{"id":7058,"date":"2026-05-02T15:59:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/?page_id=7058"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:54:16","slug":"maintenance-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7058\" class=\"elementor elementor-7058\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82d3c3d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82d3c3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a38efb7\" data-id=\"a38efb7\" 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-2b9237f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b9237f\" 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=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minds_LogoTransparentBG-1024x724.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minds_LogoTransparentBG-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minds_LogoTransparentBG-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minds_LogoTransparentBG-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minds_LogoTransparentBG-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/minds-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minds_LogoTransparentBG-2048x1448.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-486281d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"486281d\" 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\">nEW WEBSITE COMING SOON<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38e7c4d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38e7c4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-e5fdbb2\" data-id=\"e5fdbb2\" 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-1b98e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b98e35\" 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\">Scholarship Applications Are  Open <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd74932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd74932\" 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 class=\"p1\">The MINDS Scholarship Program is open throughout the year. 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