{"id":21018,"date":"2022-06-05T20:42:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T19:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elijah.at\/e\/ueber-elijah\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:08:46","slug":"about-elijah","status":"publish","type":"menschen_elijah","link":"https:\/\/elijah.at\/en\/people\/about-elijah\/","title":{"rendered":"About ELIJAH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21018\" class=\"elementor elementor-21018 elementor-11100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"menschen_elijah\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-252d52e3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"252d52e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&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-741ff223\" data-id=\"741ff223\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-4a88aabe elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4a88aabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; 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Through <strong>direct and effective assistance<\/strong> in improving their living conditions, they are given a chance to escape generations of misery.<\/p><p>The association takes its name from the <strong>prophet Elijah<\/strong>, who championed the poor and opposed injustice.<\/p><p>Since its inception in the village of Hosman, 30 kilometres west of Sibiu, the project has grown steadily. 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