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</div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-10 mx-auto section"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 col-lg-5 text-end section_leftcol"> <div class="section_supertext">We exist to</div> <div class="section_headline yellow animatedtextcontainer section_text_hide"><p>EMPOWER <br />YOUNG PEOPLE</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 yellow section_headline section_headline_hide"> <p>EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE</p> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 white section_text"> <p>Mission 44 was founded by Sir Lewis Hamilton, whose first-hand experience of an education system that worked against him, and whose success as the only person of colour in his field, have left him determined to build a fairer, more inclusive future for young people around the world.</p> <p>Our name is a reference to Lewis鈥檚 racing car number and a reminder that it鈥檚 possible to succeed no matter your background.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container reimagine"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 mx-auto"> <div class="section_supertext black text-center">We want to</div> <div class="section_headline purple text-center"><p>BUILD A FAIRER FUTURE</p> </div> <div class="black section_text text-center"> <p>We believe a fairer, more inclusive future is possible, and it begins with these three priorities:</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 d-flex align-items-stretch"> <div class="card goals goals-ed"> <div class="image"> <img src="https://mission44.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/education.png" alt="EDUCATION"> </div> <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column"> <div class="goalstextmissionheadernumber">1</div> <div class="goalstextmissionheader">EDUCATION</div> <div class="goalstextmission "> Build an inclusive education system in which every young person is supported to succeed. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 d-flex align-items-stretch"> <div class="card goals goals-employ"> <div class="image"> <img 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So we鈥檙e backing innovators and system-changers across education, employment and empowerment. With an established network of partners in the UK, we鈥檙e now extending our reach to the US and Brazil.</p> </div> <div class="col-12 text-center margin_bottom_60"> <a href="https://mission44.org/work/partners/" target="_self" class="yellowbutton">MEET OUR PARTNERS</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="changethesystem bg_purple"> <div class="container "> <div class="row black"> <div class="col-12 mx-auto"> <div class="section_supertext black text-center">OUR STRATEGY TO</div> <div class="section_headline black text-center">CHANGE THE SYSTEM</div> <div class="row black mx-auto justify-content-center"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="black section_text text-center">Invest in <br />innovators and <br />system changers</div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-1 missionarrow text-center"> <img src="https://mission44.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/arrow.png" alt="arrow"> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="black section_text text-center">Connect our 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bring the breadth of thought needed to drive radical and sustainable change.</p> </div> <div class="col-12 section_text_under white text-center"> Everything we do is guided by these values: </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-4"> <div class="card text-center blue"> <img class="card-img-top" src="https://mission44.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/brave-icon.png" alt="We are brave"> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">We are brave</h5> <p class="card-text">With an ambitious sense of possibility, we focus on where we can drive systemic change.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-4"> <div class="card text-center blue"> <img class="card-img-top" src="https://mission44.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/collaborative.png" alt="We are collaborative"> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">We are collaborative</h5> <p class="card-text">We build partnerships and coalitions to solve problems and make change happen.</p> </div> </div> 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