{"id":18890,"date":"2026-05-07T12:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fowes.org\/?page_id=18890"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:22:36","slug":"pillar-4-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fowes.org\/index.php\/pillar-4-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Pillar 4: Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18890\" class=\"elementor elementor-18890\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034fd61 e-flex e-con-boxed wd-section-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"034fd61\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3884405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3884405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n  FOWES EQUITY PILLAR \u2014 Embed-Ready for WordPress\n  Paste this into a Custom HTML block in WordPress (Gutenberg editor)\n  Use a Full Width page template for best results\n-->\n\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Raleway:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;1,300;1,400&family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n  .fowes-page {\n    width: 100vw; 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}\n    .fowes-page .fw-intro__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }\n    .fowes-page .fw-intro__image { min-height: 320px; }\n    .fowes-page .fw-grid-3, .fowes-page .fw-grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n    .fowes-page .fw-grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 2rem; }\n    .fowes-page .fw-advocacy__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }\n    .fowes-page .fw-advocacy__image { min-height: 280px; }\n  }\n  @media (max-width: 480px) { .fowes-page .fw-grid-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .fowes-page .fw-hero__ctas { flex-direction: column; } .fowes-page .fw-btn { justify-content: center; } }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"fowes-page\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-hero\">\n  <div class=\"fw-hero__bg\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fw-real-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Red-and-Yellow-Minimalist-Internship-Program-15.png\" alt=\"Women in equity and fairness\">\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"fw-hero__overlay\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"fw-hero__texture\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-hero__content\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"fw-hero__badge\">Pillar Four of Five<\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"fw-hero__title\">Women-Centred<br><span>Equity<\/span><\/h1>\n        <p class=\"fw-hero__desc\">\n          Equity isn't about giving women more. It's about removing what was never theirs to carry; the systemic gaps in access, pay, representation, and opportunity that hold half the world's talent back from its full potential.\n        <\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-hero__ctas\">\n          <a href=\"#what\" class=\"fw-btn fw-btn--primary\">\n            What Equity Means\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n          <a href=\"#practice\" class=\"fw-btn fw-btn--ghost\">How We Practice It<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-hero__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fw-real-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Red-and-Yellow-Minimalist-Internship-Program-15.png\" alt=\"Equity in action\">\n        <div class=\"fw-hero__image-frame\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 REFRAME \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-reframe\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container fw-fade\">\n    <p class=\"fw-reframe__text\">\n      Equality says \"everyone gets the same.\"<br>\n      Equity says <em>\"everyone gets what they need to stand at the same level.\"<em><br>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 INTRO \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-intro\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-intro__grid\">\n      <div style=\"max-width:500px;\" class=\"fw-fade\">\n        <p class=\"fw-label\">The Equity Pillar<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"fw-heading fw-heading--xl\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5rem;\">Fair Systems.<br>Fair Access.<br>Fair Outcomes.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"fw-intro__body\">\n          Women don't fail because they lack talent. They fall behind because the systems they operate in weren't built for them. These often come in the shape of capital structures that favour men, networks that exclude women, pricing models that undervalue women-made goods, boardrooms that don't have a seat for them, and leadership pipelines that stop before they reach.\n        <\/p>\n        <p class=\"fw-intro__body\">\n          The Equity pillar doesn't ask women to work harder inside broken systems. It rebuilds the systems. Fair pricing for artisan goods. Fair access to capital. Fair representation in decision-making. Fair pathways to leadership. Not as an ideal, but as operational practice.\n        <\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-intro__quote\">\n          \"We don't advocate for equity as a concept. We practise it as a standard inside every programme, partnership, and decision we make.\"\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-intro__image fw-fade\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fw-real-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Red-and-Yellow-Minimalist-Internship-Program-16.png\" alt=\"Women in equitable environment\">\n        <div class=\"fw-intro__accent\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 WHAT EQUITY MEANS \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-section fw-section--cream\" id=\"what\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-section__header fw-fade\">\n      <p class=\"fw-label\">What Equity Looks Like at FOWES<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"fw-heading fw-heading--xl\">Not a Policy.