{"id":176,"date":"2025-05-26T13:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2025-06-08T01:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T01:49:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"176\" class=\"elementor elementor-176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f24a381 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f24a381\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94a0e67\" data-id=\"94a0e67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8179d 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Experience their daily realities, and learn about their unique architecture, innovations, businesses, and challenges. As these centuries-old communities face rapid population growth, climate change, and even bulldozers, what needs to be done to preserve their homes?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceacdd6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ceacdd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5aaf3b\" data-id=\"d5aaf3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06041d5 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"06041d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n                   \n<style>\n  .trust-badge-row {\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: center;\n    gap: 60px;\n    padding: 20px 0;\n    flex-wrap: wrap; \/* allow wrapping on small screens *\/\n  }\n\n  .badge {\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    gap: 12px;\n    font-size: 22px; \/* bigger text *\/\n    font-weight: 600;\n  }\n\n  .badge span.icon {\n    font-size: 36px; \/* bigger icon *\/\n  }\n\n  \/* Responsive for smaller screens *\/\n  @media (max-width: 600px) {\n    .trust-badge-row {\n      flex-direction: column;\n      align-items: center;\n      gap: 25px;\n      padding: 15px 0;\n    }\n    .badge {\n      font-size: 20px;\n      gap: 10px;\n    }\n    .badge span.icon {\n      font-size: 30px;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"trust-badge-row\">\n  <div class=\"badge\">\n    <span class=\"icon\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/span>\n    <span>Secure Checkout<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"badge\">\n    <span class=\"icon\">\ud83d\ude9a<\/span>\n    <span>Fast Delivery<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"badge\">\n    <span class=\"icon\">\ud83e\uddfe<\/span>\n    <span>Verified Author<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"badge\">\n    <span class=\"icon\">\ud83c\udf0d<\/span>\n    <span>Support grassroots photojournalism<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1629dc3 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1629dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f952b5c\" data-id=\"f952b5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7b702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb7b702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Journey Through West African Slums: Forgotten Coastal Communities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b85e0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b85e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embark on a transformative journey to explore 18 different slum communities in five West African countries located around the Gulf of Guinea. Experience their daily realities, and learn about their unique architecture, innovations, businesses, and challenges. As these centuries-old communities face rapid population growth, climate change, and even bulldozers, what needs to be done to preserve their homes?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6334246\" data-id=\"6334246\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d116e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9d116e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-105\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037428-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80cdeb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"80cdeb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f9b01 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6f9b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6dcdb0\" data-id=\"b6dcdb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5fe00 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f5fe00\" 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https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037638-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037638-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037638-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037638-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037638-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037638-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Spaces of Transformation<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\"I propose that we should look at these places as laboratories for change.\"\u200b<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e175415 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e175415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037641-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ancestral  Reimagined<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\"A unique construction style rooted in the ancestral building technologies of the Egu people.\"<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283c146 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"283c146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037637-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Rethinking How We Build<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\"I think it is important to keep in mind sustainability and affordability aspects. Building with concrete is not necessarily sustainable.\"<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a1350 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c9a1350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aboubacarskomara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000037640-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Scalable Solutions<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\"The solutions to the problems faced in each community can transform into scalable economic opportunities and lessons for the country and region.\"<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d69192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7d69192\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e8dd8\" data-id=\"14e8dd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c70b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2c70b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What You\u2019ll Discover Inside This Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d84da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-left elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"37d84da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unique architecture styles designed by necessity and creativity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How residents run businesses and build self-sustaining systems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The effects of climate change and gentrification on slum communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Insight into policies, challenges, and preservation strategies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A new lens on human dignity, resilience, and cultural pride<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f3e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"a3f3e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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