{"id":5422,"date":"2025-11-28T13:11:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotconnectafrica.org\/DCAAcademy\/?page_id=5422"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:55:19","slug":"voices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dotconnectafrica.org\/DCAAcademy\/voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5422\" class=\"elementor elementor-5422\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14289f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14289f4\" 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-234fdd4\" data-id=\"234fdd4\" 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-f1746b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1746b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/dotconnectafrica.org\/DCAAcademy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Voices-Hero-Image-1536x516.png\" class=\"attachment-aduma-1920-516 size-aduma-1920-516 wp-image-5822\" alt=\"DCA Academy Voices images\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5891e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5891e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">                                                      DotConnectAfrica DCA  Voices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fde146 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2fde146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-b8a2910 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a2910\" 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-f8abfd4\" data-id=\"f8abfd4\" 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-f3c899d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3c899d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>DCA Youth Voices (Young Men)<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>DCA Youth Voices: Shaping the Future of Tech in Africa<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Our DCA boot camp is more than just training\u2014<b>it&#8217;s a launchpad for the next generation of African tech leaders.<\/b> Here, young men gain mastery over cutting-edge tools in AI, IoT, and digital marketing, transforming them from learners into innovators ready to solve local challenges and drive sustainable development.<\/p><p>Through the <strong>DCA Youth Voices<\/strong>, these future leaders share their journeys. 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