943fb\" 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-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fac106b\" data-id=\"fac106b\" 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-5837c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5837c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About GNONA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ee072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ee072\" 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\t<p>&#8220;Inspiring Unity, Empowering Generations: GNONA, where our vibrant culture meets boundless opportunity. Together, we light the path toward a brighter future for the Gullah Geechee community, fostering heritage, unity, and prosperity, one empowered individual at a time.&#8221;<\/p>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c926a2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c926a2e\" 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-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d699517\" data-id=\"d699517\" 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-0e8cdff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e8cdff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gullah Geechee Partners, Projects &amp; Platforms\u2026<\/h5>\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-49932ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49932ab\" 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-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd67517\" data-id=\"fd67517\" 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 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https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0038-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1563px) 100vw, 1563px\" \/>\t\t\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\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-d60be6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d60be6f\" 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-59a6066\" data-id=\"59a6066\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-46c3439 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46c3439\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08bf2a2\" data-id=\"08bf2a2\" 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-d88acf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d88acf2\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5000\" height=\"5000\" src=\"https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022.png 5000w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/gnona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0022-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5000px) 100vw, 5000px\" \/>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fc8beb\" data-id=\"8fc8beb\" 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-b3343bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3343bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84cfc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84cfc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gullah Nation Of North America <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd75bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd75bb1\" 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\t<h6 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>GNONA is a tax-exempt 501c3 community-based nonprofit organization incorporated in both the United States and Sierra Leone. Our mission is to unite and empower the Gullah Geechee people by fostering cultural and socioeconomic development. Through community education, capacity building, and strategic collaborations, we aim to rebuild kinship, facilitate cultural exchange, and create an empowering environment.<\/strong><\/h6><h6 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/h6><h6>GNONA, born in 2014 and officially founded on July 2nd, 2015, emerged from the collective wisdom of Gullah Geechee elders and youth located both in the U.S. and Sierra Leone, West Africa. <span style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">The community incorporated a 501c3 Nonprofit organization registered in the United States and Sierra Leone. We actively bridge communities through impactful programs.<\/span><\/h6>\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-a7c1c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7c1c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2104079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2104079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Many Roots, One Family - GNONA's guiding light, where the strength of our diverse heritage unites us as one, nurturing a brighter future for all.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3287a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a3287a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba95bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba95bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geechee Without Boarders!<\/h5>\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 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