{"id":507167,"date":"2020-11-25T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=story&#038;p=505767"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:29:19","slug":"protecting-and-empowering","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/protecting-and-empowering\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting and empowering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-bleed-banner is-style-blue-theme-1\"><div class=\"hero-bleed-mp-banner wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-bleed-banner is-style-blue-theme-1 no-overlay  is-image has-card\" data-nav-menu-position=\"no-overlay\" data-nav-menu-text-color=\"black\" data-fp-desktop-x=\"0.48\" data-fp-desktop-y=\"0.1\" data-fp-tablet-x=\"0.48\" data-fp-tablet-y=\"0.1\" data-fp-mobile-x=\"0.48\" data-fp-mobile-y=\"0.1\" data-hero-bleed-attributes=\"\"><div class=\"hero-image d-block\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/protecting-and-empowering.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"header-line hero-bg-shape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6\"><div class=\"content-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"content-box is-short centralized\"><span class=\"title-tag story-title-tag\"><\/span><h1 class=\"title\"> Protecting and empowering <\/h1><p class=\"description\">Charities and NGOs are working to prevent violence against women. We strive to contribute to their efforts through several Group-wide and local initiatives. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para undefined section section--intro\"><div class=\"intro-para\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/protecting-and-empowering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-tw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/protecting-and-empowering\/&amp;text=Protecting and empowering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-tw\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/protecting-and-empowering\/&amp;text=Protecting and empowering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\">According to the United Nations, \u201cviolence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today\u201d. <\/h2><p class=\"intro-para-content\">Capgemini strives to protect and empower women and girls by supporting education initiatives, assisting women who are victims of violence, ensuring safety and shelter for women at risk, and through coaching and mentoring to help women enter, or re-enter, the workplace. Here are just a few examples. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-supporting-education-for-girls\">Supporting education for girls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe that making real progress on the issue of gender inequality depends on addressing its fundamental causes, including the lack of access to quality education. One charity tackling this very issue in Morocco is\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/comitessf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSSF<\/a>\u202f\u2013 they\u2019re helping girls from rural areas to develop their education and sense of individuality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to its president, Naima Senhadji, CSSF is based on the values of participation, equal opportunities, and a culture of human rights. \u201cCSSF was created with a clear vision: to ensure all rural girls in Morocco have access to quality education, are aware of their role in society, and fully enjoy their rights,\u201d says Naima. \u201cThis prevents underage marriage and early labour, both of which are forms of violence against girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_inside-stories_Protecting-and-empowering.jpg\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">Capgemini has financed the schooling of girls and funded the entire cost of two homes in Morocco, enabling 40 girls from rural areas to continue their studies.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bringing-joy-to-schooling\">Bringing joy to schooling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Also tackling the root causes of violence is the\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/deenabandhutrust.org\/%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deenabandhu Trust<\/a>, which works with Capgemini to improve the way young children at schools in India learn.&nbsp;\u201cThe students at these schools come from very poor backgrounds,\u201d says Saibal Mitra from the Trust. \u201cWe are also aware of the domestic violence that takes place in society, especially towards young girls. Addressing this issue was paramount for this project.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-right row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box  row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner\"><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">Capgemini has helped the trust develop an awareness programme designed to promote a joyful learning experience, where children are taught to understand their human rights. In doing so, they have more chance to grow up free from violence.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_Children-in-India.jpg\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-addressing-violence-against-women-during-the-global-pandemic\">Addressing violence against women during the global pandemic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the COVID-19 pandemic, the issues facing vulnerable women have only intensified. Not only have cases of domestic violence risen, some organizations that offer shelter to women have been unable to take new residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capgemini contacted the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fondationdesfemmes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fondation&nbsp;des&nbsp;Femmes<\/a>&nbsp;in France, which works with women experiencing violence, to offer a solution: the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.les-fontaines.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Serge Kampf Les Fontaines Campus<\/a>, named after Capgemini\u2019s founder, would be opened as a safe haven for a group of woman and children.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para-video section section--info-2cols section--insights section-video \"><div class=\"bg-color video-align-left\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row video-align-right\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"video-align-right row box box--4 box--mini\"><div class=\"col-md-1\"><\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 box-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"video-box\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"video-section\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SccBMdyKrqI?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-3\"><h3 class=\"Video-title\" data-maxlength=\"34\">Our campus for courage<\/h3><div class=\"video-info\"><p data-maxlength=\"68\">Offering a helping hand to victims of violence.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-1\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p>Celine Rancoule, director of patronage at the Fondation des Femmes, thanked the Capgemini teams for their help. \u201cThe project involved opening up Les Fontaines during full lockdown, in greatest secrecy. However, the team showed incredible professionalism to make this happen in record time in difficult circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ensuring-safety-and-shelter\">Ensuring safety and shelter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foyer-afj.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFJ<\/a>\u202fis another French organization that has benefited from Capgemini\u2019s support. AFJ provides protection, accommodation and educational, psychological and legal support for women at risk from sex trafficking.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Its president, Yolanda Gutierrez Moya, says: \u201cTrafficking in human beings is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. France is the destination country for women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation, forced labor and domestic servitude.\u201d&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Capgemini teams have come together to use their digital, data, and cloud skills to help AFJ fulfill its goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rebuilding-careers\">Rebuilding careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Other groups are creating opportunities for women who have suffered violence to succeed in their careers. For example, the charity Led by HER promotes better access to entrepreneurship for women, and fights to secure greater rights.&nbsp;<br><br>\u201cWe help women who have suffered from violence to rebuild their lives through entrepreneurship teaching, coaching and mentoring\u201d says\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/chiaracondi.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chiara Condi<\/a>, founder. \u201cOur program is the first of its kind to specifically address the challenge of rebuilding a woman\u2019s professional career, rather than meeting their emergency needs.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capgemini_Inside-stories_LED-by-Her.jpg\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">Capgemini has helped the organization to scale digitally, by building a new platform that will help mobilize more volunteers to help even more women. This work with Led by HER, and with all these fantastic organizations, contributes a positive step in building a violence-free future for all.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bringing-light-to-girls-in-india-with-enlight\">Bringing light to girls in India with Enlight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/enlight.net.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Enlight\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;is a project delivered by Capgemini India to bring education to girls from disadvantaged families, including girls with disabilities, or from poor and homeless families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para-video section section--info-2cols section--insights section-video \"><div class=\"bg-color video-align-left\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row video-align-right\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"video-align-right row box box--4 box--mini\"><div class=\"col-md-1\"><\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 box-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"video-box\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"video-section\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4INidrPMWL0?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-3\"><h3 class=\"Video-title\" data-maxlength=\"34\">Project Enlight<\/h3><div class=\"video-info\"><p data-maxlength=\"68\">Supporting girls&#8217; education<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-1\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p>In doing so, it is helping to protect women against violence by addressing the social conditions and biases that deny access to basic facilities for girls and women. This involves providing access to quality primary education for girls, using technology to improve the cognitive development of children, and strengthening the functioning of schools. 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