{"id":18,"date":"2025-01-21T18:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apaswiss.org\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:07:00","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apaswiss.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#2A3149&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;90px||90px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#F0CE7E&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]ABOUT US[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>A brief history of APA Swiss<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F3F4F8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;70px||40px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;82%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2%||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#4E5A82&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]WHO WE ARE[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#4C5774&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Association was formed in October 2013, registered in 2014, and inaugurated on 19 September 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, a few indigenes of Anambra State, Nigeria, residing in Switzerland founded the Anambra People&#8217;s Association Switzerland (APA Swiss). 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