{"id":5379,"date":"2026-02-08T17:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefifthelement.earth\/staging\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=5379"},"modified":"2026-02-15T08:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T08:44:23","slug":"africa-climate-and-education","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/thefifthelement.earth\/staging\/activity\/africa-climate-and-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa, climate and education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; 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