{"id":9,"date":"2018-06-15T12:45:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T11:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microfinanceassociation.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2019-11-08T15:44:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T15:44:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microfinanceassociation.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1536582011994{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.microfinanceassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/about-1.jpg?id=580) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;140px&#8221;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d h2 span { color:#ffffff; }#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d h2.section-title{ font-family:Quicksand;font-weight:400;font-style:normal; }#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d h2.section-title { font-size: 109px; }@media (min-width: 768px) { #ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d h2 { line-height: 103px !important; } }#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d .lead { color:#ffffff; }#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d .lead p { color:#ffffff; }#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d .lead.ut-lead-has-icon::before { font-family: \"icon54com\" !important; speak: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 1; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; }#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d .lead.ut-lead-has-icon::before { color:#ffffff; }#ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d .lead { margin-left:10px; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_6a02f7fb02e2d\" class=\"section-header pt-style-7 header-left element-with-custom-line-height\"><h2  class=\"section-title \"><span>About the Microfinance Association<\/span><\/h2><\/header><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530269738313{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e61773 !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 20px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #fff;\">Vision<\/h2>\n<p>The Vision of the association is to develop and enhance the role of microfinance professionals as a distinct global professional career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530269752269{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #cc06bd !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 20px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #fff;\">Mission<\/h2>\n<p>To be the leading voice, and recognised authority by promoting global standards, best practice and self development, and to be a major contributor to the development of the microfinance profession world wide for the benefit of our members<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;memberrow&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">A global organisation<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_separator_top=&#8221;true&#8221; section_separator_svg_top=&#8221;diagonal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529585182916{background-color: #f2f3f4 !important;}&#8221; section_separator_top_color_1=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 40px;\">\n<p>This is a professional membership organisation with an international presence. We support local microfinance networks, and can assist in setting this up in your area.<\/p>\n<p>Our members are professionals working in the microfinance sector. They come from a variety of backgrounds both nationally and internationally. 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