{"id":1161,"date":"2025-11-21T14:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikatca.org.et\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2025-11-22T07:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T07:18:15","slug":"saras-journey-to-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikatca.org.et\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/saras-journey-to-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara&#8217;s Journey to Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1161\" class=\"elementor elementor-1161\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad91e44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad91e44\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da8a64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8da8a64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc37da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffc37da\" 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\">Sara A's Journey <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5129896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5129896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Story of Change<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71e9ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d71e9ff\" 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-253b1fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"253b1fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- GOOGLE FONTS -->\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@500;600;700&family=Open+Sans:wght@300;400;600&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n    body {\n        background: #ffffff;\n        font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\n        color: #333;\n        margin: 0;\n        padding: 0;\n    }\n\n    .page-wrapper {\n        max-width: 1100px;\n        margin: 0 auto;\n        padding: 40px 20px;\n        animation: fadeIn 1s ease forwards;\n        opacity: 0;\n    }\n\n    \/* SECTION SPACING *\/\n    section {\n        margin-bottom: 50px;\n        padding: 40px;\n        background: #f9f9f9;\n        border-radius: 16px;\n        box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\n        animation: slideUp 1s ease forwards;\n        opacity: 0;\n    }\n\n    \/* PAGE TITLE *\/\n    .page-title {\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 40px;\n    }\n\n    .page-title h1 {\n        font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n        font-size: 38px;\n        font-weight: 700;\n        color: #0056A1;\n        margin-bottom: 10px;\n    }\n\n    .page-title h2 {\n        font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n        font-size: 22px;\n        font-weight: 600;\n        color: #0056A1;\n    }\n\n    \/* SECTION HEADINGS OUTSIDE SECTIONS *\/\n    .section-heading {\n        font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n        font-size: 22px;\n        font-weight: 600;\n        margin: 30px auto 15px auto;\n        color: #0056A1;\n        max-width: 1100px;\n        text-align: left;\n    }\n\n    \/* TEXT *\/\n    p {\n        font-size: 16px;\n        line-height: 1.7;\n        margin-bottom: 18px;\n    }\n\n    \/* QUOTES *\/\n    .quote {\n        font-style: italic;\n        border-left: 3px solid #0056A1;\n        padding-left: 15px;\n        margin: 25px 0;\n        color: #444;\n        font-size: 16px;\n        opacity: 0.9;\n    }\n\n    \/* BACK BUTTON *\/\n    .back-btn {\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-top: 60px;\n    }\n\n    .back-btn a {\n        font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n        font-size: 16px;\n        padding: 12px 28px;\n        border: 2px solid #0056A1;\n        border-radius: 8px;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        color: #0056A1;\n        transition: 0.3s ease;\n    }\n\n    .back-btn a:hover {\n        background: #0056A1;\n        color: #fff;\n    }\n\n    \/* ANIMATIONS *\/\n    @keyframes fadeIn {\n        from { opacity: 0; 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