body {
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            line-height: 1.6;
            color: #000000;
            background-color: #000000; 
        }

       
        .container {
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 20px;
            color: #000000;
        }

      
        .navbar {
            background-color: #004610d0; 
            padding: 15px 0;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            z-index: 1000;
        }

        .navbar .container {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }

        .navbar-brand {
            font-size: 2.5em;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #ffffff; 
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        .nav-links {
            list-style: none;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            display: flex;
        }

        .nav-links li {
            margin-left: 30px;
        }

        .nav-links a {
            text-decoration: none;
            color: #ffffff;
            font-size: 25px;
            font-weight: 500;
            transition: color 0.3s ease;
        }

        .nav-links a:hover {
            color: #c9edff; 
        }

       
        .hero-section {
            position: relative;
            height: 400px; 
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: #ffffff; 
            text-align: center;
            overflow: hidden;
            background-image: url(about_hero.jpeg);
            background-size:cover;
            background-position: center;
            filter: blur(0.5px); 
            box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
        }

        .hero-content h1 {
            font-size: 3em; 
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #ffffff; 
            text-shadow: none; 
        }

       .hero-background {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-image: url(about_hero.jpeg);
            background-size:cover;
            background-position: center;
            filter: blur(5px); 
            transform: scale(1.05); 
            z-index: 1;
            
        }

        .section {
            padding: 60px 0;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .section h2 {
            font-size: 2.5em;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            color: #000000;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

      
        .about-intro {
            background-color: #f0fff0; 
            padding: 60px 0;
        }

        .about-intro p {
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 0 auto 30px auto;
            font-size: 1.1em;
            color: #000000;
            line-height: 1.8;
        }

        .team-photo-section {
            background-color: #c1ffb970; 
            line-gap-override: 15px;
            padding: 60px 0;
              display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .team-photo-wrapper {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 30px auto;
            border-radius: 15px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
          
        }

        .team-photo {
            width: 100%;
            height: 400px; 
            background-color: #cccccc9d;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: #ffffff;
            font-size: 1.5em;
            font-weight: 500;
            object-fit: cover; 
        }

        .vmo-section { /*this means : vision, mission, objectives section*/
            background-color: #f8f8f8; 
            padding: 60px 0;
        }

        .vmo-item {
            background-color: white;
            border-radius: 10px;
            padding: 30px;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
            text-align: left;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        .vmo-item:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
        }

        .vmo-item h3 {
            color: #000758; 
            font-size: 1.6em;
            margin-top: 0;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .vmo-item p, .vmo-item ul {
            color: #000000;
            font-size: 1em;
            line-height: 1.7;
        }

        .vmo-item ul {
            list-style-type: disc;
            margin-left: 25px;
            padding-left: 0;
        }

        .vmo-item ul li {
            margin-bottom: 8px;
        }

       
        .footer {
            background-color: #000000;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            padding: 30px 0;
            font-size: 0.9em;
        }

       
        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .nav-links {
                flex-direction: column;
                align-items: flex-end;
                margin-top: 15px;
            }
            .nav-links li {
                margin: 10px 0;
            }
            .navbar .container {
                flex-direction: column;
                align-items: center;
            }
            .hero-content h1 {
                font-size: 2.5em;
            }
            .vmo-item {
                margin: 0 20px 30px 20px; 
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .hero-section {
                height: 300px;
            }
            .hero-content h1 {
                font-size: 2em;
            }
            .section {
                padding: 40px 0;
            }
            .section h2 {
                font-size: 2em;
                margin-bottom: 30px;
            }
            .team-photo {
                height: 300px; 
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 480px) {
            .navbar-brand {
                font-size: 1.5em;
            }
            .nav-links {
                align-items: center;
            }
            .hero-content {
                padding: 15px;
            }
            .hero-content h1 {
                font-size: 1.7em;
            }
        }