{"id":6360,"date":"2024-04-01T14:29:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T10:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/?page_id=6360"},"modified":"2025-01-03T18:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T14:01:32","slug":"skills-training-education-program-step-gmpfc-spark-isdb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/en\/skills-training-education-program-step-gmpfc-spark-isdb\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills Training Education Program&#8221; (STEP)- GMPFC-Spark-IsDB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592644464049{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1711967757329{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #001a70; font-size: 18pt;\">About The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Development Bank empowers individuals, communities, and nations across 57 member countries. 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