.partners_section{
      padding: 5rem 0 5rem 0;
    text-align: center; 
    background: #FEF2F2; 
    position:relative;
    z-index:1;
    margin-bottom:8rem;
    margin-top:8rem;
}
.nopartners_section .partners_section{
    margin-bottom:0rem;
    margin-top:0rem;
    background: #fff;
}
.partners_section:after{
    top:100%;
    right:0;
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    width:100%;
    height:90px;
    transform:rotate(180deg);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #FEF2F2 100%);
    z-index:1;
}
.partners_section:before{
    bottom:100%;
    right:0;
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    width:100%;
    height:90px; 
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #FEF2F2 100%);
    z-index:1;
}
.partners_section.last{
    padding-bottom:0;
}
.nopartners_section .partners_section:after,.nopartners_section .partners_section:before{
    display:none;
}
.partners_section .top-heading {
    max-width: 40rem;
 }
.page-about .partners_section .top-heading{
     max-width: 100%;
 }
 .partners-slider{
     position:relative;
     margin: 2rem 0;
     padding: 1rem 0;
 } 
.partners-slider:after{
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    height:100%;
    width:30%;
    right: -5px;
    top:0;
    background:url('../../includes/images/right_shadow.png') no-repeat right center;
    z-index:11;
}
.partners-slider:before{
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    height:100%;
    width:30%;
    left: -5px;
    top:0;
    background:url('../../includes/images/right_shadow.png') no-repeat right center;
    transform:rotate(180deg);
    z-index:11;
}
.partners-slider .slick-slide >div:last-child {
    margin-left: -50px;
}
.partners_section .item {
    display:flex; 
    margin:0.5rem;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
    border-radius:10px;
    overflow:hidden;
    padding: 0rem;
    border: 0.52px solid #F1F3F7;
    baCKGROUND:#fff;
    height: 75px; 
    box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px 0px #19213D14;

}
.partners_section .item img{  
    width:auto;
    max-width: 100%;
}
.partners-slider .slick-dots li.slick-active button{
    background:transparent;
    opacity:1;
    width:10px;
    height:10px;
    border:1.5px solid #1A202C;
}
.partners-slider .slick-dots li button{
    background:#1A202C; 
}
.page-about .partners_section .top-heading p{
    max-width:30rem;
}
.page-about .partners_section .image{
    padding-left:3rem;
}

@media (max-width: 768px){
    .partners-slider:after,.partners-slider:before{
        display:none;
    }
    .partners_section   .slick-dots {
        bottom: -39px;
    }

}