{"id":294,"date":"2016-11-03T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawyer2.mythemecloud.io\/?page_id=294"},"modified":"2024-04-18T08:35:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:35:18","slug":"practice-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masomw.org\/?page_id=294","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"294\" class=\"elementor elementor-294\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bu71rau elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bu71rau\" 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-p4b3n7m\" data-id=\"p4b3n7m\" 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-73gt1to areas-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"73gt1to\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">Who we are<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Migration and Society (MASO) is a Non-Governmental Organization\/ Consultancy Firm that was founded in 2012 by Dr. Harvey C.C. Banda and is based in Mzuzu, northern Malawi. MASO\u2019s target audience are the   vulnerable communities in Malawi\u2019s rural and urban centers that are affected variously by both immigration and emigration activities. Its main focus is conducting research and surveys and initiating various projects in order to improve the livelihoods of the affected communities. In this view, MASO is also interested in education and economic and youth empowerment issues, especially in these migration areas. In addition, MASO also conducts research and surveys on various socio-economic issues in Malawi in partnership with stakeholders already involved in similar issues. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437ea9ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"437ea9ee\" 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-47c85791 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47c85791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b9b019 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51b9b019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a4b977 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Malawi.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-4f8a3ee3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f8a3ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a828f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a828f38\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CORE VALUE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35173f0e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"35173f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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