{"id":74,"date":"2026-04-23T03:20:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pittafricans.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T02:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:45:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pittafricans.org\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"74\" class=\"elementor elementor-74\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54768fda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54768fda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3dbfd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3dbfd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43831e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43831e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAAPO(Pittsburgh Area African Professionals Organization)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322f706 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"322f706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380de1e elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6380de1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/info@pittafricans.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f99c144 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f99c144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are committed to:<\/p><ul><li>Bringing together professionals from Africa, their families and allies residing the broader Pittsburgh region.\u00a0<\/li><li>Promoting and maintaining African cultures Providing mentorship and guidance within the African community with a particular focus on college students.<\/li><\/ul><p>PAAPO members and friends meet up at least once monthly for a potluck to share culture, get to know each other, network, welcome new comers, discuss matters pertaining to Southwestern PA communities and plan for its multiple community outreach and phylanthropic activities.<\/p><p>PAAPO is a volunteer-based organization engaged through such programs as the PAAPO Seed Scholarship Fund for college students,\u00a0 PAAPO Mentorship, Students&#8217; 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