{"id":4190,"date":"2021-03-22T21:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T01:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/?p=4190"},"modified":"2021-10-09T05:59:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T05:59:53","slug":"girls-rising-gender-equality-workshops-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/girls-rising-gender-equality-workshops-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl&#8217;s Rising Gender Equality Workshops Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hola amigos,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodbye February, welcome March!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is officially the end of winter and the beginning of spring. For me it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beautiful month with the mix of cold and warm days, sometimes seeing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">snowstorms and sometimes seeing it melt all at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, in Guatemala, the temperature also fluctuates significantly at this time of year, with possible <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lows of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as 5\u00b0C and peaks as high as 29\u00b0C. Personally, I dream of going to experience this climate in Guatemala for myself. Due to the pandemic, I haven\u2019t had the opportunity to visit Guatemala since I joined SOS, but hopefully next Spring I will fulfill my dream of going to Alta Verapaz and Cotzal to check out the waterfalls, cenotes, and natural swimming pools in the jungle. For now, though, I am always enjoying to see the sun shining and the birds chirping through our virtual collaborations (and in the videos below you too can see the beauty of the communities we are working with).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-video-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t height=\"362\"\t><\/video>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Video-2021-03-23-at-12.40.45-AM.mp4'>Welcome to Las Arrugas<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"video\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentsofferingsupport.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/WhatsApp-Video-2021-03-23-at-12.40.45-AM.mp4\",\"type\":\"video\\\/mp4\",\"title\":\"Welcome to Las Arrugas\",\"caption\":\"Welcome to Las Arrugas\",\"description\":\"Welcome to Las Arrugas\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:26\"},\"dimensions\":{\"original\":{\"width\":848,\"height\":480},\"resized\":{\"width\":640,\"height\":362}},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentsofferingsupport.org\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/video.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentsofferingsupport.org\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/video.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-video-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t height=\"352\"\t><\/video>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ojo-de-Agua-landscape.mp4'>Ojo de Agua Landscape<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"video\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentsofferingsupport.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Ojo-de-Agua-landscape.mp4\",\"type\":\"video\\\/mp4\",\"title\":\"Ojo de Agua Landscape\",\"caption\":\"Welcome to Cotzal\",\"description\":\"\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:24\"},\"dimensions\":{\"original\":{\"width\":640,\"height\":352},\"resized\":{\"width\":640,\"height\":352}},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentsofferingsupport.org\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/video.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentsofferingsupport.org\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/video.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b>Implementation of Girl Rising Workshops in Learning Circles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainable development relies on ending discrimination towards women and providing equal education opportunities. Supporting these objectives is a major component of our Guate Groundswell program. So, in partnership with the organization Girl Rising Guatemala we are delivering training and facilitating conversations among youth, their parents, teachers, and community leaders about the topics of gender equality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/girlrising.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Girl Rising <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an international not-for-profit program that uses story-based<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tools and curricula to engage, energize and motivate young people to see beyond their borders, value their education, understand their rights, and believe in their capacity <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to create change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, one of the real-life stories from the program is that of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/54aeb989e4b02736a774dd68\/t\/5af34c03aa4a99b388261819\/1525894147229\/HS_Teacher_Guide-Peru_LM2018.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSenna\u2019s family struggles to survive in a bleak Peruvian mining town. Her father has big dreams for her and so insists she go to school. She discovers the transformative power of poetry. Her passion and talent seem to ensure she\u2019ll have a better future \u2013 and be the success her father imagined she\u2019d be. \u201cPoetry is how I turn ugliness into art.\u201d <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/girlrising.org\/meet-the-girls\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Senna)<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. The curriculum builds upon the real-life story of Senna, shown through a video (see here), complemented by activities to help reinforce learning objectives and themes.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support the implementation of this program, we began by inviting Teachers, Student Leaders, Parents, and various Youth &amp; Women\u2019s organizations together for a few <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">general community <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">training sessions back in October 2020. Through this process, we wanted to build the base of community support to better understand the challenges and opportunities related to gender equality within each community\u2019s specific local context, and how we could best engage youth as leaders on the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4194 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-61-e1615816977406-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-61-e1615816977406-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-61-e1615816977406-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-61-e1615816977406-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-61-e1615816977406.png 1447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, the local communities chose the Story of Senna as one of the most relevant modules of the training program to focus on, to fit their local context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also worked together with the community to translate curriculum materials into their local Mayan languages, based on feedback this was a topic where it would be important to learn with the comfort of native languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4197\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4197\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-431-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-431-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-431-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-431.png 1013w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senna&#8217;s story book in Poqomchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within each community, one community leader was chosen to lead the delivery of additional youth-targeted workshops.