{"id":12385,"date":"2023-12-04T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/?p=12385"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:21:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:21:14","slug":"finding-light-in-the-darkness-umus-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/finding-light-in-the-darkness-umus-story\/","title":{"rendered":"La lumi\u00e8re au bout du tunnel : l&rsquo;histoire d&rsquo;Umu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5g15mcp-ef21fa18647babf40c76eff0b4e3bc56\">\n.flex_column.av-5g15mcp-ef21fa18647babf40c76eff0b4e3bc56{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5g15mcp-ef21fa18647babf40c76eff0b4e3bc56 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4z8fn7t-209e9b7acb7ad5749a1f56e1b9b8e6d5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4z8fn7t-209e9b7acb7ad5749a1f56e1b9b8e6d5{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4z8fn7t-209e9b7acb7ad5749a1f56e1b9b8e6d5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lpmseg11-37c2c030200ecd4b688289b27f3cfdcc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">La lumi\u00e8re au bout du tunnel : l&rsquo;histoire d&rsquo;Umu<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4cjgmx5-b1a34edfed8ec936a6d1fd65c6aa3fa2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4cjgmx5-b1a34edfed8ec936a6d1fd65c6aa3fa2{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4cjgmx5-b1a34edfed8ec936a6d1fd65c6aa3fa2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lpmsvgh8-1c9aa6bc02a5a64444116a39b5d250cf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Umu and the Gift of Peace_FR\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/890318386?h=28c17279a0&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Avez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 rencontr\u00e9 quelqu&rsquo;un dont les yeux dansent lorsqu&rsquo;il parle ? C&rsquo;est la premi\u00e8re chose que tout le monde remarque en rencontrant Umu, 3 ans. Sa tante, Fatmata, a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tonn\u00e9e par la capacit\u00e9 d&rsquo;Umu \u00e0 se faire des amis, o\u00f9 qu&rsquo;elle aille. \u00ab\u00a0En plus, c&rsquo;est une fille tr\u00e8s courageuse\u00a0\u00bb, explique-t-elle. \u00ab\u00a0Elle est intelligente. Elle apprend vite.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Si cette joie contagieuse est aujourd&rsquo;hui la &lsquo;marque de fabrique&rsquo; d&rsquo;Umu, il n&rsquo;en a pas toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 ainsi. Sa naissance s&rsquo;est d\u00e9roul\u00e9e de mani\u00e8re inattendue : elle est venue au monde avec une tumeur b\u00e9nigne qui s&rsquo;est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9 de son visage et de son cou. Ce fut un v\u00e9ritable choc pour sa m\u00e8re, Yei, qui s&rsquo;attendait \u00e0 un b\u00e9b\u00e9 en bonne sant\u00e9. Le fait de voir son premier-n\u00e9 atteint de cette tumeur a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9vastateur.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Je n&rsquo;arrivais pas \u00e0 regarder la tumeur sur son visage\u00a0\u00bb, se souvient Yei en se rem\u00e9morant le jour o\u00f9 elle a accouch\u00e9 et vu Umu pour la premi\u00e8re fois. \u00ab\u00a0Personne ne peut \u00eatre heureux de voir cela.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Il n&rsquo;a pas fallu longtemps pour que la triste r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;\u00e9tat d&rsquo;Umu s&rsquo;impose.<\/p>\n<p>Pendant la grossesse de Yei, sa tante Rebecca avait demand\u00e9 que le b\u00e9b\u00e9 porte son nom, dans l&rsquo;espoir d&rsquo;avoir enfin son propre homonyme. Tout a chang\u00e9 lorsque Rebecca a vu Umu. Elle est revenue sur sa demande, disant \u00e0 Yei qu&rsquo;elle ne voulait plus d&rsquo;Umu comme homonyme.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Cela m&rsquo;a fait beaucoup de mal\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Yei.<\/p>\n<p>Les membres de la famille et les amis proches n&rsquo;ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 les seuls \u00e0 commenter la tumeur d&rsquo;Umu. Les habitants de son village ont \u00e9galement r\u00e9agi.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Lorsque j&#8217;emmenais Umu en promenade, certains enfants s&rsquo;\u00e9loignaient d&rsquo;elle parce qu&rsquo;ils avaient peur de la tumeur\u00a0\u00bb, se souvient Yei. \u00ab\u00a0Les gens posaient tellement de questions sur l&rsquo;\u00e9tat d&rsquo;Umu. Je n&rsquo;avais pas de r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 leur donner, je ne savais rien\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3ylbnbd-4f3e1a3155637a629961ae2480c3cb68\">\n.flex_column.av-3ylbnbd-4f3e1a3155637a629961ae2480c3cb68{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3ylbnbd-4f3e1a3155637a629961ae2480c3cb68 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lpmtfdvn-e87862ac0ab6ec8dcf2330982df2c475\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lpmtfdvn-e87862ac0ab6ec8dcf2330982df2c475 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lpmtfdvn-e87862ac0ab6ec8dcf2330982df2c475 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lpmtfdvn-e87862ac0ab6ec8dcf2330982df2c475 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12367 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12367 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID-1030x688.jpg\" alt='' title='SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID'  height=\"688\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID-1030x688.