{"id":8213,"date":"2019-02-06T15:32:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T15:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thongabeachlodge.co.za\/?page_id=8213"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:17:21","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tour story\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta journey with purpose\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>A 29 year legacy of conservation and communities<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tOur Story\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>The founders and owners of Isibindi Africa Lodges, Brett and Paige Gehren, both come from a strong conservation background. This family owned and run luxury safari, island and beach collection of wilderness lodges is positioned in exceptional ecosystems in Southern Africa. Twenty-nine years of pioneering sustainable wildlife lodges, that is built on the bedrock that they include and empower our neighbouring communities.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<p>&#8220;We aren&#8217;t just offering the safari of a lifetime, we&#8217;re offering a future&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tOur mission statement\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>To partner our wilderness lodges and neighbouring communities with supportive rural programs in education, farming, child nutrition, health and employment through micro business support. We aim to uplift our communities by investing in resources and skills training, while emphasising the importance and value of conserving protected areas for future generations.<\/p>\n\t&#8220;Our natural responsibility,<br \/>\n<strong>JOURNEY WITH PURPOSE<\/strong>&#8221;\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tOur Vision\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Our vision is to invest in our communities -to create human fences between our protected areas and neighbouring communities, allowing for the flow of benefits within the communities to prioritise conservation.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tOur Values\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Integrity \u2022 Respect \u2022 Accountability and Transparency \u2022 Commitment \u2022 Responsibility<\/p>\n\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t&#8221; Travel is powerful when it connects us to a purpose and a community.&#8221;\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>&#8211; Tom Brown Jr.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tConnecting to our eco-conscious community\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Our purpose drives us all at Isibindi Africa Lodges, and so we are commited to incorporating eco-conscious systems and initiatives wherever possible, this includes:<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/07\/plastics.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<p>Removing single use plastics which includes replacing plastic water bottles with a reusable bottle for each guest<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/07\/solar.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<p>Investing in large solar energy farms<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/07\/micro-economies.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<p>Creating micro-economies in neighbouring communities to supply our lodges<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/07\/recycling.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<p>Recycling unused lodge food into feeding schemes for neighbouring creches<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/07\/ethical-seafood.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<p>Refusing to serve seafood that is not ethically harvested<\/p>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tour family\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tat the Isibindi Foundation\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The foundation family is committed to partnering our conservation authorities and communities to ensure our protected areas maximise their flow of benefits to our neighbouring community projects.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/11350\" content=\"Vusi Khanyile\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-07-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-07-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/candice\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"candice\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/VUSI.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"948\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"948\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/vusi-khanyile\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/VUSI-square-fd3688a60f946be6776e7688ae582f88-.jpg\" alt=\"VUSI\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"948\" width=\"948\" title=\"VUSI\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/vusi-khanyile\/\" title=\"Vusi Khanyile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVusi Khanyile\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>PATRON OF THE ISIBINDI FOUNDATION<\/h3>\n<p>The Isibindi Foundation is delighted to have current chairperson of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),&#8230;<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/vusi-khanyile\/\" title=\"Vusi Khanyile\">View Team Member about Vusi Khanyile<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/11347\" content=\"Paige Gehren\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-07-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-08-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/candice\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"candice\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/Brett_Paige_rs.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1434\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1434\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/paige-gehren\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Brett_Paige_rs-1024x1024-square-e0403b51d93ab9fdcc9edc6e204693e3-.jpg\" alt=\"Brett_Paige_rs\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" title=\"Brett_Paige_rs\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/paige-gehren\/\" title=\"Paige Gehren\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaige Gehren\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>DIRECTOR AND MAIN TRUSTEE<\/h3>\n<p>Paige practiced as an Environmental Economist for 9 years working for the Bureau of Natural&#8230;<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/paige-gehren\/\" title=\"Paige Gehren\">View Team Member about Paige Gehren<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/11352\" content=\"Brett Gehren\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-07-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-07-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/candice\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"candice\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/brett-gehren.