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet our three leaders below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Isabel Zacarias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the Program Officer in San Felipe Chenla, she is the mother of 1 daughter. She is also a wife and a leader in her community. Isabel has been working with SOS for more than 5 years by facilitating SOS trips. S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he is also pursuing her Master in Human Resources. Some of her extensive strengths are kindness, leadership, and perseverance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4208\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Isabe-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Isabe-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Isabe-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Isabe-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vanessa Maas C<\/strong><strong>un <\/strong>is the mother of 2 children, Ariana and Aron. At the age of 17, she graduated from college as a Primary School Teacher. After a while, she decided to continue with her studies and is currently pursuing her Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Intercultural Education from the University of Guatemala. She is also working in Las Arrugas&#8217;s school and her motto is &#8220;To contribute to the training of young people so they develop skills to build a better Guatemala and, where education is core number one&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4218\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-452-e1616442564740-300x234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-452-e1616442564740-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-452-e1616442564740-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-452-e1616442564740.png 1003w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabel Yate <\/strong>is 22 years old. When she was 8 years old, her father passed away, her mother faced economic challenges but with hard work, she managed to enroll Isabel in the Official Rural Mixed School in San Felipe Chenl\u00e1 Cotzal, where she learned many things such as reading, mathematics, sciences, and arts. In 2015 she started her first year of college pursuing the Intercultural Bilingual Children&#8217;s Teaching career. She graduated in 2017 and is currently working at CONALFA (National Literacy Committee).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4210\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-15-at-12.41.11-PM-1-169x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-15-at-12.41.11-PM-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-15-at-12.41.11-PM-1-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-15-at-12.41.11-PM-1.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Jan 2021 to Feb 2021, these leaders <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">participated in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three additional training sessions delivered by Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9, Country Manager of Girls Rising Guatemala.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4120\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4120\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-177-e1612385115965-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-177-e1612385115965-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-177-e1612385115965-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-177-e1612385115965-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-177-e1612385115965.png 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girl Rising Third Training<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were trained to deliver a total of 4 workshops, each of 1.5h to our youth mentors in Guatemala. Senna\u2019s story includes topics such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Challenges faced by girls living in developing countries: prostitution, child marriage, early pregnancy, and child labor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4211\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-435-230x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-435-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-435.png 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family Support and Influence: breaking down gender stereotypes, sharing the care work, and educating children about women\u2019s rights and gender equality through the family.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-video-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t height=\"296\"\t><\/video>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210209_1023521-1-1.mp4'>20210209_1023521-1-1<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"video\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentsofferingsupport.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/20210209_1023521-1-1.mp4\",\"type\":\"video\\\/mp4\",\"title\":\"\",\"caption\":\"War, lack of character and social commitment contribute to Gender Inequality\",\"description\":\"War, lack of character and social commitment contribute to Gender 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srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_091549-scaled-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_091549-scaled-1-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_091549-scaled-1-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_091549-scaled-1-1536x800.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_091549-scaled-1-2048x1066.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overcoming gender equality: youth mentors discussed the importance of self-esteem, self-confidence, goal setting, respect, autonomy, honesty, and empathy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4213\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-437-300x231.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"736\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-437-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-437-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-437.png 918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-video-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t height=\"362\"\t><\/video>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gender-Equality-Training-.mp4'>Gender Equality Training<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" 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delivering the workshops with their mentees through our learning circles. This is a unique youth-based, train-the-trainer approach that seeks to highlight the importance of gender equality and spark locally-led conversations and action to support sustainable impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hear what participants are saying about the impact of the program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Share with young people has been very rewarding. Youth mentors are eager to learn. They are full of energy, and enthusiasm to continue working for a community that thrives&#8221; says<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vanessa Caal, Telesecundaria Teacher in Las Arrugas<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The gender equality workshop helped me a lot because before I did not know much about this topic, much less about my rights. My dad used to think that men should be served food first and he also said that men take advantage of their studies but women not so much, he thought females just wanted to get married and drop out of school.\u00a0 After he saw my commitment to the program, he has been encouraging me to continue fighting for my dreams and studies. Today, I am confident that I can get ahead and become a great professional. I have spoken with my brothers and parents about what I have learned in the gender equality workshop that both men and women have the same rights says&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Juana Lidia, Youth Mentor in San Felipe<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the workshops, youth mentors commented that Senna&#8217;s story is shocking yet similar to what they have to go through. Many of them live in poverty, one of them also shared he has a dream, but due to economic situations and some family problems he has not been able to achieve it but he still pursues his dreams. Youth mentors think senna&#8217;s life is an example to move forward and a motivation for them to continue fighting in life&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Isabel Yate, Community Leader in Cotzal<\/p>\n<p><em>Guate Groundswell is made possible in part through support from the Fund for Innovation and Transformation and its partners: The InterCouncil Network, the Manitoba Council for International Co-operation, and the Government of Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola amigos,\u00a0 Goodbye February, welcome March! March is officially the end of winter and the beginning of spring. For me it is a beautiful month with the mix of cold and warm days, sometimes seeing snowstorms and sometimes seeing it melt all at once. Meanwhile, in Guatemala, the temperature also fluctuates significantly at this time &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/girls-rising-gender-equality-workshops-update\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Girl&#8217;s Rising Gender Equality Workshops Update<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentsofferingsupport.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}