{"id":2158,"date":"2025-08-15T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/werkplaatsvanhoop.nl\/over-ons\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:34:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/werkplaatsvanhoop.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2158\" class=\"elementor elementor-2158 elementor-1135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6674b1e mpbrContainer e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6674b1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae759d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ae759d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d935d elementor-absolute imageRight_stroke elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96d935d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" 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=\"1869\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/werkplaatsvanhoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/brush_left_stroke.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2259\" alt=\"\" \/>\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-5f8d86d elementor-absolute imageRight_brush elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f8d86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" 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=\"1869\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/werkplaatsvanhoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/brush_left.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2260\" alt=\"\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bde12b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bde12b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28556e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a28556e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:750}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-c61ff95 mpbrContainer e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c61ff95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bee15c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bee15c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954cdbd e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"954cdbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:150}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a98225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a98225\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workplace of Hope<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedf648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bedf648\" 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 id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text: An initiative of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where researchers and social partners collaborate to create hope in the economy and society. The Workshop of Hope is led by economist and theologian Jan Jorrit Hasselaar and is made possible in part by the National Growth Fund.\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjgxtikzp-SAxWO3QIHHW0oEQkQ3ewLegQIDRAV\">An initiative of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in which researchers and social partners collaborate to create hope in the economy and society. 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