<br>A Practice.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"fw-section__desc\">Equity isn't a department or a statement on a website. It's embedded in how we operate - from how artisans are paid to who sits in decision-making rooms.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fw-grid-3\">\n      <div class=\"fw-card fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-card__icon\">\ud83d\udcb0<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"fw-card__title\">Fair Pricing &amp; Pay<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-card__text\">Artisan goods are priced based on true cost of craft, materials, time, and skill - not what a middleman decides. Women-led businesses are connected to markets that pay what the work is actually worth.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-card__line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-card fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-card__icon\">\ud83c\udfe6<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"fw-card__title\">Equal Access to Capital<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-card__text\">Women receive less than 3% of global venture capital. FOWES builds alternative capital pathways \u2014 micro-finance, trade credit, grant readiness, and investor networks - that don't penalise women for being women.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-card__line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-card fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-card__icon\">\ud83e\ude91<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"fw-card__title\">Representation in Leadership<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-card__text\">Equity means women don't just participate - they lead. FOWES ensures women hold decision-making roles within programmes, cooperatives, partnerships, and governance structures.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-card__line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-card fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-card__icon\">\ud83d\udcca<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"fw-card__title\">Transparent Impact Data<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-card__text\">What gets measured gets changed. FOWES tracks and publishes equity metrics across every programme - pay gaps, access rates, representation ratios, and outcome disparities \u2014 because transparency is accountability.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-card__line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-card fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-card__icon\">\ud83c\udf10<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"fw-card__title\">Market Equity<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-card__text\">Women-made products compete in global markets at a structural disadvantage. FOWES provides the branding, trade infrastructure, and buyer access that levels the playing field without requiring women to discount their worth.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-card__line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-card fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-card__icon\">\ud83d\udcda<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"fw-card__title\">Knowledge Equity<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-card__text\">Information is power - and it's unevenly distributed. FOWES ensures that business knowledge, financial literacy, legal frameworks, and digital skills reach women who've been excluded from traditional learning pipelines.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-card__line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 HOW WE PRACTICE EQUITY \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-section fw-section--dark\" id=\"practice\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-section__header fw-fade\">\n      <p class=\"fw-label\">How We Practice It<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"fw-heading fw-heading--xl\" style=\"color:var(--white);\">Equity in Action,<br>Not Just in Words<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"fw-section__desc\">Six non-negotiable commitments that govern how FOWES operates - internally and across every partnership.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fw-grid-2\">\n      <div class=\"fw-principle fw-fade\">\n        <span class=\"fw-principle__num\">01<\/span>\n        <div><p class=\"fw-principle__title\">Artisans Set the Price<\/p><p class=\"fw-principle__text\">Artisan communities participate in pricing decisions for their own goods. No intermediary sets a price without the maker's input and agreement. The value of craft is determined by those who create it.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-principle fw-fade\">\n        <span class=\"fw-principle__num\">02<\/span>\n        <div><p class=\"fw-principle__title\">Women Lead Programmes<\/p><p class=\"fw-principle__text\">Every FOWES programme has women in leadership and governance roles, not as figureheads, but as decision-makers who shape curriculum, allocate resources, and define success metrics.