{"id":2852,"date":"2023-05-01T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T09:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parentingacroosborders.scrolla.website\/vision-and-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:35:40","slug":"vision-and-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parentingacrossborders.nl\/en\/vision-and-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision and Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2852\" class=\"elementor elementor-2852 elementor-2209\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77143efd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77143efd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&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-30927e67\" data-id=\"30927e67\" 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-c6836f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6836f5\" 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\">What is our vision?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec8a9c8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec8a9c8\" 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>We as parents face several challenges in our parenting roles. These challenges tend to be greater when we raise our children abroad. International parents have to discover their role as (new) parents in a foreign country, with less (to no) support from their social environment. Moreover, they often feel caught between the norms and expectations of their own culture and those of the country in which they live. Despite these challenges, little support is available to support these parents and help them increase their well-being.<br>Parenting across Borders aims to create a world in which international parents experience adequate support from those around them and feel confident in their role as parents.<\/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-47d3b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d3b6f\" 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\">What is our mission?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c0161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c0161\" 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>Parenting across Borders is a social initiative that offers individual support to international parents, in their first 1,000 days of parenthood, in a dialogue group. Through dialogue, we want to offer international parents a safe space in which we create space for we a process of self-reflection and personal learning. Also, the dialogue group is a place where the new parents experience a sense of belonging to a community. Moreover, by meeting other parents and listening to their experiences, parents find recognition and also acknowledgement of the various challenges they face in raising a child in a foreign context.<br>We believe that supported parents are more confident parents, who take better care of their inner selves, their children and their environment.<\/p><h6><strong>Values that matter to us<\/strong><\/h6>\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-ba1064e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ba1064e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Respect: we respect the dignity of each individual and wish to promote and exercise mutual understanding in doing so. We act in a confidential manner. We show respect for everyone; regardless of origin, gender, religion, color, language, marital status, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, disability, political beliefs or any other distinctive characteristic.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Honest and transparent: we act openly and transparently within our team, as well as with all beneficiaries of our foundation.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Responsibility: We take responsibility toward the community we work with.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hope: We believe that hope is an essential driver\/element in any transformation process.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Humility: Every experience and perspective is respected and acknowledged. 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