{"id":2687,"date":"2026-01-13T16:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2687"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:57:40","slug":"wan-de","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/wan-de\/","title":{"rendered":"Wan De"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CE35DDDE-51DC-4D65-B8A8-469D34A6F8F8-95e393c9-280b-46d8-a11d-1cf60d2f1379.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CE35DDDE-51DC-4D65-B8A8-469D34A6F8F8-95e393c9-280b-46d8-a11d-1cf60d2f1379.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CE35DDDE-51DC-4D65-B8A8-469D34A6F8F8-95e393c9-280b-46d8-a11d-1cf60d2f1379-500x376.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CE35DDDE-51DC-4D65-B8A8-469D34A6F8F8-95e393c9-280b-46d8-a11d-1cf60d2f1379-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CE35DDDE-51DC-4D65-B8A8-469D34A6F8F8-95e393c9-280b-46d8-a11d-1cf60d2f1379-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Leh We Talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_f3f8c01ce2c4feeecdede4645aea7a69\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tostan.org\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehwetalk.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leh We Talk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :<\/strong> Proof-of-concept<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu : <\/strong>Freetown, Sierra Leone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thematic Area(s): <\/strong>Storytelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LWT-Logo-white-background-1-e1768340844237.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2689\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1516017825611704;width:140px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LWT-Logo-white-background-1-e1768340844237.png 228w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LWT-Logo-white-background-1-e1768340844237-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wan De project is a culturally rooted, youth-led innovation that uses storytelling to educate, support, and empower young people. 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