{"id":9,"date":"2025-09-02T07:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poayouthawards.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:21:29","slug":"about-poaya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poayouthawards.com\/index.php\/about-poaya\/","title":{"rendered":"About poaya"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483dfc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"483dfc6\" data-element_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-21d00f36 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"21d00f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/poayouthawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abtbga-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poayouthawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abtbga-removebg-preview.png 612w, https:\/\/poayouthawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abtbga-removebg-preview-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b552e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b552e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-square\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd9989 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edd9989\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578fe2b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"578fe2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Pearl of Africa Youth Awards<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1289d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1289d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65de563 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65de563\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b9d53 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"a3b9d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\">\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uganda, famously known as the \"Pearl of Africa,\" is home to one of the youngest populations in the world, with over 78% under the age of 35.<\/p>\n<p>The youth are the backbone of the country\u2019s transformation, driving innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, arts, and social change.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the need to celebrate and amplify the contributions of young people and the organizations\/institutions that support them, <strong>Computing Palace Technologies<\/strong> proposes the establishment of the Pearl of Africa Youth Awards (PAYA).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a449d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a449d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0319a39 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget 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