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID-1500x1001.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID-705x471.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220731_UMU_SNC07815_BEFORE_JM002_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3ehpeo9-e5f20141de0f967920de21031ec9ba8a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3ehpeo9-e5f20141de0f967920de21031ec9ba8a{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3ehpeo9-e5f20141de0f967920de21031ec9ba8a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lpmt3u22-42edb3ffe529a820c2b5af80f3f12dda '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>La famille d&rsquo;Umu a test\u00e9 toutes sortes de rem\u00e8des. Ils ont essay\u00e9 des m\u00e9dicaments traditionnels \u00e0 base de plantes. Ils ont je\u00fbn\u00e9 pendant sept jours et sept nuits. Ils ont examin\u00e9 les options chirurgicales, mais il n&rsquo;y avait pas un seul chirurgien maxillo-facial dans leur pays, la Sierra Leone. On leur a dit que leur meilleure chance \u00e9tait de se rendre \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9tranger pour qu&rsquo;Umu puisse se faire op\u00e9rer. Mais le co\u00fbt du voyage et des soins m\u00e9dicaux \u00e9tait trop \u00e9lev\u00e9 pour cette famille d&rsquo;agriculteurs.<\/p>\n<p>Umu a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 grandir, tout comme sa tumeur. Bien que son \u00e9tat ne mette pas encore sa vie en danger, la tumeur se rapprochait dangereusement de ses voies respiratoires. \u00ab\u00a0Elle courait certainement un tr\u00e8s grand risque de suffocation si la tumeur continuait \u00e0 se d\u00e9velopper\u00a0\u00bb, explique le Dr Gary Parker, chirurgien b\u00e9n\u00e9vole de Mercy Ships.<\/p>\n<p>A son jeune \u00e2ge, Umu n&rsquo;avait pas conscience du regard des autres. Sa confiance en elle et sa nature sociale n&rsquo;\u00e9taient pas affect\u00e9es. Mais elle ne pouvait \u00e9chapper au fardeau physique de sa tumeur. \u00ab\u00a0On ne peut pas simplement prendre un couteau et la couper ? C&rsquo;est tellement lourd\u00a0\u00bb, demandait-elle \u00e0 sa m\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12362\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SNC220822_UMU_SNC07815_AFTER_MIRROR_JM002_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"1\" aria-label=\"Page 1\" data-loaded=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"2\" aria-label=\"Page 2\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"2\" aria-label=\"Page 2\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\">\n<p><strong>L&rsquo;espoir brille dans les t\u00e9n\u00e8bres<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pendant ces ann\u00e9es, Umu n&rsquo;a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 seule. M\u00eame si l&rsquo;espoir d&rsquo;une gu\u00e9rison diminuait, sa famille a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 ses c\u00f4t\u00e9s. Elle a re\u00e7u des soins r\u00e9guliers \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital p\u00e9diatrique de Freetown, o\u00f9 elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 soign\u00e9e par le sympathique docteur Bah.<\/p>\n<p>Finalement, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son r\u00e9seau familial, amical et m\u00eame d&rsquo;inconnus, Umu a entendu parler de Mercy Ships.<\/p>\n<p>Accompagn\u00e9e de sa m\u00e8re et de sa tante, Umu s&rsquo;est rendue sur le <em>Global Mercy\u2122<\/em>, o\u00f9 on lui a dit qu&rsquo;elle pourrait b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d&rsquo;une intervention chirurgicale gratuite pour retirer sa tumeur. Selon Ria Bos, responsable de la s\u00e9lection des patients chez Mercy Ships, il n&rsquo;y avait pas de temps \u00e0 perdre pour op\u00e9rer Umu, estimant qu&rsquo;attendre plus longtemps aurait conduit \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0un risque d&rsquo;atteinte des voies respiratoires&#8230; un \u00e9tat nutritionnel aggrav\u00e9, et une chirurgie potentiellement plus complexe en raison de la croissance de la masse\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s tant de tentatives infructueuses pour obtenir un traitement, la nouvelle a apport\u00e9 une immense joie \u00e0 la famille d&rsquo;Umu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Quand ils me l&rsquo;ont dit, j&rsquo;\u00e9tais heureuse parce que je sais que c&rsquo;est une belle fille et je sais qu&rsquo;apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration, elle sera encore plus belle. Ce sera un vrai conte de f\u00e9es\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 sa tante Fatmata, les larmes aux yeux \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9vocation de ce souvenir.