{"id":24,"date":"2026-04-17T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:35:30","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"about us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db79dbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db79dbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ed909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"c7ed909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tabout us  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-359357e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"359357e\" 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-af0222a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af0222a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80431ea elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"80431ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-square\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We Are<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc00a2c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"dc00a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Matuwa Community Development Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matuwa Community Development Services(MCDS) is a non-profit organization which is dedicated to empowering and transforming lives in eastern Uganda, Namisindwa District, particularly the area bordering the hills of Mountain Elgon. MCDS was born out of the need to reorganize the Matuwa community, and the greater Namisindwa district to embrace education awareness campaigns and a strong sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\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-6f9235f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f9235f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88a671 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d88a671\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c4978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"a8c4978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title  ekit-heading__title-has-border start\">Our Mission <br>And Vision<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827cab8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"827cab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cedf1 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69cedf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"103\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heading-bird.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6431d9 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"b6431d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Our Mission                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>To uplift communities through education, financial empowerment, and access to essential resources.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48cfdc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a48cfdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heading-dots.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-187\" alt=\"\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfa1d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bfa1d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6ea95 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f6ea95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/heading-cloud-bird.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-190\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9c4ae ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"7e9c4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Our Vision                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>To establish self-sufficient and thriving communities.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\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-a145e09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a145e09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b98e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"9b98e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h3 class=\"elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">MCDS Team<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\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-0973408 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0973408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0785804 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0785804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128d55d eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"128d55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-128d55d\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/david11-1-rmj5vqmxjpmquxjr1c1lwdinwo5308zqddnlirtcp4.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">David Butala <\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Co- founder &amp; Chairman Board of Directors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1592cff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1592cff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6600b6 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"b6600b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-b6600b6\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Picture2-1-1-rmj5vqmxjpmquxjr1c1lwdinwo5308zqddnlirtcp4.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Stella M. Butala<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Co-founder-BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42105bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42105bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a077c eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"02a077c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-02a077c\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Picture6-rmj5vqmxjpmquxjr1c1lwdinwo5308zqddnlirtcp4.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Watasa Robert Mayoka<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Member Board of Directors- Finance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c850b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46c850b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190b6a9 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"190b6a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-190b6a9\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Picture4-rmj5vqmxjpmquxjr1c1lwdinwo5308zqddnlirtcp4.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Mr. Fred Masaba<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Member Board of Directors - Finance committee<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\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-6e16ef4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e16ef4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f97a6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f97a6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9d7d6 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"df9d7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-df9d7d6\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/governance-rmj5vqmxjpmquxjr1c1lwdinwo5308zqddnlirtcp4.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Mary Wolwa Simensen<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Executive Director (ED)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546cf83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"546cf83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9009d eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"3d9009d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-3d9009d\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Picture7-rmj5vqmxjpmquxjr1c1lwdinwo5308zqddnlirtcp4.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Mr. Jackson Nambale <\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Board Member, Programs Committee<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f7fb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44f7fb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d028b69 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"d028b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-d028b69\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/EMMA-kibira-rmrsytwak2cbx88t7pb6xtnxg78z4nlt3qbicot8js.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">EMMA kibira<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Projects Officer <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Mr. Ivan Wanda <\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Board Member HR &amp; Admin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\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-2dd50a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dd50a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4b9d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e4b9d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4848fdb eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"4848fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-4848fdb\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/muka-1-rmj5vqmxjpmquxjr1c1lwdinwo5308zqddnlirtcp4.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">REBBECA MUKALERE NAMIREMBE<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"> Chairperson PROGRAMS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"3370e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-center\"><h3 class=\"elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Beneficiaries Feedback<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1def8dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"1def8dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_5 arrow_inside \" 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elementor-repeater-item-42f3647\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-content\"><p>We appreciate your funding and support you are giving our children at all.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nabakooza Doreen<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-two   elementor-repeater-item-8919738\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-content\"><p>Namisindwa\u00a0 has been transformed through your community services.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kisitu Arnold <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-two   elementor-repeater-item-2ed8108\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-content\"><p>To you all, we have got nothing to pay back but God will pay.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kefra kigunduzi<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>about us We Are Matuwa Community Development Services Matuwa Community Development Services(MCDS) is a non-profit organization which is dedicated to empowering and transforming lives in eastern Uganda, Namisindwa District, particularly the area bordering the hills of Mountain Elgon. MCDS was born out of the need to reorganize the Matuwa community, and the greater Namisindwa district [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":118,"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":820,"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjscds.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}