{"id":3867,"date":"2025-07-04T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/?page_id=3867"},"modified":"2026-09-18T07:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:54:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Musana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; video_bg_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N_tHgIEEdzk&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-1&#8243; video_bg=&#8221;youtube&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;col-1&#8243;]<h1 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl orange-gradient-text\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">About<br \/>\nMusana<\/span><\/h1><a href=\"#section-tabs\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline js-scroll-to-section local-scroll-link scroll-arrow\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Button Text<\/span><\/a> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; visibility=&#8221;visible-phone&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765833881017{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Musana.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Musana.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Musana-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Musana-768x541.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-2&#8243; el_id=&#8221;section-tabs&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760519330009{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; color=&#8221;#111111&#8243; font_size=&#8221;15&#8243; line_height=&#8221;1.27&#8243; letter_spacing=&#8221;0.03em&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; el_class=&#8221;heading-col&#8221;]<strong>Jump to:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;scroll-tabs&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"js-scroll-to-section\" href=\"#our-challenge\">Our Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"js-scroll-to-section\" href=\"#musana-model\">The Musana Model<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"js-scroll-to-section\" href=\"#donate-to-musana\">Donate To Musana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"js-scroll-to-section\" href=\"#our-work\">Our Work At A Glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"js-scroll-to-section\" href=\"#our-story\">Our Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#our-team\">Our Team And Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-3&#8243; el_id=&#8221;our-challenge&#8221; local_scroll_id=&#8221;our-challenge&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; el_class=&#8221;image-col&#8221;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"234\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/about_1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/about_1.png 234w, https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/about_1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; el_class=&#8221;content-col&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2><strong>Our<\/strong> challenge<\/h2>\n<p>For years, efforts to address Africa\u2019s challenges have relied on outside aid, meeting urgent needs but rarely creating lasting change. Too often, this has left communities without the resources or autonomy to shape their own futures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We believe there\u2019s a better way.<\/strong> By building locally owned schools, hospitals, and businesses that generate their own income, we equip communities with the tools to thrive for generations\u2014free from dependency, rich in opportunity, and driven by their own vision for the future.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home__row-7 about-mission-statement&#8221; wpex_bg_color=&#8221;#00383e&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1762296292169{padding-top: 5rem !important;padding-bottom: 6rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;inner-content&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;quote-text&#8221;]\n<h2><strong>Our<\/strong> Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<h3>Musana exists to break cycles of dependency and poverty by investing in and operating faith-driven, locally-owned, sustainable social enterprises.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-4&#8243; el_id=&#8221;dual-mode&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1761027621439{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; local_scroll_id=&#8221;musana-model&#8221;][vc_column]<h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl musana-headline\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">The <b>Musana Model<\/b><\/span><\/h2><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column desktop-image\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"9999\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Musana-dual-model-infographic_Desktop-1.svg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column mobile-image\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"9999\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Musana-dual-model-infographic_Mobile-1.svg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home__row-6 donate-musana&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid musana-donation-slider vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-vc-full-width-row wpex-vc-full-width-row--centered wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid inner-row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><strong>Donate<\/strong> to Musana<\/h2>\n<p>At Musana, we know that local communities have the resilience and vision to thrive. We have the unique opportunity to come alongside to create an environment for them to flourish.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vcex-shortcode wpex-clr\">            <div class=\"donation-slider swiper\">\n\n                <div class=\"donation-slider__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\n                    \n                       \n                            <div class=\"donation-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\n                                <article class=\"donation-slider__slide-content js-slide-content\">\n\n\t                                \n                                        <div class=\"donation-slider__tabs-wrapper\">\n\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            <div class=\"donation-slider__tab js-tab-1 is-active\">\n                                                <a class=\"donation-slider__tab-amount-link link\" href=\"#\">$<br> 100<\/a><\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                            <div class=\"donation-slider__tab js-tab-2\">\n                                                <a class=\"donation-slider__tab-amount-link link\" href=\"#\">$<br> 1000<\/a><\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                            <div class=\"donation-slider__tab js-tab-3\">\n                                                <a class=\"donation-slider__tab-amount-link link\" href=\"#\">$<br> 3000<\/a><\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"donation-slider__tabs-content-wrapper\">\n\n\t                                        \n\t                                        \n                                                <div class=\"tab-content js-tab-content-1 is-active\">\n                                                    <div class=\"donation-slider__slide-description cel\">\n\t\t\t\t                                        <p>Your donation helps create lasting financial independence, funding schools, hospitals, and businesses that generate income and stability for generations to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"donation-slider__slide-text cel-text\">\n\t\t\t\t                                        <ul>\n<li>gives <strong>one student<\/strong> access to education and healthcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t                                        \n                                                <div class=\"tab-content js-tab-content-2\">\n                                                    <div class=\"donation-slider__slide-description cel\">\n\t\t\t\t                                        <p>Your donation helps create lasting financial independence, funding schools, hospitals, and businesses that generate income and stability for generations to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"donation-slider__slide-text cel-text\">\n\t\t\t\t                                        <ul>\n<li>helps create <strong>one permanent job<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t                                        \n                                                <div class=\"tab-content js-tab-content-3\">\n                                                    <div class=\"donation-slider__slide-description cel\">\n\t\t\t\t                                        <p>Your donation helps create lasting financial independence, funding schools, hospitals, and businesses that generate income and stability for generations to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"donation-slider__slide-text cel-text\">\n\t\t\t\t                                        <ul>\n<li>gives <strong>20 students<\/strong> ongoing access to education and healthcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t                                        \n                                        <\/div>\n\n\t                                \n                                <\/article>\n\n                            <\/div>\n\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"swiper-scrollbar\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><a href=\"\/uk\/donate\/\" class=\"vcex-button theme-txt-link align-right wpex-inline-block inline musana-button musana-button--oringe\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Donate now<\/span><\/a> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-6&#8243; el_id=&#8221;transforming-communities&#8221; local_scroll_id=&#8221;our-work&#8221;][vc_column]<h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl musana-headline\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><b>Our work<\/b> at a glance<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-info&#8221;]In underserved rural East African communities where essential services are often out of reach, we build locally owned enterprises that provide education, healthcare, and livelihoods, laying the foundation for lasting, community-led transformation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inner-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;col-1&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"9999\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/education.svg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Schools<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-exerpt\">As we work to combat high dropout rates and falling educational standards, we build top-tier schools that raise the next generation of doctors, leaders, and entrepreneurs.