{"id":2818,"date":"2024-10-27T19:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T19:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?page_id=2818"},"modified":"2025-02-19T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:36:06","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2818\" class=\"elementor elementor-2818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b72107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3b72107\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c95411\" data-id=\"7c95411\" 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-495c176 wpr-adv-slider-columns-1 wpr-adv-slider-columns--tablet1 wpr-adv-slider-columns--mobile1 wpr-adv-slides-to-scroll-1 wpr-slider-dots-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-advanced-slider\" data-id=\"495c176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slider_amount&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;slider_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slider_hide_video_content&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slider_video_btn_size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-advanced-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Advanced Slider -->\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-advanced-slider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-advanced-slider\" dir=\"ltr\" data-slick=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:700,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:1000,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prevArrow&quot;:&quot;#wpr-slider-prev-495c176&quot;,&quot;nextArrow&quot;:&quot;#wpr-slider-next-495c176&quot;,&quot;vertical&quot;:false,&quot;adaptiveHeight&quot;:true}\" data-hide-video-content=\"yes\" data-video-btn-size=\"{&quot;widescreen&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-slide-effect=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-6fed1df\"><div class=\"wpr-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8bec327b-1f66-462d-9f77-42ae65811e16.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-cv-container\"><div class=\"wpr-cv-outer\"><div class=\"wpr-cv-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-slider-content\"><div class=\"wpr-slider-title\"><h2>About us<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"wpr-slider-description\"><p>\nThe Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) is a volunteer-sending charity working with the Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity to support marginalised communities in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania. Rooted in Vincentian values of solidarity, partnership, and social justice, VLM strives to improve lives in vulnerable communities. Since 2002, VLM has sent over 500 volunteers overseas and contributed over \u20ac1 million to partner projects.\nVLM's primary objective is: \u201cTo alleviate poverty in developing communities by promoting educational, health, and community projects through personnel and funding.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wpr-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-slider-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-slider-dots\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-slider-arrow-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-slider-prev-arrow wpr-slider-arrow\" id=\"wpr-slider-prev-495c176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.4 512\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 283.4 512;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><polygon class=\"st0\" points=\"54.5,256.3 283.4,485.1 256.1,512.5 0,256.3 0,256.3 27.2,229 256.1,0 283.4,27.4 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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<\/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-f32c146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"f32c146\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8120f08\" data-id=\"8120f08\" 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-f7f92a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7f92a9\" 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=\"1200\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0172-1200x796.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0172-1200x796.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0172-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0172-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0172-1536x1019.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0172-2048x1358.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02ce8a9\" data-id=\"02ce8a9\" 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-d9791c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9791c3\" 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<h3>Our Mission Statement Is:<\/h3><div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><p>To form and facilitate our members to immerse themselves in the experience and culture of the Vincentian mission overseas, so that reflecting on the learned experience, they will, on their return, effect change and transformation both locally and globally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-a335972 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a335972\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f653816\" data-id=\"f653816\" 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-b847952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b847952\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0155-1200x796.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0155-1200x796.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0155-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0155-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0155-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_0155-2048x1358.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e4348a\" data-id=\"0e4348a\" 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-c58b22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c58b22c\" 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<h3>What Makes VLM Unique?<\/h3><div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><p>VLM volunteers live simply and in solidarity with the people they serve, listening to the needs of those living in material poverty. We promote peace and dignity and strive to create lasting,<br \/>systemic change. In response to someone who once said, why start another overseas project with so many already in the field, Fr Michael McCullagh, founder of VLM replied:<br \/>\u2018Well, we can do one thing, we can do something.\u2019 We still believe we can.<\/p>\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-8720522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8720522\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Motto Is:<br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Do one thing, do something<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-64f3395 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"64f3395\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5822159\" data-id=\"5822159\" 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-2d81222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d81222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94b424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a94b424\" 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\">Visit our other pages for more about VLM <\/h3>\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-f6e2dab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"f6e2dab\" 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-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8886047\" data-id=\"8886047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d64a4f5\" data-id=\"d64a4f5\" 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-83c213d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83c213d\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/history-page\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/history-qzwctgngnivzq0515bfduv8lfljjrch7n6u8hti92o.jpg\" title=\"history\" alt=\"history\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-a62c655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62c655\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our History<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f32d983\" data-id=\"f32d983\" 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-e582481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e582481\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/charism-and-ethos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ethosAndCh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-847\" alt=\"St. Vincent de Paul\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-a2f5377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2f5377\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">Charism &amp; Ethos<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5210f3c\" data-id=\"5210f3c\" 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-68af65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68af65e\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteering-with-vlm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_2049-scaled-quvnq5air7l178gz8agzs7mde5apegy53e8lwjfyi8.jpg\" title=\"IMG_2049\" alt=\"IMG_2049\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-10d6a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10d6a50\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">Volunteering with VLM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4b7dad\" data-id=\"f4b7dad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us The Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) is a volunteer-sending charity working with the Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity to support marginalised communities in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania. Rooted in Vincentian values of solidarity, partnership, and social justice, VLM strives to improve lives in vulnerable communities. Since 2002, VLM has sent over 500 volunteers overseas and contributed over \u20ac1 million to partner projects. VLM&#8217;s primary objective is: \u201cTo alleviate poverty in developing communities by promoting educational, health, and community projects through personnel and funding.\u201d Our Mission Statement Is: \u00a0 To form and facilitate our members to immerse themselves in the experience and culture of the Vincentian mission overseas, so that reflecting on the learned experience, they will, on their return, effect change and transformation both locally and globally. What Makes VLM Unique? \u00a0 VLM volunteers live simply and in solidarity with the people they serve, listening to the needs of those living in material poverty. We promote peace and dignity and strive to create lasting,systemic change. In response to someone who once said, why start another overseas project with so many already in the field, Fr Michael McCullagh, founder of VLM replied:\u2018Well, we can do one thing, we can do something.\u2019 We still believe we can. 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