{"id":829,"date":"2026-01-23T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmmafrica.org\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:19:44","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gmmafrica.org\/index.php\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"829\" class=\"elementor elementor-829\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9046bec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9046bec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86d1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b86d1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbebd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edbebd9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a8cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97a8cba\" data-element_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\">OUR STORY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce64e8 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ce64e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goodness and Mercy Missions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4abb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c4abb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a143a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a143a\" data-element_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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodness and Mercy Missions was born from a deeply personal vision: to ensure that no child is denied education due to financial hardship.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder Francis Yai grew up in a polygamous household with very limited resources, where low income and cultural barriers to women\u2019s financial independence nearly interrupted his own education.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His mother\u2019s inability to make independent financial decisions highlighted the structural challenges that women had to face in rural communities. This experience shaped GMM\u2019s core mission: empowering rural women to achieve financial autonomy and break generational cycles of poverty, as well as guaranteeing children\u2019s access to education. GMM works to create stronger families and more resilient communities through opportunities, dignity, and self-reliance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-ecf5d64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecf5d64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02853f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"d02853f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" 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src=\"https:\/\/gmmafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GMM_-Activities-150x150.webp\" alt=\"Goodness and Mercy Missions delivering humanitarian aid to rural communities in Cameroon\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/gmmafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GMM_-ceremony-150x150.webp\" alt=\"Goodness and Mercy Missions with the rural communities\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/gmmafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GOODNESS-AND-MERCY-MISSIONS-AND-INFA-SWITZERLAND-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Goodness and Mercy Missions beneficiaries\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" 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