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1035\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1035\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/brett-gehren\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/brett-gehren-1024x1024-square-fe3d81fc98f4392bf85886166d4f2eb5-.jpg\" alt=\"brett-gehren\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" title=\"brett-gehren\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/brett-gehren\/\" title=\"Brett Gehren\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrett Gehren\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>TRUSTEE<\/h3>\n<p>Brett completed a B.Comm degree at Stellenbosch University, but his love for the outdoors soon&#8230;<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/brett-gehren\/\" title=\"Brett Gehren\">View Team Member about Brett Gehren<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/11355\" content=\"Luke Martin\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-07-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-08-04\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/candice\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"candice\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/20220209_130318_BW_rs.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1750\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1750\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/luke-martin\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/20220209_130318_BW_rs-1024x1024-square-22dcb3586a6a4c31c49e3e3c34e6822c-.jpg\" alt=\"20220209_130318_B&amp;W_rs\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" title=\"20220209_130318_B&amp;W_rs\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/luke-martin\/\" title=\"Luke Martin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuke Martin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>MANAGER OF THE ISIBINDI FOUNDATION<\/h3>\n<p>Luke attended St Charles College in Pietermaritzburg and then went on to complete his Bcomm&#8230;<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/luke-martin\/\" title=\"Luke Martin\">View Team Member about Luke Martin<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/11357\" content=\"Nunu Jobe\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-07-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-07-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/candice\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"candice\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/Nunu-Jobe-Isibindi-Africa-Trails-1.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1000\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/nunu-jobe\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Nunu-Jobe-Isibindi-Africa-Trails-1-square-72b80459b291a7ce3e5aea3cdf5de577-.jpg\" alt=\"Nunu-Jobe---Isibindi-Africa-Trails\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\" title=\"Nunu-Jobe---Isibindi-Africa-Trails\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/nunu-jobe\/\" title=\"Nunu Jobe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNunu Jobe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>TRUSTEE<\/h3>\n<p>Nunu Jobe, otherwise known as the rhino whisperer, hails from the Kwa-Jobe area in Northern&#8230;<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/nunu-jobe\/\" title=\"Nunu Jobe\">View Team Member about Nunu Jobe<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/11359\" content=\"Blessing Mngomezulu\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-07-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-07-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/candice\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"candice\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/Blessing-Mngomezulu-3-1.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"509\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"509\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/blessing-mngomezulu\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Blessing-Mngomezulu-3-1-square-f4b9723d073cecc168919fd1ef67b3f5-.jpg\" alt=\"Blessing-Mngomezulu-3\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"509\" width=\"509\" title=\"Blessing-Mngomezulu-3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/blessing-mngomezulu\/\" title=\"Blessing Mngomezulu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlessing Mngomezulu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>FOUNDATION MEMBER<\/h3>\n<p>Blessing was born in Mnyayiza and is one of Isibindi Africa&#8217;s first employees. Blessing&#8217;s journey&#8230;<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/blessing-mngomezulu\/\" title=\"Blessing Mngomezulu\">View Team Member about Blessing Mngomezulu<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/11444\" content=\"Rob Campbell\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-07-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-07-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/candice\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"candice\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/07\/Rob-Campbell_2_bw.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"509\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"509\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/rob-campbell\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Rob-Campbell_2_bw-square-2639f2d27494ec191ddd9e2f35c25cec-.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Campbell\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"509\" width=\"509\" title=\"Rob Campbell_2_bw\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/rob-campbell\/\" title=\"Rob Campbell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Campbell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>TRUSTEE<\/h3>\n<p>Originally hailing from Underberg Rob is a passionate conservationist and fly fisherman. A Chartered Accountant,&#8230;<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/rob-campbell\/\" title=\"Rob Campbell\">View Team Member about Rob Campbell<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/12459\" content=\"Abednego Nzuza\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-06-29\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-06-29\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Isibindi Foundation\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/author\/chantelle\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"chantelle\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/810A9481_Abe_SQBW_1920px_web.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1920\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1920\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/abednego-nzuza\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/bb-plugin\/cache\/810A9481_Abe_SQBW_1920px_web-1024x1024-square-5fbb77b2c28550fe7431f5c0cd48d009-.jpg\" alt=\"810A9481_Abe_SQBW_1920px_web\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" title=\"810A9481_Abe_SQBW_1920px_web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/team-member\/abednego-nzuza\/\" title=\"Abednego Nzuza\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbednego Nzuza\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <h3>Project Coordinator<\/h3>\n<p>Abednego Nzuza, Project Coordinator at the Isibindi 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