{"id":13397,"date":"2021-10-05T13:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?page_id=13397"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:52:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e13397-e1 mac5-0\"><div class=\"x-row e13397-e2 mac5-1 mac5-2 mac5-4\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e13397-e3 mac5-6 mac5-7 hover-zoom-effect\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/2-5-million-trees\/\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline e13397-e4 mac5-c mac5-d mac5-e\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><strong>Farming Communities Plant 2.5 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