{"id":7970,"date":"2025-09-17T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unadeaf.or.ug\/IWDP2025\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2025-09-21T13:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T13:10:46","slug":"7-days-7-themes-ugandas-iwdp-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unadeaf.or.ug\/IWDP2025\/2025\/09\/17\/7-days-7-themes-ugandas-iwdp-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Days, 7 Themes: Uganda\u2019s IWDP Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7970\" class=\"elementor elementor-7970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-702d0118 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"702d0118\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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