{"id":405,"date":"2021-09-27T09:50:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T09:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/?p=405"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:56:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:56:57","slug":"welcome-to-the-development-spotlight-blog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/2021\/09\/27\/welcome-to-the-development-spotlight-blog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Development Spotlight blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-225\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/09\/im.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1182\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/09\/im.png 1182w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/09\/im-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/09\/im-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/09\/im-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/09\/im-711x350.png 711w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/09\/im-150x74.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Aid and Development work is important because of the direct impact it has on the lives of so many people all over the world. 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