{"id":23662,"date":"2025-06-11T13:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonedna.com\/?page_id=23662"},"modified":"2026-01-21T00:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:42:14","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sonedna.com\/foundation\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;TBVS &#8211; Dark &#8211; Header 21&#8243; module_class=&#8221;tbvs-section-dark&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/sonedna.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/curated-lifestyle-8ISYiKo85cg-unsplash-scaled.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;3rem||3rem||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|&#8211;et_global_heading_font_weight|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;4rem&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;750px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>What We Do<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;0.88rem&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|&#8211;et_global_heading_font_weight|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;1.31rem&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>We focus on three interconnected strategic focus areas. 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