{"id":5177,"date":"2018-09-10T12:47:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T10:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T06:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T04:13:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section id=\"bt_bb_section69e01cc80e3dd\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_layout_wide bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_background_overlay_dark_solid bt_bb_top_spacing_large bt_bb_bottom_spacing_large\"  data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><div class=\"bt_bb_background_image_holder_wrapper\"><div class=\"bt_bb_background_image_holder btLazyLoadBackground bt_bb_parallax\"  data-background_image_src=\"https:\/\/gls.cd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bg3-scaled.jpg\" data-parallax=\"0.7\" data-parallax-offset=\"0\" data-parallax-zoom-start=\"1\" data-parallax-zoom-end=\"1\" data-parallax-blur-start=\"0\" data-parallax-blur-end=\"0\" data-parallax-opacity-start=\"1\" data-parallax-opacity-end=\"1\" style=\" background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/gls.cd\/wp-content\/plugins\/bold-page-builder\/img\/blank.gif&#039;);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row \"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xl-12 bt_bb_align_center bt_bb_padding_normal\"  data-width=\"12\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_color_scheme_\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_top_spacing_10 bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal bt_bb_hidden_md bt_bb_hidden_lg\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_top_spacing_10 bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal bt_bb_hidden_md bt_bb_hidden_lg\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><header class=\"bt_bb_headline bt_bb_color_scheme_6 bt_bb_dash_none bt_bb_size_extralarge bt_bb_align_inherit\" style=\"; 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overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-5181.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-5181.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-5181.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-5181.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-5181.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: right; color: #43dcff;font-size: 16px;}#sp-ea-5181.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon {margin-right: 0;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1686493595\">\n<div id=\"sp-ea-5181\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\">\n\n<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-51810\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse51810\" aria-controls=\"collapse51810\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> History\t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse51810\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-5181\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-51810\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p>In 2004, language enthusiast and entrepreneur, Aim\u00e9 ZONVENI, founded General Language Services (GLS) in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The company first operated as a single-shareholder entity (<em>\u00c9tablissement<\/em>) before transitioning to a limited liability company in 2008 when Olga-Vanessa Ndombasi, the founder\u2019s wife, joined in one of the majority shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>The founders\u2019 initial intention was to incorporate a company that would cater to a huge but untapped demand for language services existing then in DRC. That demand has since exponentially grown, as the country is now home to the largest UN Keeping Mission, to a host of international NGOs while new international actors are entering DRC or operating from the country.\u00a0 GLS has accordingly expanded to match that demand.<\/p>\n<p>We provide language services across a wide range of specialisms including corporate com- munications, marketing, oil and gas, mining, legal, taxation, development, humanitarian sector, diplomacy, environment, science, education, etc.<\/p>\n<p>GLS commitment to quality is uncompromising. Our in-house staff and language consultants are highly qualified and experienced linguists with industry-specific knowledge and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to establish a long-term partnership with each client and there is no project too big or too small for us. The more we know you, the better we will be able to provide you with language services that reflect your brand and style.<\/p>\n<p>We have hence become a trusted language partner to both state actors and non-state actors as well as to private individuals in the DRC and beyond.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- Close content div. -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- Close collapse div. -->\n<\/div> <!-- Close card div. -->\n<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-51811\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse51811\" aria-controls=\"collapse51811\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Our Mission\t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse51811\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-5181\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-51811\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p>GLS prides itself on adding value to the business of our clients by providing them with world-class language services that help them break every language barrier.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- Close content div. -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- Close collapse div. -->\n<\/div> <!-- Close card div. -->\n<!-- Start accordion card div. -->\n<div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\">\n\t<!-- Start accordion header. -->\n\t<h3 class=\"ea-header\">\n\t\t<!-- Add anchor tag for header. -->\n\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-51812\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse51812\" aria-controls=\"collapse51812\" href=\"#\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Our Vision \t\t<\/a> <!-- Close anchor tag for header. -->\n\t<\/h3>\t<!-- Close header tag. -->\n\t<!-- Start collapsible content div. -->\n\t<div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse51812\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-5181\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-51812\">  <!-- Content div. -->\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\">\n\t\t<p>GLS strives to be the leading language services provider in Africa by enabling effective and efficient communications to operate in or from the continent.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- Close content div. -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- Close collapse div. -->\n<\/div> <!-- Close card div. -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal bt_bb_hidden_md bt_bb_hidden_lg\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- cell_inner --><\/div><!-- cell --><\/div><!-- port --><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5177","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5177"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5187,"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5177\/revisions\/5187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gls.cd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}