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@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ <h4 id="mentorship_email">Got Questions?</h4>
         <div class="row-content col-12">
             <div class="card-mission card card-l card-horizontal">
                 <div class="card-media banner col-12 col-md-7">
-                    <img src="./assets/images/announcements/mentorship-2026-banner.png" alt="WCC 2026 Mentorship Programme banner">
+                    <img src="./assets/images/announcements/mentorship-2026-long-term-announcement.png" alt="WCC 2026 Mentorship Programme banner">
                 </div>
                   <div class="card-body col-12 col-md-5" id="2026-cycle">
-                    <h2 class="card-title">2026 Cycle Opens Soon!</h2>
-                    <li>Long-Term Registrations Open: <span class="font-weight-bold"> March</span></li>
+                    <h2 class="card-title">Long-Term Registrations Now Open!</h2>
+                    <li>Application Period: <span class="font-weight-bold"> 11th March - 25th March</span></li>
                     <li>Mentoring Cycle Starts: <span class="font-weight-bold"> April</span> </li>
                     <li>Monthly Ad-Hoc Registrations: <span class="font-weight-bold">May onwards</span> </li>
                     <br>
-                    <a href="https://womencodingcommunity.slack.com/archives/C070RN4KNJC" class="btn btn-primary">Join the community</a>
+                    <a href="https://mentorship-wcc.vercel.app/mentorship/mentee-registration" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary">Apply Now!</a>
                 </div>
                 <!-- <div class="card-body col-12 col-md-5" id="2025-cycle">
                     <h2 class="card-title">2025 Cycle Now Closed for both Long-Term and Ad-Hoc Registrations!</h2>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h2 class="card-title">Become a Mentor</h2>
                         <h2 class="card-title">Become a Mentee</h2>
                         <p>You should apply to be a <b>mentee</b> if you:</p>
                         <ol>
-                            <li>Want to start career in software engineering</li>
+                            <li>Want to start a career in tech</li>
                             <li>Want to find a better job</li>
                             <li>Want to be promoted at work</li>
                             <li>Want to apply for a leadership position</li>