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class=\"mb-10 md:mb-15\" animate-text>\n                Success equals impact\n            <\/h2>\n        \n                    <div\n                x-data=\"stats\"\n                class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between -mx-5 lg:-mx-10 gap-y-5 md:gap-y-10\"\n            >\n                                                                                <figure class=\"px-5 md:px-10 flex-1 max-w-sm md:max-w-none basis-1\/2 md:basis-1\/4\">\n                            <div \n                                aria-label=\"796M\"\n                                x-html=\"getStatHTML('796M')\"\n                                x-intersect.full=\"animateNumber($el)\"\n                                @resize.window.throttle=\"unsetWidth($el)\"\n                                class=\"h-20 md:h-30 overflow-hidden flex relative items-center font-display text-5.5xl font-medium leading-extra-tight tracking-tight md:text-8xl md:font-bold\">\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                            <figcaption class=\"md:text-lg\">\n                                    lives impacted since 2001\n                                <\/figcaption>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                                                    <figure class=\"px-5 md:px-10 flex-1 max-w-sm md:max-w-none basis-1\/2 md:basis-1\/4\">\n                            <div \n                                aria-label=\"253\"\n                                x-html=\"getStatHTML('253')\"\n                                x-intersect.full=\"animateNumber($el)\"\n                                @resize.window.throttle=\"unsetWidth($el)\"\n                                class=\"h-20 md:h-30 overflow-hidden flex relative items-center font-display text-5.5xl font-medium leading-extra-tight tracking-tight md:text-8xl md:font-bold\">\n                            <\/div>\n\n                        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'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'\"\n                >\n                                      <h2\n                      class=\"mb-10\"\n                      animate-text\n                    >\n                      Investing in Education: Innovations for Africa\u2019s education sector\n                    <\/h2>\n                  \n                                      <div animate>\n                      <span class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center text-center transition-all duration-300 text-md link-no-underline disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none inline-flex flex-row-reverse gap-x-2 items-center justify-center text-left transition-all duration-300 text-md disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none py-1.25 px-3.5 gap-2 rounded-full border border-current text-white bg-transparent hover:text-black hover:bg-white hover:border-white\n            active:bg-white group-hover:text-black group-hover:bg-white group-hover:border-white\">\n\n  \n  <span class=\"relative z-5 \">\n    Read the report\n  <\/span>\n\n  <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div\n              class=\"swiper-slide h-fit p-1 md:px-7.5 md:-mr-10 xl:mr-0 lg:pl-20 3xl:pl-0 md:w-10\/12 3xl:ml-[calc((100vw-1376px)\/2)] 3xl:-mr-[calc(((100vw-1376px)\/2)-80px)] max-w-200 last:md:mr-[16.666%] min-[962px]:last:mr-[calc(100vw-50rem)]\"\n            >\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/acumen.org\/reports\/cocoa-disrupted\/\" target=\"_self\" \n                class=\"rounded-card block link-no-underline py-5 px-4 md:p-5 md:pb-8 hover:bg-white\/20 group transition-all duration-300\"\n              >\n\n                                  <div class=\"aspect-[10\/6] w-full mb-5 rounded-card relative overflow-hidden\">\n                    <div data-swiper-parallax-x=\"25%\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/51247704839_e65db16f49_6k-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"scale-125 origin-left w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Man picking cocoa from a tree\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1536px) 64rem,\n      (min-width: 1280px) calc((100vw - (3.75rem * 2)) * 10\/12),\n      (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - (3.75rem * 2)) * 10\/12),\n      (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - (1.25rem * 2)) * 10\/12),\n      (min-width: 640px) calc((100vw - (1.25rem * 2)),\n      calc(100vw - (1.25rem * 2))\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/51247704839_e65db16f49_6k-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/51247704839_e65db16f49_6k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/51247704839_e65db16f49_6k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/51247704839_e65db16f49_6k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/51247704839_e65db16f49_6k.jpg 2000w\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                <div\n                  class=\"transition-opacity duration-700\"\n                  :class=\"activeSlide == 2 ? 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'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'\"\n                >\n                                      <h2\n                      class=\"mb-10\"\n                      animate-text\n                    >\n                      Pathways to Growth: Gender-smart business actions that work\n                    <\/h2>\n                  \n                                      <div animate>\n                      <span class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center text-center transition-all duration-300 text-md link-no-underline disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none inline-flex flex-row-reverse gap-x-2 items-center justify-center text-left transition-all duration-300 text-md disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none py-1.25 px-3.5 gap-2 rounded-full border border-current text-white bg-transparent hover:text-black hover:bg-white hover:border-white\n            active:bg-white group-hover:text-black group-hover:bg-white group-hover:border-white\">\n\n  \n  <span class=\"relative z-5 \">\n    Read the report\n  <\/span>\n\n  <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div\n              class=\"swiper-slide h-fit p-1 md:px-7.5 md:-mr-10 xl:mr-0 lg:pl-20 3xl:pl-0 md:w-10\/12 3xl:ml-[calc((100vw-1376px)\/2)] 3xl:-mr-[calc(((100vw-1376px)\/2)-80px)] max-w-200 last:md:mr-[16.666%] min-[962px]:last:mr-[calc(100vw-50rem)]\"\n            >\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/acumen.org\/reports\/drivers-of-income\/\" target=\"_self\" \n                class=\"rounded-card block link-no-underline py-5 px-4 md:p-5 md:pb-8 hover:bg-white\/20 group transition-all duration-300\"\n              >\n\n                                  <div class=\"aspect-[10\/6] w-full mb-5 rounded-card relative overflow-hidden\">\n                    <div data-swiper-parallax-x=\"25%\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Drivers-of-Income-Hero-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"scale-125 origin-left w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"A farmer sorts cacao beans. Photo credit: Juergen Sauer, Munich\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1536px) 64rem,\n      (min-width: 1280px) calc((100vw - (3.75rem * 2)) * 10\/12),\n      (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - (3.75rem * 2)) * 10\/12),\n      (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - (1.25rem * 2)) * 10\/12),\n      (min-width: 640px) calc((100vw - (1.25rem * 2)),\n      calc(100vw - (1.25rem * 2))\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Drivers-of-Income-Hero-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Drivers-of-Income-Hero-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Drivers-of-Income-Hero-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Drivers-of-Income-Hero-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/acumen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Drivers-of-Income-Hero.jpg 1800w\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                <div\n                  class=\"transition-opacity duration-700\"\n                  :class=\"activeSlide == 4 ? 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