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"text-small\"><strong>3,600+<\/strong><br \/>\nMusana graduates have advanced to the next level of education<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"text-small\"><strong>99%<\/strong><br \/>\nof students pass their national exams in top divisions<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;col-2&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"9999\" height=\"55\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/union.svg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Hospitals<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-exerpt\">We build and equip hospitals that provide much-needed treatments in urban and rural areas, guided by a holistic, compassionate, patient-centered approach.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"text-small\"><strong>3.6x<\/strong><br \/>\nhigher survival rate for babies born at Musana hospitals<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"text-small\"><strong>1 million+<\/strong><br \/>\nUgandans with access to quality, affordable healthcare<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;col-3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"9999\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/musana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/graphic.svg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Employment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-exerpt\">We develop Musana-branded hotels, restaurants, micro-enterprises, and vocational training centers, creating jobs, upskilling communities, and driving economic growth.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"text-small\"><strong>19<\/strong><br \/>\nself-sustaining enterprises in operation<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"text-small\"><strong>2,400<\/strong><br \/>\nUgandans trained in a<br \/>\nvocational skill<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_id=&#8221;story&#8221; local_scroll_id=&#8221;our-story&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-6-2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl musana-headline\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><b>Our<\/b> story<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-6-1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;our-story&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;js-visible-text-part is-overlay&#8221;]In July 2026, two organisations &#8211; One Heart and Musana &#8211; merged creating Musana Global. This coming together expanded Musana&#8217;s footprint in East Africa from Uganda into Kenya and Tanzania, and globally beyond the USA and UK into Australia. Incredibly, both organisations started around the same time, held the same foundational values, mission and model.<\/p>\n<p>Musana&#8217;s story began in 2008, when co-founders Andrea and Haril Kazindra &#8211; an American student and Ugandan entrepreneur &#8211; visited a local orphanage and witnessed children living in unimaginable conditions: hungry, sick, and sleeping on dirt floors.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">While shaken by what they saw, they were also moved by the strength, resilience, and potential of Ugandan families who simply lacked resources and opportunity.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<a href=\"#\" class=\"vcex-button theme-txt-link wpex-inline-block inline js-read-more-btn\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">read more<\/span><\/a> [vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;js-hidden-text-part&#8221;]That realization reshaped their mission. Andrea, Haril, and the Musana team committed themselves to a different path\u2014one that empowers local communities to thrive. By investing in education, healthcare, and livelihoods, Musana works to keep children where they truly belong: in loving families, supported by strong, self-sustaining communities.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Musana\u2019s first community in Iganga became 100% self-sustaining, operating fully on local revenue. That milestone proved that true development is possible\u2014locally led, financially sustainable, and rooted in dignity. Today, Musana is scaling that vision, transforming communities, and breaking the cycle of poverty.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;accordion-col&#8221;]<h3 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Our Values<\/span><\/h3>[vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;white&#8221; c_position=&#8221;right&#8221; active_section=&#8221;999&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;musana-our-story&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Faith&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;faith&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">We believe all people are born with inherent value and dignity, deserving of respect and unconditional love &#8211; simply because they are human. Our faith in God informs who we are and how we behave; it never limits who we serve. Committed to transformative action, our faith emboldens us to always dream big and expand our hearts and minds beyond what we see to what is possible. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Local Ownership&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Local-Ownership&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]We entrust decision-making and governance to the people who know their communities best, because solutions designed, owned, and led locally deliver deeper, more enduring impact.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Accountability&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Accountability&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]We uphold rigorous financial controls and oversight of every dollar, and we share exactly how profits are reinvested into the communities we serve, building confidence and pride in how resources are stewarded.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Financial Independence&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Financial-Independence&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]We fund 100% of our operating costs with the revenues of our social enterprises\u2014not with repeat handouts\u2014and launch new initiatives only when they can prove they\u2019ll thrive on local income.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Social Entrepreneurship&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Social-Entrepreneurship&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]We build businesses that revive local markets, creating quality education and healthcare, meaningful employment, and vibrant local economies. Then we channel all the profits into supporting the most vulnerable, so communities can care for each other in the long term.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;why-musana__row-7&#8243; el_id=&#8221;our-team&#8221; local_scroll_id=&#8221;our-team&#8221;][vc_column]<h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl musana-headline\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><b>Our team<\/b> and partners<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-info&#8221;]<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Our movement is led by 918 Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian changemakers on the ground, and our mission is amplified to the world with our Australian, US and UK funding offices. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;white&#8221; c_position=&#8221;right&#8221; active_section=&#8221;999&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;musana-accordion-team&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Musana Leadership&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Musana-Leadership&#8221;][vc_column_text]Musana is powered by 743 Ugandan professionals who lead our schools, hospitals, and enterprises every day. Their local expertise ensures our work is culturally rooted, sustainable, and truly owned by the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p>At the global level, Andrea and Haril Kazindra serve as Co-CEOs, providing vision and strategy as Musana grows. 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