{"id":488,"date":"2024-05-11T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geeskafreedomcentre.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/?page_id=488"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:10:10","slug":"engage-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geeskafreedomcentre.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/our-work\/engage-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Engage Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"488\" class=\"elementor elementor-488\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3e68fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3e68fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-0e62850\" data-id=\"0e62850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-8a54755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a54755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\">Engage Communities<\/h1>\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-b6081e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6081e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23e6e8e\" data-id=\"23e6e8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-479c15a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"479c15a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-a5d5418\" data-id=\"a5d5418\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-7d6720a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d6720a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/geeskafreedomcentre.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Community-Engagement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geeskafreedomcentre.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Community-Engagement.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/geeskafreedomcentre.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Community-Engagement-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geeskafreedomcentre.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Community-Engagement-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4426b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4426b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>We engage communities to amplify local voices and strengthen trust and legitimacy. 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