{"id":77,"date":"2025-04-29T09:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T09:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namuna.org.np\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:36:19","slug":"history-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/namuna.org.np\/en\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"History \/ Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#2a7b7f&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;History and Background of NAMUNA Integrated Development Council.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|500|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; title_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f5f6f7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#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; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>NAMUNA Integrated Development Council (NAMUNA) was established in January 2003 by a group of socially committed individuals in Lumbini Province, Nepal. 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