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-principle fw-fade\">\n        <span class=\"fw-principle__num\">03<\/span>\n        <div><p class=\"fw-principle__title\">Capital Without Conditions<\/p><p class=\"fw-principle__text\">Financial support through FOWES doesn't come with requirements that disproportionately burden women. There are no collateral demands that exclude asset-poor communities, no terms that assume a traditional business model.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-principle fw-fade\">\n        <span class=\"fw-principle__num\">04<\/span>\n        <div><p class=\"fw-principle__title\">Inclusive by Design<\/p><p class=\"fw-principle__text\">Programmes are designed around the realities of women's lives, childcare responsibilities, cultural contexts, language barriers, digital access gaps. Inclusion isn't an add-on. It's the starting point.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-principle fw-fade\">\n        <span class=\"fw-principle__num\">05<\/span>\n        <div><p class=\"fw-principle__title\">Outcome Parity<\/p><p class=\"fw-principle__text\">We don't just measure participation, we measure outcomes. If women are enrolling but not completing, accessing capital but not growing, the system is failing them and we redesign it.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-principle fw-fade\">\n        <span class=\"fw-principle__num\">06<\/span>\n        <div><p class=\"fw-principle__title\">Partner Accountability<\/p><p class=\"fw-principle__text\">Brands and organisations that partner with FOWES commit to equity standards through fair sourcing, fair representation, fair reporting. Partnership is a commitment to practice, not a badge to display.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 IMPACT STATS \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-section fw-section--primary\" style=\"padding:4.5rem 0;\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-grid-4\" style=\"position:relative;\">\n      <div class=\"fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__num\">100%<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__divider\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__label\">Women-Led Governance<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__num\">92%<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__divider\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__label\">Women Artisans in Network<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__num\">0<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__divider\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__label\">Middlemen in Direct Trade<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__num\">Fair<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__divider\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-stat__label\">Pricing Across All Partners<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 ADVOCACY THROUGH ACTION \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-advocacy\">\n  <div class=\"fw-advocacy__deco fw-advocacy__deco--1\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-advocacy__grid\">\n      <div class=\"fw-fade\">\n        <p class=\"fw-label\" style=\"color:var(--primary-light);\">Advocacy Through Action<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"fw-heading fw-heading--xl\" style=\"color:var(--white); margin-bottom:1.8rem;\">We Don't Campaign.<br>We Build.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"fw-advocacy__text\">\n          FOWES is not an advocacy organisation. We don't lobby governments or run campaigns. What we do is arguably harder, because we build the actual infrastructure that makes equity real. Every fair-priced product, every woman-led cooperative, every capital pathway that reaches a woman who would otherwise be excluded is advocacy in its most tangible form.\n        <\/p>\n        <p class=\"fw-advocacy__text\">\n          When a woman artisan sets her own price for the first time, that's equity in action. When a first-time founder accesses capital without a male guarantor, that's systemic change. When a cooperative of women negotiates directly with international buyers, that's the market correcting itself.\n        <\/p>\n        <div class=\"fw-advocacy__quote\">\n          <p class=\"fw-advocacy__quote-text\">The most powerful form of advocacy is proof. Every woman who succeeds through FOWES is proof that the system can work differently.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"fw-advocacy__text\">\n          We believe the most effective way to change unfair systems is to build fair ones alongside them, and let the results speak for themselves.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-advocacy__image fw-fade\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fw-real-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Red-and-Yellow-Minimalist-Internship-Program-17.png\" alt=\"Women building equitable systems\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 PROGRAMMES \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-section fw-section--cream\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-section__header fw-fade\">\n      <p class=\"fw-label\">Our Programmes<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"fw-heading fw-heading--xl\">FOWES Programmes<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"fw-section__desc\">Programmes that embed equity into every stage of a woman's journey, from healing to leading.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fw-grid-2\">\n      <div class=\"fw-prog fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-prog__icon\">\ud83d\udc51<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 class=\"fw-prog__title\" style=\"color:#d4a843;\">AscendHer<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\" style=\"font-size:0.72rem; color:var(--gray-500); margin-bottom:0.4rem; font-style:italic;\">Leadership Growth \u00b7 Program ID: AH4<\/p>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\">Strategic guidance, skill development, and a supportive community for women navigating leadership, ensuring the path to the top is accessible, not exclusive.