{"id":336,"date":"2026-07-08T20:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/?page_id=336"},"modified":"2026-07-08T22:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:02:26","slug":"blog-post","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/index.php\/blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"336\" class=\"elementor elementor-336\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371b763 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"371b763\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f7d12 uael-dual-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-dual-color-heading\" data-id=\"d4f7d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-dual-color-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-dual-color-heading uael-heading-stack-none\">\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-before-heading\"><span class=\"elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-first-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"before_heading_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Our <\/span><\/span><span class=\"uael-adv-heading-stack\"><span class=\"elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-highlight-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"second_heading_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Story<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98c0af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d98c0af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dd7c5 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52dd7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lemida-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"86\" height=\"86\" \/><b>LEMIDA AFRICA IMPLEMENTING TUNZA PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS(FAO)<\/b><\/p><p>Every impactful journey begins with a vision. Discover how Lemida Africa was founded, the communities that inspired our mission, and the milestones that have shaped our work. 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