{"id":9333,"date":"2023-08-10T13:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/?page_id=9333"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:29:12","slug":"our-approach-to-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/our-approach-to-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Approach to Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"subpageBanner\" style=\"display:\">\n    <div class=\"subpageBannerBlock figure_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/enfants_du_monde_website_image_young_children.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2500\/800;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/enfants_du_monde_website_image_young_children.png 2500w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/enfants_du_monde_website_image_young_children-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/enfants_du_monde_website_image_young_children-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/enfants_du_monde_website_image_young_children-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/enfants_du_monde_website_image_young_children-1536x492.png 1536w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/enfants_du_monde_website_image_young_children-2048x655.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\n        <div class=\"subpageBannerWrap\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div>\n                        <span class=\"bannerHead\"><\/span>\n                        <h1>Our Approach to Education<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"picture-caption\">\n                <div class=\"caption-content\"><span>Goldbach<\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n        \/\/ Check if the block exists\n        var bannerSection = $('#subpage-banner-section');\n\n        if (bannerSection.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ Move the block to the end of <main> just before the footer\n            $('main').append(bannerSection); \/\/ This will append it inside the <main> tag\n        }\n\n        $('.documentAccordion').on('click', function (e) {\n            e.preventDefault();  \/\/ Prevent default link action\n\n            \/\/ Target the section with the given ID\n            $('html, body').animate({\n                scrollTop: $('#subpage-banner-section').offset().top - 200\n            }, 1000);\n        });\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n        <section class=\"contentSec\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"contentBlock\">\n                <h5>Education tailored to students&#8217; needs<\/h5>\n                <p>In our schools, we emphasize <b>quality education<\/b> based on an <b>active and innovative teaching approach developed by our specialists<\/b> following the numerous failures of literacy campaigns in the 1960s. These campaigns were based on rote memorization and mastery of a limited number of skills.<\/p>\n<p>We advocate <b>teaching in the local mother tongue and the official language of the country, tailored to the needs of children and linked to the local culture<\/b>. This approach stimulates children&#8217;s participation, encourages them to think and act for themselves, and to solve problems independently.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2>                                5 Principles for a Quality Education <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h2>                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar.webp\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar.webp 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6598_Madagascar-1536x1536.webp 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>                                1. Contextualisation <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h3>                                                            <p>The content of the lessons is rooted in the everyday reality of the students. We adapt the school curricula after analyzing the educational needs and issues faced by local communities. The subjects taught are relevant to the communities because they can be used in their daily lives.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"rightTextLeftImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad.webp\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad.webp 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS3962_eleve_Tchad-1536x1536.webp 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>                                2. Interculturality  <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h3>                                                            <p>Cultural differences are highlighted in a positive way, enabling students to develop a critical and open mindset. In addition, students&#8217; empirical knowledge is brought into dialogue with the scientific knowledge they need to acquire.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala.webp\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala.webp 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS6367_Guatemala-1536x1536.webp 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>                                3. Multilingualism  <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h3>                                                            <p>Classes are taught in the official language and in the children&#8217;s mother tongues. This facilitates learning and motivates students. Different languages are used complementarily in teaching, with a view to promoting better knowledge acquisition.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"rightTextLeftImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_burkina_faso_temoignage_urgence.webp\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_burkina_faso_temoignage_urgence.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 624\/405;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_burkina_faso_temoignage_urgence.webp 624w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_burkina_faso_temoignage_urgence-300x195.webp 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>                                4. Interdisciplinarity  <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h3>                                                            <p>Synergies between school subjects are encouraged in order to address key social and sustainability issues in the community in the classroom; language and math skills are used for teaching and learning science subjects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina.webp\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina.webp 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RS112_eleveBurkina-1536x1536.webp 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>                                5. Active Learning  <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h3>                                                            <p>Classroom projects and varied working methods encourage students to participate in learning how to learn, i.e., to develop skills (collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity) that are useful for lifelong learning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"container text-center loadMoreSection\">\n    <button onclick=\"loadMoreSection()\" class=\"btnBlue open_button loadmorebtn\">Read more<\/button>\n    <button onclick=\"loadMoreSection()\" class=\"btnBlue close_button loadmorebtn\">Read more<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"show_on_loadmore leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:none \">\n    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order to <strong>promote respect for the languages spoken by children in their families<\/strong> and encourage learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"show_on_loadmore rightTextLeftImg \" style=\"display:none \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>                                Innovating <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h3>                                                            <ul>\n<li><strong>engage in dialogue with academia<\/strong>: take into account<strong> advances in educational science<\/strong> and <strong>feed research with concrete examples<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>place our <strong>five principles of quality education<\/strong> at the <strong>heart of education systems<\/strong> in the countries where we operate;<\/li>\n<li>use <strong>new technologies<\/strong>: distance learning, educational radio programs, digitization of monitoring tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"show_on_loadmore leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:none \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    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 <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"secTitle\">\n            <h2>Our principles in practice in the countries<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"activityRow\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"activityCol\">\n                    <div class=\"activityColInner\">\n                        <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/bangladesh-education\/\">                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_impact_education_bangladesh.png\" alt=\"EMD-img\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_impact_education_bangladesh.png 1920w, 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skills that can be directly applied in their daily lives, Enfants du Monde has offered better prospects for the future to thousands of girls and boys.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/bangladesh-education\/\" class=\"btnWhite\">Read more<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"activityCol\">\n                    <div class=\"activityColInner\">\n                        <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/benin\/\">                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RS2989_1920_Benin.png\" alt=\"EMD-img\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" 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recurring challenges. Local languages are not sufficiently used in education; subjects are often disconnected from context and have no direct link to the lives and environments of children and young people.<\/p>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/benin\/\" class=\"btnWhite\">Read more<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"activityCol\">\n                    <div class=\"activityColInner\">\n                        <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/burkina-faso-bilingual-education\/\">                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RS6800_eleve_Burkina.png\" alt=\"EMD-img\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; 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The goal is to improve the quality of and access to education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/niger\/\" class=\"btnWhite\">Read more<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"activityCol\">\n                    <div class=\"activityColInner\">\n                        <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/chad\/\">                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RS3968_Tchad.png\" alt=\"EMD-img\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" 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Cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/chad\/\" class=\"btnWhite\">Read more<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                        \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section class=\"donation_count\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"inner_row\">\n            <div class=\"right_img_block\">\n                <div class=\"img_block figure_block\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RS6432_Tapsoba-Judikael2.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2500\/1875;\" 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