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-prog fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-prog__icon\">\ud83d\ude80<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 class=\"fw-prog__title\" style=\"color:var(--primary);\">EmpowHer<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\" style=\"font-size:0.72rem; color:var(--gray-500); margin-bottom:0.4rem; font-style:italic;\">Entrepreneurial Growth \u00b7 Program ID: EH2<\/p>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\">Comprehensive support and mentorship for women entrepreneurs, because access to business knowledge and capital shouldn't depend on gender.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-prog fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-prog__icon\">\ud83d\udc9a<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 class=\"fw-prog__title\" style=\"color:#6b7f4a;\">HealHer<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\" style=\"font-size:0.72rem; color:var(--gray-500); margin-bottom:0.4rem; font-style:italic;\">Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing \u00b7 Program ID: HH4<\/p>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\">A safe space for women to heal from the disproportionate burden of abuse, shame, and silencing, because equity begins with the right to be heard.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fw-prog fw-fade\">\n        <div class=\"fw-prog__icon\">\ud83c\udf3f<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 class=\"fw-prog__title\" style=\"color:#3d5a2a;\">ReviveHer<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\" style=\"font-size:0.72rem; color:var(--gray-500); margin-bottom:0.4rem; font-style:italic;\">Health &amp; Wellness \u00b7 Program ID: RH3<\/p>\n          <p class=\"fw-prog__text\">Holistic well-being for women, because equitable outcomes require women who are physically, mentally, and emotionally whole.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fw-fade\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:2.5rem;\">\n      <p style=\"font-size:0.85rem; color:var(--gray-500); margin-bottom:0.5rem;\">Use the Program ID when communicating your interest.<\/p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:0.9rem; color:var(--primary-dark); font-weight:600;\">Email us: <a href=\"mailto:support@fowes.org\" style=\"color:var(--primary-dark); text-decoration:underline;\">support@fowes.org<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 OTHER PILLARS \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-section fw-section--dark\" style=\"padding:5rem 0;\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container\">\n    <div class=\"fw-section__header fw-fade\">\n      <p class=\"fw-label\">The Five Pillars<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"fw-heading fw-heading--lg\" style=\"color:var(--white);\">Explore the Other Pillars<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"fw-section__desc\">Equity is one of five interconnected pillars driving the FOWES mission.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fw-grid-4\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/index.php\/pillar-1-entrepreneurship\/\" class=\"fw-pillar-link fw-fade\">\n          <h3 class=\"fw-pillar-link__name\">Entrepreneurship<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-pillar-link__desc\">Building businesses from vision to viability at every scale.<\/p>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/index.php\/pillar-3-empowerment\/\" class=\"fw-pillar-link fw-fade\">\n          <h3 class=\"fw-pillar-link__name\">Empowerment<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-pillar-link__desc\">Wellness, healing, and the strength to lead from within.<\/p>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/index.php\/pillar-2-education\/\" class=\"fw-pillar-link fw-fade\">\n          <h3 class=\"fw-pillar-link__name\">Education<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-pillar-link__desc\">Learning that opens doors and builds capability at every level.<\/p>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/index.php\/pillar-5-economic-development\/\" class=\"fw-pillar-link fw-fade\">\n          <h3 class=\"fw-pillar-link__name\">Economic Development<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"fw-pillar-link__desc\">Building resilient economies powered by women-led enterprise.<\/p>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 CTA \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"fw-cta\">\n  <div class=\"fw-container fw-fade\">\n    <h2 class=\"fw-heading fw-heading--xl\">Build Fair With Us<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"fw-cta__desc\">\n      Whether you're a woman seeking fair access, a brand committed to fair sourcing, or a partner who believes systems can be redesigned, there's a role for you.\n    <\/p>\n    <div class=\"fw-cta__buttons\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/index.php\/membership\/\" class=\"fw-btn fw-btn--primary\">Join FOWES<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/fowes.org\/index.php\/connect\/\" class=\"fw-btn fw-btn--outline\">Partner With Us<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.fowes-page -->\n\n<script>\n  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n    var observer = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries) {\n      entries.forEach(function(entry) {\n        if (entry.isIntersecting) { entry.target.classList.add('visible'); 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