{"id":2024,"date":"2025-12-13T09:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikatca.org.et\/?page_id=2024"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:18:28","slug":"public-awareness-stigma-reduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nikatca.org.et\/index.php\/public-awareness-stigma-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Awareness &amp; Stigma Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2024\" class=\"elementor elementor-2024\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3c4b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c3c4b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b29ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b29ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public Awareness, Stigma Reduction &amp; Social Norms Change<\/h2>\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-b329825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b329825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2385b38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2385b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@600;700&family=Open+Sans:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');\n\n.program-page {\n  max-width: 900px;\n  margin: auto;\n  padding: 50px 20px;\n  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\n  color: #333;\n  text-align: justify;\n}\n\n.program-page h1 {\n  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 36px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  color: #0056A1;\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n\n.section-title {\n  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 24px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  margin-top: 35px;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n  color: #0056A1;\n}\n\n.program-page p {\n  font-size: 16px;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n  margin-bottom: 15px;\n}\n\n.impact-box {\n  background: #f0f8ff;\n  padding: 20px;\n  border-left: 4px solid #0056A1;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  margin-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"program-page\">\n\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe Public Awareness, Stigma Reduction & Social Norms Change program area is dedicated to challenging harmful public perceptions and social norms that marginalize sex workers. 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