{"id":20,"date":"2022-09-19T14:25:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T07:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhplaos.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2022-10-07T15:04:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T08:04:02","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mhplaos.com\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.1 - 23-03-2022 *\/\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>\n<h2>About Us<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Maeying Huamjai Phattana<\/strong> (MHP), is a non-profit association (or NPA) organization that is registered under the decree on associations (No 115\/PM, dated April 29<sup>th<\/sup> 2009 and update on 238 decree on July 2020).\u00a0 With improved livelihoods for women as the starting point, MHP emphasizes women\u2019s empowerment, access to resources, improved nutrition, women\u2019s and children\u2019s rights and organizational learning in its programs. 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