{"id":547,"date":"2023-05-21T08:24:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T08:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thememxpro.com\/theme\/sopot\/?page_id=547"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:28:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/so\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"547\" class=\"elementor elementor-547\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3736cca e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"3736cca\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3736cca\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"6059cbf\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81615b1 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"81615b1\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"81615b1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"2779767\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a34781 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a34781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02615c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d02615c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146c718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_about\" data-id=\"146c718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sopot_about.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"about-one__left wow slideInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"100ms\" data-wow-duration=\"2500ms\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__img-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-12-at-8.12.20-AM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__small-img wow zoomIn animated animated\" data-wow-delay=\"500ms\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wow-duration=\"2500ms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-73.png\" alt=\"Awesome Image\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddba270 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddba270\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f971ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f971ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE PROJECT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b766de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b766de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering Somali Universities Through Global Collaboration.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b98a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b98a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Challenge We AddressThe 1991 civil war in Somalia precipitated a catastrophic collapse of the central government, leading to the disintegration of public services and infrastructure. The education sector was particularly devastated, with over 75% of public schools destroyed or closed during the conflict. This prolonged instability forced more than 80% of the educated elite to flee the country, resulting in a significant brain drain that severely debilitated the higher education sector.Today, the consequences remain evident. Somali higher education institutions (HEIs) are largely isolated from global academic networks. Less than 10% of Somali universities have active academic partnerships with institutions in developed countries. As a result, Somali universities struggle to access best practices, funding opportunities, and global knowledge.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e2c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_about_icon\" data-id=\"c3e2c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sopot_about_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled about-one__points\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" icon-comment\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Our Mission<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SMILE project exists to bridge this critical gap. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, SMILE aims to foster internationalization through academic mobility, strategic partnerships, and capacity-building initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" icon-comment\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The Consortium<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SMILE is driven by a collaborative network of dedicated institutions across Somalia and Europe, operating under a mentorship approach to ensure the transfer of best practices and sustainable capacity building.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__bottom-video-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__btn-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Get7rqXYrbQ\" class=\"thm-btn about-one__btn\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__video-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Get7rqXYrbQ\" class=\"video-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__video-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" icon-play\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ripple\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea9ad6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cea9ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4135b39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4135b39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baec96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_funfact\" data-id=\"3baec96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sopot_funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<script>\n jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n\n  if ($(\".odometer\").length) {\n    var odo = $(\".odometer\");\n    odo.each(function () {\n      $(this).appear(function () {\n        var countNumber = $(this).attr(\"data-count\");\n        $(this).html(countNumber);\n      });\n    });\n  }\n\n\n  });\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t <!--Counter One Start-->\n\t\t <section class=\"counter-one\">\n\t\t <div class=\"counter-one-bg jarallax\" data-jarallax data-speed=\"0.2\" data-imgPosition=\"50% 0%\"\n                style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-12-at-8.12.21-AM-2.jpeg);\"><\/div>            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"section-title text-center\">\n                    <span class=\"section-title__tagline\">PROJECT IMPACT<\/span>\n                    <h2 class=\"section-title__title\">Targeted Milestones <br>\nfor Sustainable Growth.<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-lg-6 col-md-6 wow fadeInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"100ms\">\n                        <!--Counter One Single-->\n                        <div class=\"counter-one__single\">\n                            <div class=\"counter-one__content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"odometer\" data-count=\"720\">00<\/h3>\n                                <span class=\"counter-one__letter\">+<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"counter-one__text\">Consortium Partners<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-lg-6 col-md-6 wow fadeInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"100ms\">\n                        <!--Counter One Single-->\n                        <div class=\"counter-one__single\">\n                            <div class=\"counter-one__content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"odometer\" data-count=\"35\">00<\/h3>\n                                <span class=\"counter-one__letter\">+<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"counter-one__text\">Staff Trained<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-lg-6 col-md-6 wow fadeInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"100ms\">\n                        <!--Counter One Single-->\n                        <div class=\"counter-one__single\">\n                            <div class=\"counter-one__content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"odometer\" data-count=\"18\">00<\/h3>\n                                <span class=\"counter-one__letter\">+<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"counter-one__text\">Strategic MoUs<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-lg-6 col-md-6 wow fadeInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"100ms\">\n                        <!--Counter One Single-->\n                        <div class=\"counter-one__single\">\n                            <div class=\"counter-one__content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"odometer\" data-count=\"36\">00<\/h3>\n                                <span class=\"counter-one__letter\">+<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"counter-one__text\">Months Duration<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-xl-12\">\n                        <div class=\"counter-one__btn-box text-center\">\n                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"thm-btn counter-one__btn\">Explore Work Packages<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        <!--Counter One End-->\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6c599 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe6c599\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a9058 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41a9058\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca83d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca83d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faad010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faad010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Popular To Provide<br>\nBest Projects.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2017ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2017ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf453bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf453bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07dbd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_project\" data-id=\"07dbd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sopot_project.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"project-one__single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"project-one__img\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-12-at-8.12.20-AM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-one__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"project-one__sub-title\">Our Best Projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"project-one__title\"><a href=\"#\">Event of Shares<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d2cf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83d2cf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a795a elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"sopot_project.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"project-one__single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"project-one__img\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-12-at-8.12.22-AM-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-one__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"project-one__sub-title\">Our Best Projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"project-one__title\"><a href=\"#\">Event of Shares<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be97ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0be97ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0bca88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_project\" data-id=\"b0bca88\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"project-one__single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"project-one__img\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-12-at-8.12.22-AM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-one__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"project-one__sub-title\">Our Best Projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"project-one__title\"><a href=\"#\">Event of Shares<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c085e71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c085e71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970412c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"970412c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775d38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_skill\" data-id=\"775d38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sopot_skill.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t <!--Skill One Start-->\n\t\t <section class=\"skill-one\">\n            <div class=\"skill-one__container\">\n                <div class=\"skill-one__left\">\n                    <div class=\"skill-one__bg\"\n                        style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-12-at-8.12.23-AM-1.jpeg);\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"skill-one__arrow-box\">\n                        <div class=\"skill-one__arrow-box-inner float-bob-x\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"skill-one__right\">\n                    <div class=\"skill-one__bg-two\"\n                        style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_xgcqdhxgcqdhxgcq-scaled.png);\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"skill-one__content\">\n                        <div class=\"section-title text-left\">\n                            <span class=\"section-title__tagline\">EXPECTED IMPACT<\/span>\n                            <h2 class=\"section-title__title\">Driving Sustainable Institutional Growth and Global Integration<\/h2>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <p class=\"skill-one__text\">SMILE ensures Somali universities acquire, apply, and sustain internationalization strategies through a structured combination of theoretical training, hands-on learning, and global mentorship.<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"progress-levels\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <!--Skill Box-->\n                       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                                <\/div>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"thm-btn skill-one__btn\">Skill More<\/a>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        <!--Skill One End-->\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652f3dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"652f3dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e47587 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e47587\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655ccf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"655ccf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT LEADERSHIP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e745d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e745d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guided by International Experts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03177bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03177bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9c38d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e9c38d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3fe7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_team\" data-id=\"b3fe7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sopot_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<!--Team One Single-->\n\t\t<div class=\"team-one__single\">\n\t\t<div class=\"team-one__img\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileheisproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-20-at-6.20.45-PM-e1776772471689.jpeg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"team-one__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"team-one__name\"><a href=\"team-details.html\">Mohamed Abdi Ismail<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-one__title\">SMILE project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-one__social\">\n\t\t\t\t  <a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fab fa-pinterest-p\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n    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