{"id":24423,"date":"2020-06-20T08:20:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T07:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hcifoundation.co.za\/?p=24423"},"modified":"2020-06-20T08:20:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T07:20:52","slug":"hcif-covid19-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hcifoundation.co.za\/mystaging01\/hcif-covid19-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24424 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hcifoundation.co.za\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/94083009_3215769461807424_585152434670665728_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24424 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hcifoundation.co.za\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/94083009_3215769461807424_585152434670665728_n.jpg?resize=851%2C315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hcifoundation.co.za\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/94083009_3215769461807424_585152434670665728_n.jpg?w=851&amp;ssl=1 851w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hcifoundation.co.za\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/94083009_3215769461807424_585152434670665728_n.jpg?resize=600%2C222&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>eMedia Investments and HCI Foundation COVID-19 relief fund reaches over two hundred thousand people in need<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a time of enormous inequality, desperate need, and a call for assistance, South Africans rallied together to help eliminate hunger for countless vulnerable communities countrywide. \u00a0The nation opened its heart to deliver an amount of R19 million to the eMedia and HCI Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcifoundation.co.za\/mystaging01\/press-release\/\">Full Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eMedia Investments and HCI Foundation COVID-19 relief fund reaches over two hundred thousand people in need In a time of enormous inequality, desperate need, and a call for assistance, South Africans rallied together to help eliminate hunger for countless vulnerable communities countrywide. \u00a0The nation opened its heart to deliver an amount of R19 million to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Media Release - HCI Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Funding Opportunities for Youth Development Organizations in South Africa. 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