{"id":8912,"date":"2021-12-01T05:01:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T05:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/books2kidz.org\/?page_id=8912"},"modified":"2023-05-29T10:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T10:57:02","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8912\" class=\"elementor elementor-8912\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2589f6c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2589f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&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-3f5f185\" data-id=\"3f5f185\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eebc06 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eebc06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><span class=\"sub-title\">About us<\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the Books2Kids network<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e3cdc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e3cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Books2kids begun in 2021 as a passion project between two friends, Ololade and Okanda, who were baffled by the fact that a lot of kids from low-income backgrounds lacked access to writing materials and books, particularly STEM books. They decided to pool their resources and networks to change this narrative.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n        \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-69bec16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69bec16\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb3220a\" data-id=\"cb3220a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b789982 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-button-secondary elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b789982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/index.php\/contact-us\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n                        <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"elementor-button-text\">get involved<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bafc26 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-button-dark elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4bafc26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/f5ced80a\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n                        <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"elementor-button-text\">donate now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45b0617 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45b0617\" 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-b8a6696\" data-id=\"b8a6696\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c25d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73c25d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1578\" src=\"https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-1536x947.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-2048x1262.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0548_11zon-400x247.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\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-51df8b3\" data-id=\"51df8b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d48b8 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7d48b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why we exist...<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b103fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b103fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>We want to make sure that all kids have books<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201338e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201338e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education exclusion takes many forms. One of them is the lack of access to quality, relevant, STEM books and reading materials. Books2Kids was founded to help in bridging this gap. We want to put STEM books in the hands of kids, especially kids in under-resourced schools and communities. Through this, we hope to:<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop a reading culture and spark a curiosity for science in the minds and hearts of Nigerian kids.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plug the educational resource gap that so often plague students in low-income schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raise a generation of kids who are courageous to create inventions that will make the world a better place.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n        \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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa685b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aa685b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c604b8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c604b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To achieve this, we harness our talented community of professionals in STEM who volunteer their time and skills to create easy-to-digest, interesting STEM books. Further, we also purchase and distribute writing materials and STEM textbooks to kids in order to consolidate their STEM knowledge. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n        \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-27afdbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27afdbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-777ed85\" data-id=\"777ed85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576bcc0 elementor-cta--skin-classic call-to-action-wrapper-transform-none elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"576bcc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n                                    <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n                                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0237_11zon-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\n                            <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n            \n            \n            \n                            <h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\" data-letter=\"Assemble\">\n                Assemble                <\/h2>\n            \n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n                    We gather teachers, storytellers, writers, innovators and illustrators, who work together to come up with how best to bring clarity to a STEM topic\/subject. Together, they constitute our team of phenomenal volunteers.                 <\/div>\n            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        \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-61bc97b\" data-id=\"61bc97b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d4e0b elementor-cta--skin-classic call-to-action-wrapper-transform-none elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"07d4e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n                                    <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n                                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/howare.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\n                            <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n            \n            \n            \n                            <h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\" data-letter=\"Create\">\n                Create                <\/h2>\n            \n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n                    Once a particular book idea is conceived, it is added to our pool of books to be created. Our volunteers then select and dedicate specific days and periods when they collaborate to plan and write these books. \n                <\/div>\n            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        \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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d6c301 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d6c301\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-316211e\" data-id=\"316211e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00d165 elementor-cta--skin-classic call-to-action-wrapper-transform-none elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"a00d165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n                                    <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n                                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PKC-0526_11zon-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\n                            <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n            \n            \n            \n                            <h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\" data-letter=\"Publish\">\n                Publish                <\/h2>\n            \n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n                    We strive to publish our books within a month of when the writing process begun. Once our books are ready, digital copies are available to be read here. We also publish paper copies of our books using local printing partners.\n                <\/div>\n            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        \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-ce9cf7a\" data-id=\"ce9cf7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ae997 elementor-cta--skin-classic call-to-action-wrapper-transform-none elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"54ae997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n                                    <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n                                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/books2kidz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/15d0efe2-72e2-4fd4-8b84-64832c6ea107.jpeg);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\n                            <a class=\"link-box\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\n            \n            \n            \n                            <h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\" data-letter=\"Distribute\">\n                Distribute                <\/h2>\n            \n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n                    Our team of volunteers make it possible for our books to get to kids in local communities. In addition to putting books in the hands of the kids, we also ensure copies of our books are placed in school libraries.                <\/div>\n            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        \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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-143fb6d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"143fb6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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that every child deserves access to STEM.                 <\/h2>\n            \n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n                    Ololade Olabode, Dublin                <\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n                    <a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n                                <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more stories<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                       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