{"id":648,"date":"2026-05-25T23:27:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/?page_id=648"},"modified":"2026-05-26T03:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:42:57","slug":"news-event","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/?page_id=648","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"648\" class=\"elementor elementor-648\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b44e151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b44e151\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af180c0\" data-id=\"7af180c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc72801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cc72801\" 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\">Project Spotlight: Future Up Nations (Tanzania)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6987b5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6987b5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"><div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_edb5c87b239d1dd9\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-busy=\"false\"><h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">2026 Ciena Solutions Challenge Award Recipient<\/b><\/h3><blockquote data-path-to-node=\"5\"><p data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">&#8220;Empowering generations through digital education and building a sustainable blueprint for community-led technology expansion.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote><h2 data-path-to-node=\"17\">\ud83d\udcac What the Judges Said<\/h2><blockquote data-path-to-node=\"18\"><p data-path-to-node=\"18,0\">\ud83d\udce2 <i data-path-to-node=\"18,0\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">&#8220;I love your project. The change you want to bring with digital education is something I admire. Good Luck to Future Up Nations!&#8221;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote data-path-to-node=\"19\"><p data-path-to-node=\"19,0\">\ud83d\udce2 <i data-path-to-node=\"19,0\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">&#8220;The team has a well-thought-out plan for force-multiplying the technology reach&#8230; I absolutely loved the comprehensive plan for sustainability, especially the focus on self-sufficiency through community services like printing and web design.&#8221;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote data-path-to-node=\"20\"><p data-path-to-node=\"20,0\">\ud83d\udce2 <i data-path-to-node=\"20,0\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">&#8220;The &#8216;Cell&#8217; model is a brilliant example of maximizing educational opportunities in a resource-constrained environment. This could serve as an invaluable blueprint for similar initiatives worldwide.&#8221;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote><ul data-path-to-node=\"27\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\">ools!<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c10a63d\" data-id=\"3c10a63d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7010e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7010e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations-500x500.webp 500w, https:\/\/futureupnations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Future-Up-Nations.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Spotlight: Future Up Nations (Tanzania) 2026 Ciena Solutions Challenge Award Recipient &#8220;Empowering generations through digital education and building a sustainable blueprint for community-led technology expansion. &#x1f4ac; What the Judges Said &#x1f4e2; &#8220;I love your project. 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