Unauthorized access to Projects Dashboard shows 404 instead of Access Denied
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Description
**Describe the bug**
When an unauthorized user tries to access the Projects Dashboard, the application returns a 404 Not Found response instead of an Access Denied page
**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Log in as a user without access to the Projects Dashboard.
2. Open the URL:
`http://localhost:3000/projects/dashboard`
3. The application shows a 404 Not Found page.
**Expected behavior**
The user should see an Access Denied page, just like what is currently shown on:
`http://localhost:3000/my/mentorship`
**Are you going to work on fixing this?**
- [x] Yes
- [ ] No
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