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Ce sera tellement incroyable d&rsquo;expliquer le chemin parcouru par Umu.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2yjn96x-139ab3dd5c589cd0eda9f511a37193e7\">\n.flex_column.av-2yjn96x-139ab3dd5c589cd0eda9f511a37193e7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2yjn96x-139ab3dd5c589cd0eda9f511a37193e7 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lpmtg6ay-6c11eb331c4bdf8b6bd437568d53787f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lpmtg6ay-6c11eb331c4bdf8b6bd437568d53787f 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"2\" aria-label=\"Page 2\" data-loaded=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>La s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9 en cadeau<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;obtention d&rsquo;un rendez-vous pour une op\u00e9ration chirurgicale a provoqu\u00e9 un \u00e9norme sentiment de soulagement, mais le parcours ne faisait que commencer. D&rsquo;abord, l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration elle-m\u00eame&#8230; Pour Yei, regarder sa fille partir en salle d&rsquo;op\u00e9ration a \u00e9t\u00e9 un moment angoissant.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;avais peur qu&rsquo;Umu ne meure\u00a0\u00bb, dit-elle. L&rsquo;incertitude \u00e9tait paralysante.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Quand Umu est revenue apr\u00e8s une op\u00e9ration r\u00e9ussie, j&rsquo;ai pleur\u00e9 de joie. J&rsquo;avais l&rsquo;impression qu&rsquo;on m&rsquo;enlevait un fardeau des \u00e9paules\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Une fois Umu r\u00e9tablie \u00e0 bord du navire, la famille est retourn\u00e9e chez elle et la jeune fille a entam\u00e9 une nouvelle vie. Elle a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 recevoir des soins de suivi \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital p\u00e9diatrique afin de s&rsquo;assurer qu&rsquo;elle reste en bonne sant\u00e9. Sans le fardeau de sa tumeur, Umu a trouv\u00e9 une nouvelle libert\u00e9 en jouant et en explorant tout tr\u00e8s facilement. Elle a commenc\u00e9 l&rsquo;\u00e9cole pour la premi\u00e8re fois, tout comme ses camarades. Capable de manger et de boire plus facilement qu&rsquo;auparavant, sa sant\u00e9 s&rsquo;est am\u00e9lior\u00e9e et elle grandissait et se fortifiait jour apr\u00e8s jour.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0La vie est extraordinaire depuis l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Fatmata.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Nous pensions qu&rsquo;une fois l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration termin\u00e9e, le retour \u00e0 la vie normale serait difficile, mais ce n&rsquo;est pas le cas. Maintenant, quand je me prom\u00e8ne avec elle, tous les gens disent : &lsquo;Oh, elle est belle&rsquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Umu ne reste plus \u00e0 la maison ; on ne sait jamais o\u00f9 elle est, car elle aime \u00eatre dehors, elle joue avec ses copines jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 l&rsquo;heure du coucher.<\/p>\n<p>Les craintes concernant sa sant\u00e9 \u00e9tant dissip\u00e9es, la famille a trouv\u00e9 la paix pour la premi\u00e8re fois depuis des ann\u00e9es. Elle peut d\u00e9sormais envisager l&rsquo;avenir avec un regain d&rsquo;espoir, sachant qu&rsquo;Umu peut choisir ce qu&rsquo;elle fera de sa vie.<\/p>\n<p>Fatmata r\u00eave qu&rsquo;elle devienne infirmi\u00e8re et qu&rsquo;elle aide d&rsquo;autres enfants \u00e0 l&rsquo;avenir. Yei veut qu&rsquo;elle continue \u00e0 \u00e9tudier et qu&rsquo;elle soit fi\u00e8re de partager son histoire avec les autres. Peu importe ce qu&rsquo;elle fera plus tard, Fatmata d\u00e9clare : \u00ab\u00a0Je pense que l&rsquo;avenir r\u00e9serve quelque chose d&rsquo;extraordinaire \u00e0 Umu\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Dans des circonstances apparemment impossibles, l&rsquo;espoir, la joie et la paix peuvent na\u00eetre de la bienveillance d&rsquo;\u00e9trangers.<\/p>\n<p>Ce No\u00ebl, partagez le don de l&rsquo;espoir et de la gu\u00e9rison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"2\" aria-label=\"Page 2\" data-loaded=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"3\" aria-label=\"Page 3\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1qrvaeh-6be7a5cea1b8cf04e05786d31e8363ea main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  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